The best password managers for Android

With these great options you have no reason to be insecure with your passwords

The number of online accounts we all have nowadays is staggering, and the task of keeping them secure is even harder to wrap your head around. Rather than sticking with the old school "pile of sticky notes" route, there are several great app and service options for keeping all of your passwords

safe and private. Going further, they'll even help you create strong passwords that are tough to crack even if they do get into the wrong hands.

These are the best password managers available for Android today, and each one is worth a look if you want to beef up your password security. Read along for the complete list.

1. 1Password

After its mid-2014 redesign, 1Password has been tossed back into relevance on Android as a really great password manager. The new app looks and works well, with no extra flair that gets in the way of you accessing your secure information. 1Password secures your logins, passwords, payment info, secure notes and information with AES-256 bit encryption, and syncs to all of your devices via your own Dropbox account or stores locally for any other app to sync if you choose.

The integrated browser lets you visit websites and auto-fill data, or you can copy and paste manually from the app into any other app or website if you'd like.

Because it uses your own storage and account to sync you control your own data, and it also means that there's no recurring subscription to use 1Password. You can pay a one-time $7.99 in-app purchase (after a 30-day free trial) to unlock premium features to give you better editing and creation of passwords, but it isn't necessary to keep 1Password functional.

Download: 1Password (Free, $7.99 for premium, $49.99 desktop)

2. LastPass

LastPass is one of the long-standing leaders in password management, and its Android app offers everything you'd want. You get secure storage for all of your information (including images and audio recordings), as well as a password generator and cross-device syncing. LastPass also includes a built-in browser with auto-fill support and its standout feature of auto-fill for third-party apps and the Chrome browser. For an extra level of security, LastPass even supports the Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner for authentication.

You get two weeks of a free trial with LastPass, but then you'll be paying $1/month (no yearly discount) to keep it going. That's pretty cheap as far as subscriptions go, but there's still no way to just pay outright and have all of its features available. Luckily it's pretty easy to figure out if its for you after two weeks of use. The one downside we can find with LastPass is that its Chrome extension is functional but far from pretty.

Download: LastPass (Free, $1/month for premium)

3. mSecure

mSecure is another long-standing password manager choice, and one that has gone with the premium app route rather than a subscription model. The Android app will set you back $9.99, and the Windows and Mac apps $19.99, but once you buy you've got everything. mSecure offers industry-standard encryption for your data, as well as a secure password manager and several different ways to organize your information within the app.

You can keep all of your devices in sync with Dropbox support, or via a private Wifi network if your devices are close together. In either case your data is transmitted safely between devices regardless of the security of your cloud account.

The new version of the app includes tablet support and an integrated browser, bringing it more in line with other leading managers in the features department. You can even import your password data from another password manager app if you want to get up and running quickly.

Download: mSecure ($9.99 mobile, $19.99 for desktop)

4. Dashlane

Dashlane Password Manager is a cross-platform password service that really checks all of the boxes. It offers industry-standard AES-256 bit encryption of your passwords, as well as secure cross-device syncing (Windows, Mac, iOS and Android) and on-device password generation. It's also able to store other sensitive non-password data such as IDs, credit card info, addresses and secure notes.

Dashlane comes with its own browser that will auto-fill all of your accounts and passwords as you visit websites, but you can also elect to use its keyboard to easily insert passwords into other apps as well. Even if you just want to manually look at your passwords, Dashlane makes it easy to copy and paste them into any app or website. The app itself blocks screenshots, which is nice, and offers several security measures to keep the app safe from unwanted users.

The service is free to use for life with the most basic features, but if you want cross-device syncing and cloud backup you'll be paying $29 per year for a premium account. The subscription is worth it if you're going to go all-in with Dashlane, but its quite a bit more expensive than other options.

Download: Dashlane (Free, $29/year for premium)

5. SafeInCloud Password Manager

As the name suggests, the SafeInCloud Password Manager keeps your passwords safely in the cloud — in this case your own Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive account. Those passwords are secured with a high level of encryption, naturally. You can use the app to generate passwords and check your current passwords for appropriate strength.

Along with the $7.99 Android app, there are also versions of SafeInCloud for iOS, Mac and Windows that are free and synchronize everything. On the desktop side you get browser integration for auto-fill, and on the mobile side you have a built-in browser with auto-fill capabilities. The desktop apps also let you import passwords from another database to get you off to a quick start with the new platform.

Download: SafeInCloud ($7.99, free for desktop)

6. Enpass Password Manager

Enpass wraps up all of the standard features that we see from the rest of these apps, along with a very simple interface that doesn't try to do too much. Passwords are kept according to different categories — such as logins, credit cards, computers, licenses, etc. — and sorted into folders. Passwords are hidden from glancing eyes by default, the app is automatically locked whenever you leave it and it even clears your device's clipboard 30 seconds after use for an extra layer of safety.

You can sync your password database with your own Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive account, so you control your own data, and that syncs up with free desktop versions of Enpass. There's an easy to use password generator inside when you're creating new accounts, as well as a built-in browser for heading to sites with complete auto-fill functionality by default.

The app is fully functional for free but limits you to just 10 pieces of secure data, and you'll need to upgrade to the premium version for $9.99. There's no recurring subscription after that, though.

Download: Enpass Password Manager (Free, $9.99 for premium, free for desktop)

Found another one that you use instead?

We can't possibly list every great password manager out there for Android, and we're sure some of you are using one that we didn't list above. Be sure to let us know what password manager you're using, whether it's one we have here or not, and why it's your choice.

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