Comparison

PGP Everywhere vs PGPony

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

PGPony

Securely encrypt, decrypt, and sign messages and files using PGP standards. Generate and manage encryption keys, including advanced post-quantum and hardware security key support. Offers robust privacy features with no analytics or tracking.

Highlights
  • PGP encryption and decryption
  • Key generation and management
  • Post-quantum encryption support
  • Hardware security key integration
  • Message and file signing
  • Key backup and restore
  • Share sheet extension
Features
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PGPony makes PGP encryption easy, private, and powerful, and every feature is free. Generate keys, encrypt to people or to a password, sign and verify, back up your whole keyring, and revoke compromised keys, all from your iPhone and iPad, in eleven languages. New in 8.4.0: pairing with PGPony Desktop, key certification, Ed448 keys, a PGPony PIN, and Korean, Turkish and Ukrainian, with every screen translated. POST-QUANTUM Encrypt with ML-KEM-768 or ML-KEM-1024 paired with X25519, and sign with ML-DSA-65 paired with Ed25519 (RFC 9980), on RFC 9580 (v6) keys or the v4 shape GnuPG 2.5 reads. Add post-quantum subkeys to a key you already have. HARDWARE SECURITY KEYS Generate a key pair on the card over NFC, or add an existing card with a tap. Sign, decrypt, and encrypt-and-sign in one step, with RSA and ECC (Ed25519/Curve25519) keys, on YubiKey, Token2, and others, over NFC or USB-C. Full card admin: PINs, factory reset, and Card Details. ENCRYPT, DECRYPT & SIGN Encrypt messages and files of any size to one or many public keys, or to a password with no keys at all, readable by gpg -c and back. Pick which subkey to encrypt to when a key has more than one. Decrypt with a private key, a hardware key, or a passphrase, and see which of your keys opened the message. Sign without encrypting, including detached signatures, and verify a file against its signature. GENERATE & MANAGE KEYS Create keys on a card or in-app: post-quantum, v6 Ed25519, classic Ed25519 + Cv25519, or RSA 2048/4096, with or without an email address. Add, revoke, or remove subkeys (including authentication subkeys) and User IDs. Full OpenPGP v6 (RFC 9580), interoperable with Sequoia PGP and GnuPG. Import from files, clipboard, QR codes, or keyservers. Make revocation certificates and export private keys (GnuPG-compatible). BACK UP & RESTORE Save your whole keyring, secret keys included, as one encrypted file. A single backup code opens it, and the same file restores onto another iPhone or iPad. The file stays with you, never on anyone's server. KEYSERVERS Look up a recipient by email through Web Key Directory, then key servers. Add your own servers, publish to several at once, and upload an updated key straight from Key Detail. Route lookups through Tor or a SOCKS proxy, or turn on offline mode to stop every network request. PASSWORD STORE Open a pass (password-store) folder, decrypt an entry with a software or hardware key, and copy it through an auto-clearing clipboard. SHARE SHEET EXTENSION Encrypt or decrypt text, encrypt a file, or sign a file in any app: Safari, Files, Notes, Mail. SECURITY FIRST Face ID / Touch ID lock with auto-lock. Software keys live in the iOS Keychain. Keys and messages from outside are checked strictly before they are used. No analytics, tracking, accounts, or sign-up. Your private keys never leave your device, and with a hardware key they never leave the card. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Built by an indie developer who cares about your privacy. Your keys, your messages, your data, always yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pgpony.app/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://pgpony.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

PGP Everywhere4 screens
PGPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PGPony at Free against PGP Everywhere's $4.99. PGPony also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and review sentiment (75% vs 33%). PGP Everywhere's advantage is chart position (#133 vs unranked) and ratings volume (55 vs 18). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PGPony is free to download; PGP Everywhere costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PGPony holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of PGP Everywhere's written reviews are positive against 75% of PGPony's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PGP Everywhere ships an update monthly, PGPony weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
PGP Everywhere versus PGPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPGP EverywherePGPony
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (55 ratings)4.8 (18 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better18
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture Spin Software, LLCKevin Stewart

Customer experience

PGP Everywhere

All ratings55 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative56.4%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive33.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative54.5%

PGPony

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PGPony

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PGP Everywhere

No in-app purchases

None

PGPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PGP Everywhere free?
PGP Everywhere costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PGPony free?
PGPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PGP Everywhere or PGPony?
PGPony is rated higher. PGP Everywhere averages 2.5 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while PGPony averages 4.8 from 18 ratings.
Do PGP Everywhere or PGPony have ads?
Neither PGP Everywhere nor PGPony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PGP Everywhere or PGPony?
PGP Everywhere ships an update monthly, and PGPony weekly. Most recently, PGP Everywhere was updated on November 6, 2026 and PGPony on November 5, 2026.

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