Log in to multiple accounts on your favorite apps simultaneously by duplicating them.
Managing multiple identities on social media, chatting using two different accounts on an instant messaging app, or just separating private and business accounts on mobile can quickly become a headache. While some publishers natively integrate multi-account support in their application – this is the case for Instagram or Twitter for example – other applications do not benefit from such a feature.
Whether it’s Facebook, Messenger or WhatsApp – especially if your smartphone can accommodate two SIM cards – users have no choice but to disconnect and reconnect whenever they want. switch between accounts on the same device. A laborious process, especially since to reconnect, some applications such as WhatsApp require the systematic sending of a confirmation code by SMS.
Developers have looked into this problem and seem to have found a rather satisfactory functional solution: duplicate an application already installed on your smartphone and use it with a sandbox, a closed virtual environment capable of independently running an application without doing so. affect the rest of the system. The editorial staff of Telecharger.com has selected for you five free cloning applications to take advantage of multi-account on all your applications.
1.2Face
2Face shines with a clear interface, ultra-simple use and many advanced functions. The cloning process is childishly simple since you just have to press the “+” button and select the application to duplicate. And that’s all. Cloning is done in an instant and the twin app is immediately usable.
For each clone, 2Face adds shortcuts to the home page of your device and dresses them with a blue border and a “2nd To recognize them more easily. The application integrates an ingenious system allowing to switch from an original application to its clone from the notifications. For each duplicated entity, both icons are presented in the notification, allowing the user to open either one. Another strong point of 2Face, the clones it generates are able to receive and display notifications simultaneously.
Finally, 2Face offers a “private applications” section with restricted access by adding a locking pattern, in which it is possible to put a web browser, as well as a photo album. Too bad, however, the addition of clones within this same section is not planned.
The +:
+ Intuitive interface and use
+ Compatible with notifications
+ Easy transition between two versions of the same app
+ No advertising
The – :
– Cannot add cloned apps in private section
Download 2Face for Android (Free)
2. Parallel Space
On first launch Parallel Space displays a suggestion of applications that can be cloned. The cloning process runs smoothly and does not require any further manipulation by the user. The icons of the cloned applications are dressed in a multicolored border to differentiate them from the original apps and are stored directly in the Parallel Space interface.
To use the clones as original applications, it is possible to create shortcuts that are pinned directly to the home page of the smartphone. Other cloned applications, which you do not want to appear on your device’s home screen, can be launched at will from Parallel Space. The app even offers a protection system using a code lock to prevent malicious souls from snooping around its content.
For the rest, the launching and opening of the clones is done in perfect transparency, without any noticeable difference making it possible to differentiate them from the original applications.
The +:
+ Intuitive interface
+ Ease of use
+ Ability to lock access to cloned apps
+ Compatible with notifications
The – :
– Some sometimes intrusive advertisements
Download Parallel Space for Android (apk) (Free)
3. App Clone
Based on a relatively intuitive interface, App Cloner can clone all installed applications, except for some indicated as not compatible depending on the configuration of your device.
Once the application to clone has been chosen, App Cloner offers to customize it to differentiate it from the original. It is in particular possible to modify the color or the orientation of the icon but also to change its name. Many other options are available but are only available after making an in-app purchase to upgrade to the premium version.
Creating a clone generates a new APK which App Cloner then offers you to install. You will therefore need to allow the installation of applications from unknown sources in Android settings. Depending on the chosen application, App Cloner may display various warning messages to the user to inform them of the presence of bugs or instabilities known to the developer. This may depend on specific applications, but also on the version of Android installed on your smartphone.
The +:
+ Many customization options
The – :
– Many functions available only in Premium
– Not intuitive
– Lots of bug and known issue warning pop-ups
Download App Cloner for Android (Free)
4. Multiple Accounts
With an interface reduced to its strict minimum, Multiple Accounts stands out for its extreme ease of use. The process of cloning apps is done very quickly while all the duplicated apps are placed on a launcher built into Multiple Accounts.
While it is mandatory to open Multiple Accounts to access the cloned apps and be able to open them, it is quite possible to create shortcuts on the home page of your device. Despite its simplicity, Multiple Accounts does offer a few options, available after a long press on the icons of the cloned applications. The proposed parameters allow you to customize the name and icon of a cloned application for more discretion, but also to repair clones that would present instabilities.
The +:
+ Ease of use of the application
+ Customization of icons and names of cloned apps
+ No advertising
The – :
– Longer application launch
– Instability of some cloned applications
– No application code lock
Download Multiple Accounts for Android (Free)
5. GB Multiple
Like its competitors, Go Multiple allows you to clone your installed Android applications to be able to use them simultaneously with several accounts.
While the applications cloned via Go Multiple perform well on the whole, the program’s interface is a real gas factory, far from reaching the level of Parallel Space or 2Face. Go Multiple does the job, but the interface is ravaged by the abundance of ads.
However, the duplication process is rather quick and goes without major problem. The cloned applications are differentiated from the originals by the addition of a border in the colors of Go Multiple and are grafted directly on the home screen of the device in the form of shortcuts.
The +:
+ Speed of cloning
The – :
– Too much advertising and self-promotion for the publisher’s other applications
– Longer application loading
Download Go Multiple for Android (Free)
Verdict
2Face is the application with both the easiest interface to learn and the most practical functions. The process of creating a clone is trivial and the manipulation is very quick. We appreciate its great ease of use as well as the integration of a system allowing to switch from an application to its clone with great speed, directly from the notifications pane. The icing on the cake, despite the free application, no advertising pollutes the interface and no limitation in the use of functionalities is imposed on the user.