PGP Everywhere vs Pass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PGP Everywhere
This app provides a comprehensive PGP encryption suite for iOS, allowing users to encrypt and decrypt messages and files directly within any application. It offers a keyboard extension for text input and an action extension for file handling, enhancing security across your mobile device.
- Encrypt/decrypt files anywhere
- Encrypt/decrypt/sign/verify text
- Generate RSA Key Pairs
- Interact with key servers
- Face ID & Touch ID integration
- Multiple language support
- Secure key import/export
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PGP Everywhere is the most flexible PGP solution for iOS. Our keyboard and action extension let you encrypt your messages and files in any app. FEATURES: • Encrypt/decrypt files anywhere with our action extension • Decrypt PGP emails & attachments in your favorite email app • Encrypt/decrypt/sign/verify anywhere with our keyboard extension • Generate RSA Key Pairs • Interact with key servers • Sign public keys • Face ID & Touch ID • Multiple languages & keyboard layouts • Import/Export keys securely via USB with iTunes File Sharing • Built on top of an open source, independently audited implementation of the OpenPGP standard PGP Everywhere is a PGP Keychain Manager with two app extensions: 1. Our keyboard extension allows you to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify messages anywhere that you input text. 2. Our action extension allows you to encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify files in any app. PGP Everywhere replaces stand-alone PGP Mail apps that have limited features and stand-alone encrypted messaging apps that have limited user bases and instead allows you to use PGP encryption with all the apps you already love. *** KEYBOARD EXTENSION *** Encrypt within any app *** FACE ID for PASSPHRASE*** PGP Everywhere emphasizes ease of use and convenience. The option to use Touch ID instead of entering your passphrase allows you to encrypt and decrypt in places where it would be too inconvenient and cumbersome otherwise, like texting or instant messaging. *** GENERATE KEYS *** PGP Everywhere offers the ability to generate new key pairs *** SECURELY IMPORT KEYS *** In addition to importing keys vie copy/paste, PGP Everywhere allows you to securely import your existing private key via iTunes File Sharing *** MULTIPLE LANGUAGES *** App Supports: -English -German -Russian Keyboard Supports: -English -German -Russian -Spanish -French -Italian -Dutch -Portuguese This app utilizes open source implementations of OpenPGP.
Pass
Securely manage your passwords with this app. It allows you to view, add, and edit entries, encrypting them with PGP keys. Features include synchronization with Git repositories, one-time password support, and auto-fill capabilities.
- PGP encryption/decryption
- Git repository synchronization
- One-time password tokens
- AutoFill in browsers and apps
- YubiKey support
- Search and copy functionality
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- Compatible with the Password Store command line tool. - View, copy, add, and edit password entries. - Encrypt and decrypt password entries by PGP keys. - Synchronize with your password Git repository. - User-friendly interface: search, long press to copy, copy and open link, etc. - Support one-time password tokens (two-factor authentication codes). - AutoFill in Safari/Chrome and supported apps. - Support YubiKey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pass at 85% against PGP Everywhere's 33%. Pass also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.5). PGP Everywhere's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Pass is free to download; PGP Everywhere costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pass holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 135 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of PGP Everywhere's written reviews are positive against 85% of Pass's.
PGP Everywhere ships an update monthly, Pass every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PGP Everywhere | Pass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (55 ratings) | 4.7 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.0% of reviews | 85.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Future Spin Software, LLC | Mingshen Sun |
Customer experience
PGP Everywhere
Pass
User reviews
PGP Everywhere
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Innovative keyboard integration for encryption in any app
- 🔒 Effective PGP encryption and decryption for text
- ⚡ Quick and easy key pair generation
- 🎯 Seamless integration with messaging apps
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing
- ❌ Keyboard extension doesn't work as advertised
- 🚫 No support for ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) keys
- 🚫 No support for Curve25519-based keys
- 🚫 No Yubikey/hardware token support
Pass
From 135 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and quick basic interface
- 🔒 Secure with PGP encryption
- ☁️ Syncs with Git server
- 🔗 Share sheet integration
- 👍 Simple and useful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues creating entries with YubiKey
- 🐛 Auto-fill not working after updates
- 🐛 Syncing to Git repo issues
- 🐛 Fails to clone repo via HTTPS
- 🐛 Pushing to repo fails often
Bugs and requests
PGP Everywhere
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes when searching key servers
- App crashes when importing keys from clipboard
- App crashes when attempting decryption
- Keyboard extension fails to appear or function on iOS 26 and other versions
- Keyboard keys turn black during encryption, requiring repeated key presses
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- Decryption fails with 'error decrypting message' even with correct keys
- Unable to download key-pairs from servers
- Failed key uploads to key servers
- Private keys disappear or are lost after app updates
- Unlock/Lock buttons not visible after pasting text
- App freezes when encrypting or signing messages
- Images missing after decryption in iOS 14
- Incorrect password errors during decryption despite correct password
- App crashes on iOS 10 and older versions
- Keyboard doesn't recognize keys from clipboard
- Keyboard auto-correct capitalizes letters inappropriately
- Language selection screen pops up unexpectedly during typing
- Text deletion and reset during keyboard usage
- Cannot navigate away from encrypt/decrypt tabs without restarting app
- Single-line message limitation in keyboard mode
Requested features
16 requests- Support for ECC and Curve25519 keys
- File encryption and decryption capabilities
- Yubikey and hardware token support
- Plaintext message signing functionality
- Face ID support (not just Touch ID)
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- Share sheet integration for encrypt/decrypt
- Ability to add notes to keys
- One-click copy button for encrypted text
- Copy button for public key export
- Support for newer iPhone models and iOS versions
- Persistent text storage between app sessions
- Better keyboard clipboard functionality
- Multi-line message support in keyboard
- Compatibility with Kleopatra and similar desktop tools
- Plain text setup instructions instead of fast animations
- Support for signing messages without encryption
Pass
Reported bugs
22 issues- Cannot add password with YubiKey as PGP-Key
- Application doesn't work after last iOS update
- Cannot auto-fill password after last update
- Pushing to the repo tends to fail
- Cannot clone the repo via https
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- Updated entry doesn't push to git repository
- App crashes whenever I try to open it
- Latest update fails to open on iPad
- Doesn't open on iPhone 6
- App crashes after setting GPG keys
- Fails to open on my iPhone SE
- App crashes after setting gpg
- Failed to import pgp keys
- Private repo doesn’t work
- Imported key will be lost after updates
- The app crashes after setting gpg
- Search not working
- Auto fill breaks on iPhone 11
- Missing TOTP feature
- No support for yubikey Nfc
- Import of gpg key doesn’t seem to work well
- Error when trying to add ssh://user@my-host-ip-address:/srv/repos/myrepo.git
Requested features
23 requests- Keep app updated long-term
- Support for multiple GPG IDs
- Support for Intel-based MacBooks
- French language support
- FaceID/TouchID integration
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- Ability to change Git URL without re-cloning
- Support for macOS Ventura
- Management of multiple repositories
- Integration with security keys (Nitrokey, YubiKey)
- Scan split QR code for longer keys
- Multi-store support (private/work)
- Key generation and Git server for ordinary users
- Keybase repository support
- Hardware authentication with YubiKey
- Build password repository from scratch on phone
- Face ID protection for the app
- Keybase encrypted Git support
- Auto copy TOTP after form fill
- SSH key creation for cloning repos
- Upgrade Git dependency to latest version
- App icon redesign
- Safari plugin 2FA support
- Biometric support instead of passcode
In-app purchases
PGP Everywhere
No in-app purchases
Pass
No in-app purchases
