Comparison

XText vs Babble

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

Head to head
About

XText

Securely encrypt and decrypt text messages using strong AES encryption. Offers multiple cipher options for various privacy needs, including burn-after-reading and client-to-client channels. Supports QR code generation and biometric app unlock.

Highlights
  • AES encryption
  • Multiple cipher modes
  • Burn-after-reading option
  • QR code generation
  • Biometric app unlock
  • Offline encryption/decryption
Features
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XText is a secure text encryption and decryption app.Powered by high-strength AES encryption, it ensures your messages are unreadable, hard to spread, and extremely difficult to leak. XText supports decrypting cipher texts from XTexter. These cipher texts use a platform-wide shared key. Choose the right cipher for different scenarios: 1. Universal Cipher Prevents automatic parsing by messaging apps. Can be decrypted by all XText apps. 2. Custom Cipher Share information only with people who own the same secret key. Ensures that only designated recipients can read the content. 3. Client-to-Client Cipher Establishes an exclusive encrypted channel between you and the recipient. Only both parties can decrypt; no third party can access the content. 4. Burn-After-Reading Cipher Even with the same key, the message can only be decrypted once. It becomes invalid immediately after reading. Key Features: - Real-time encryption: The same text produces a different result every time, greatly improving security. - Generate and scan encrypted QR codes for easier sharing. - Biometric unlock support (Face ID / Touch ID) to protect app access. - Fast sharing: easily copy cipher text into any app. We firmly believe that truly secure data must keep transmission and encryption completely separate. Instant messaging apps that integrate encryption with communication are fundamentally insecure. XText Pro supports fully offline text encryption and decryption.

About

Babble

Secure your online content and communications with this privacy tool. It encrypts text and images with a password, ensuring only authorized individuals can access your data. Protect your articles, chats, and photos from unwanted analysis and surveillance.

Highlights
  • Text encryption with password
  • Image encryption with password
  • Protects online content
  • Secures communications
  • Prevents AI/manual analysis
  • Two components: Babble and Hina
Features
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The Babble app is a privacy tool designed for content creators and other Internet users who would like to protect their online contents or communications with others from unwanted AI/manual analysis and surveillance. It contains 2 components, Babble and Hina, to protect your text and image published online respectively. Babble protects your article published online and your chatting with others by encrypting your content with a password. Only people who has the same password can decrypt and read your content. Hina protects your images posted online or sent to others by encrypting them with a password (can be the same password you use for Babble).

Screenshots

XText4 screens
Babble3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Babble at none against XText's 6. Babble also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

Both are free to download. XText sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Babble asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
XText versus Babble: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXTextBabble
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB29 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDeeHang Ltd.SkyArc LLC

Customer experience

XText

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Babble

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

XText

One-time6
  • 20 Diamonds$0.29
  • 95 Diamonds$0.99
  • 100 Diamonds$1.00
Show 3 more
  • 200 Diamonds$1.99
  • 500 Diamonds$5.00
  • 1000 Diamonds$9.99
None

Babble

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XText free?
XText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Babble free?
Babble is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do XText or Babble have ads?
Neither XText nor Babble shows ads.

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