The developer states that no data is collected from this app.
On the label, yes. ABG Authenticator's developer reports that it collects no data, which puts it among the 40% of authenticator apps we checked with a "Data Not Collected" label. That is a self-declared statement, not an audit, and it does not cover data processed only on your device.
ABG Authenticator privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
ABG Authenticator's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app.
Did ABG Authenticator ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what ABG Authenticator's developer declared.
Location is not on ABG Authenticator's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on ABG Authenticator's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on ABG Authenticator's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
ABG Authenticator declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on ABG Authenticator's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What ABG Authenticator's label means for you
“Data Not Collected” is the cleanest result a label can show. It means the developer states that no data leaves your iPhone in a way the developer or its partners can access for longer than needed to handle a request. Data processed only on your device does not count as collected, so ABG Authenticator can still read files or photos you open in it.
The statement is the developer's own. Apple reviews apps but does not audit every label, and analytics or crash-reporting libraries added later can make a label out of date. If ABG Authenticator asks you to create an account, upload files or allow tracking, that would not match a no-collection label — and is worth noticing.
Authenticator apps generate the second factor for your logins. The biggest practical risk is not data collection but losing your codes when you lose your phone. Turn on encrypted backup or export your accounts, and save the recovery codes each service gave you.
Among the 173 authenticator apps in our snapshot with a label, 36% declare tracking, 45% collect data linked to you and 40% say they collect nothing. ABG Authenticator lists 0 data types, fewer than the average of 1.8 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for ABG Authenticator
- 1
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 2
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › ABG Authenticator › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does ABG Authenticator track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on ABG Authenticator's label.
Does ABG Authenticator track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock ABG Authenticator behind Face ID
- Find ABG Authenticator on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. ABG Authenticator now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not ABG Authenticator has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About ABG Authenticator
| Developer | Arsenal Business Growth LLC |
| App Store category | Utilities |
| Latest version | 1.0.5, released June 2026 |
| First released | March 2026 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | io.ionic.abgauthenticator |
The current version shipped in June 2026. That is recent enough that the label should reflect current practices, but check the App Store page again before relying on it.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what ABG Authenticator sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask ABG Authenticator's developer: If this iPhone is lost, how do I restore my codes?
ABG Authenticator vs similar authenticator apps
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- Goldman Sachs Authenticator
- ABG Authenticator (this app)
- Authenticator App TwoAuth
- NCP Authenticator
- IDmelon Authenticator
- Authenticator Auth Token
- Authenticator Authentic
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Your ABG Authenticator privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on ABG Authenticator's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
It can read photos you give it access to. Processing on your device is not collection; only data sent off the phone counts.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.