DotPass Passwords1.5.6 - App Store

DotPass is an app for generating and retrieving passwords. You enter a graphical pattern in a dot grid and a plain text seed word (like "facebook", "reddit", "work" or whatever makes sense to you), and the app then generates a password based on this unique combination you can use for this account.

As long as you remember the pattern you've chosen and the seed word for each password, you can get your passwords back any time you need it. But unlike other solutions your passwords are never stored or sent anywhere, so there is no password information on your device or online that can be stolen or lost and you don't need any network access.

The idea is that a graphic pattern and plain seed words are much easier to remember than strong passwords. Any change in either pattern or seed word results in a completely different password. So you can decide on one pattern and reuse together with different seed words for different accounts, and get good random-looking different passwords for each account.

- All generated passwords contain numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters to fulfill common password criteria.
- Select either 9 or 18 character passwords
- Once generated you can just tap to copy the password, if you've got Continuity set up you can also paste it in on your mac.
- For security app resets and clears any copied passwords from the pasteboard after use.

There is also a macOS version of DotPass available in the Mac App Store. So you can easily access the same passwords on your mac as well.

To make these passwords secure you must of course keep your pattern and seed words secret, just as you would with your password. If you are worried about someone looking over your shoulder you can use the extra privacy features in the app to hide the pattern, seed or password after entry. For added security the app automatically resets if left in the background more than a minute.

For a more in-depth security discussion go to
https://www.lostminds.com/dotpass

Version History - Maintenance update to ensure continued support on newer versions of iOS.
- Fix to issue with auto-copy password option.
- Fix some minor UI issues on newer iOS versions. 1.5.6 09/02/2025 - You can now copy a password without special characters by long pressing the password. This can be useful if you encounter a site that doesn't allow special characters in passwords. 1.5.5 07/21/2022 - Under the hood changes to ensure future compatibility 1.5.1 09/03/2021 - New auto-copy password option.
- Interface adapted to new iOS 13 dark/light mode and controls.
- Pattern ghost-writing can now be toggled on/off when drawing the pattern.
- The password length toggle is now always shown. 1.5.0 07/06/2020 - Improved pasteboard format support for use together with other apps
- Timed removal of copied passwords from the pasteboard can now be disabled in the settings
- Small interface fixes and adjustments 1.4.6 08/30/2019 - Better privacy and security default settings and improved pasteboard security
- Improved iOS system support and stability
- Fixes to seed word completion suggestions UI 1.4.5 08/26/2019 - Under the hood modernization and updates
- Fixes to status bar and some layout issues 1.4.3 07/21/2018 - Under the hood maintenance and adaption to iOS updates. 1.4.2 09/20/2017 - ALL EXTRA PRIVACY FEATURES ARE NOW FREE FOR ALL USERS (Previously separate IAP)
- New seed entry help message shown first time a seed word is entered.
- Some tweaks to the pattern ghost-writing animations and interface. 1.4.0 09/26/2016 - New disappearing pattern drawing mode in the privacy features.
- New introduction/instructions dialogue shown when you first launch the app.
- Pattern Reset button is now properly disabled when there are no lines drawn.
- Fixes to some bugs related to switching out and back into the app. 1.3.5 05/27/2016 Restores compatibility with some older iPhone models 1.3.1 04/27/2016 - You can now toggle between generating standard 9 character password and longer 18 character ones.
- A new in-app purchase to unlock extra privacy/security features.
- New privacy setting to hide the generated password in the interface, while still letting you tap to copy it.
- Improved pattern editing, you can now tap both connections and dots to remove them if you made a mistake while entering your pattern.
- Improved interface adaptation to different size devices.
- Improved interface in iPad split-screen mode. 1.3.0 04/26/2016 - Better interface adaptation to different size iPhone models.
- Improved support for running in an iOS9 iPad slide over multitasking view.
- Added links for sending feedback or rating the app in the info screen. 1.2.0 02/09/2016 - New app Icon
- Added seed word autocomplete suggestions, based on a fixed list of words and domains.
- Lower seed word character limit reduced to 2.
- Improved adaptation to different device sizes.
- Fixed some bugs with the iPad version settings. 1.1.0 12/16/2015 - Improved interface scaling to make use of bigger iPhone models and iPads screens
- You can now tap an existing connection to remove it while editing the pattern. 1.0.5 03/17/2015 - Fixed a bug causing the app to show just a black screen on iPod touch
- Added app preview video 1.0.4 11/08/2014 - Added information about the Mac OS X version of DotPass to the info screen.
- Dropped iOS 6 support due to stability problems. 1.0.3 05/17/2014 - Renamed app to DotPass
- Added option to remove the copied password from the pasteboard after a few minutes. 1.0.2 03/20/2014 - iPad support
- iOS 6.1 support
- Some minor interface adjustments 1.0.1 02/04/2014 1.0 01/20/2014