The price anchor
| Keyloop | 1Password | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 — no subscription | $2.99+/mo |
| Annual | $0 after purchase | $36 |
| 5-year total | $19 | $180 |
| 10-year total | $19 | $360 |
Subscription figures from the vendor's published pricing ($2.99+/mo, ~$36/yr); the Keyloop column is the full price, paid once.
Break-even analysis
Seven months of 1Password 2FA costs more than Keyloop, which then never bills you again and, unlike Authy, always lets you walk away with your secrets.
- After 1 year: Keyloop has cost you $19 total — 1Password has cost $36.
- After 3 years: Keyloop is still $19 — the subscription is at $108.
- After 5 years: Keyloop is still $19 — the subscription is at $180.
What you get for $19 once
- Live 6-digit codes. Per-account countdown rings and click-to-copy with a clipboard that auto-clears.
- Add accounts three ways. Scan a QR screenshot, paste an otpauth:// URI, or type the secret manually, with SHA1/256/512, 6-8 digits and custom periods.
- Encrypted local vault. scrypt key derivation into AES-256-GCM using Node built-in crypto; the master password is never stored and it auto-locks after five minutes idle.
- Encrypted .keyloop backups. One file, one password, restore anywhere.
- Printable QR paper backup. Every account as a QR code on one sheet for your safe or deposit box, the escape hatch Authy refuses to give you.
- No renewal, ever. The license does not expire and there is no per-seat meter — $19 is the whole price.
Pricing questions
Is it really free on GitHub?
Yes. Keyloop is MIT-licensed at github.com/bensblueprints/2fa-authenticator-backup-mvp and always will be. The $19 buys the packaged Windows installer; building from source is free.
Does anything leave my computer?
No. Keyloop makes no network calls at all, has no accounts and no telemetry; the encrypted vault lives only on your disk.
What if I forget my master password?
With no backup you are locked out, because there are no custom primitives and no reset. Keyloop gives you three backup formats (encrypted file, QR paper sheet, URI list); use one. A paper QR backup holds your raw secrets, so store it like cash.
Is this a subscription in disguise?
No. $19 once, no renewal, no cloud, no license server. The app keeps working offline forever.
Keyloop — $19, one time
Or get Keyloop plus every other app in the suite: the OneTimeSuite bundle is currently $97, one time.