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Keyhold
Simple password vault that syncs on every phone and computer, with a fair price
- Score
- 46
- confidence 58
- Evidence
- 5
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 4
- named in sources
- First version
- 45 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2005
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Users look up passwords on the go when they encounter login prompts, most often on their phone in the moment. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Create your vault
- Step 1Choose phrase
- Step 2Confirm phrase
- Step 3Print recovery sheet
- StrengthStrong
About this appAI proposal
Keyhold is a password manager for people who use more than one kind of device. Save logins once, then open them on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac or any browser. It installs as a web app, so there is no store account and no lock to one company's ecosystem.
It is made for non-technical people on modest budgets. Setup is a few plain steps, a checkup shows which passwords are reused, and a printable emergency sheet replaces the notebook in the drawer. Core storage and sync are free.
Premium adds family sharing and extra checks at a low price. Your vault is encrypted on your device before it syncs, so the service cannot read your passwords.
- Tagline
- Strong passwords for every phone, every budget.
- Voice
- PlainCalmFairReassuring
- Why this name
- A key you hold: simple, physical and yours. Two plain words joined, easy to say and spell.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
One vault on every device
Open the same passwords on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and the web. Installs as a web app, with no ecosystem tie.
No member yet
Free sync
Storing logins and syncing across your devices costs nothing, so security does not depend on your budget.
No member yet
Reuse checkup
A plain-language list shows which accounts share a password and fixes them one at a time.
No member yet
Guided first setup
Three short steps create your vault and master phrase. No jargon, no technical choices to make.
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Brand identityAI proposal
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Palette
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Typography
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PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices: 1Password lists prices on request on its page, and Bitwarden and the built-ins are described only as free. These tiers are a starting point to test.
Free
Free
- Unlimited logins
- Sync on all devices
- Reuse checkup
- Password generator
- Import and export
Plus
$2 a month
- Everything in Free
- Family sharing for up to 5 people
- Emergency access contact
- Breach alerts
Would you pay Plus · $2 a month?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- Users invite others. Plus members invite household members to share chosen logins such as streaming or utilities. Each invited person needs a vault to receive them, so they set up their own account.
- Do they become customers?
- Invited family members can become free users and later pay for Plus themselves. Test how many invitees create a vault and how many households convert to paid.
- First customers
- Price-sensitive 1Password users facing the rise, using both an iPhone and a Windows or Android device, who want a cheaper cross-platform option.
- Where to reach them
- Hacker News and Reddit threads: Join discussions about the 1Password price rise and offer a simple import path to a free vault.
- Community libraries and senior centers: Run short sessions on moving paper password lists into a vault with the printed emergency sheet.
- First milestone
- 200 people complete vault setup and import, and 20 of them pay for Plus within 60 days.
Why people already pay for this
- Public claimPremium password managers are too expensive for average individuals to adopt
- Public claimBuilt-in password managers from major platforms create platform lock-in instead of offering cross-platform compatibility
- Public claimPeople continue using insecure password practices due to lack of accessible alternatives
- Public claim1Password pricing is increasing significantly
- Verified
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · Client-side encryptionWeb Crypto API with audited key derivationVault is encrypted on the device so the server only stores ciphertext.
- This app · Browser autofillBrowser extensions plus copy-and-paste flowA PWA cannot fill logins in other apps, so extensions and clipboard help cover the gap.
RisksAI inference
- TechnicalA PWA cannot autofill inside native apps on phones the way built-in managers do. Without autofill, people may find copy and paste too slow and go back to old habits.
- TechnicalEncryption mistakes or a lost master phrase could expose or lock people out of their vault. It needs an outside security review before launch.
- CommercialBitwarden is described in the material as free and easy to use, and built-ins are free. Users may see no reason to switch, and a free core limits revenue.
- CommercialTrust is hard for a new password manager. People may not store everything with an unknown small team.
- PlatformBrowser and OS rules on PWAs, clipboard and extensions differ and can change, which could break parts of the experience on some devices.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.