Comparison

Crypto vs Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

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

Head to head
About

Crypto

Encrypt and decrypt messages using classic Caesar and Vigenère ciphers. Easily create secret messages to share with friends or decode incoming encrypted text.

Highlights
  • Caesar cipher encryption/decryption
  • Vigenère cipher encryption/decryption
  • Create encrypted messages
  • Decrypt encrypted messages
  • Uses secret keys or keywords
Features
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Dive into cryptography with Crypto. Use Caesar and Vigenère ciphers and encrypt and decrypt messages. CRYPTO Crypto allows you to encrypt and decrypt messages using Caesar and Vigenère ciphers. Create a message, select a key or a keyword, and then send the encrypted message to your friends. Similarly can you decrypt encrypted messages. CIPHERS In both Caesar and Vigenère ciphers, each letter is substituted with another, which makes them substitution ciphers. Only those who know the secret key are able to decrypt messages, though it is possible to decrypt an encrypted message without knowing the key by using brute force. CAESAR CIPHER In the case of Caesar’s cipher, we use a secret integral key (k). This secret key is used to rotate (i.e. shift) each letter by k places, wrapping A to Z and a to z as needed. For example, if we use the key of 1 to encrypt “Hello world!”, we will get “Ifmmp xpsme!” To decrypt this message, shift the letters backward. VIGENÈRE CIPHER Vigenère cipher improves upon Caesar cipher by shifting letters using different keys. This sequence of keys is known as a keyword. Each letter in the keyword represents by how far the corresponding letter in the original message will be shifted (A and a represent 0, B and b represent 1, Z and z represent 25). If we encrypt “Hello world!” with the keyword “Squirrel”, we will get “Zuftf nscdt!”

About

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

Securely encrypt and decrypt sensitive text data, including notes, messages, and cryptocurrency keys. Offers robust security with multiple strong encryption algorithms and advanced steganography features to hide data within images. Also supports secure password exchange using post-quantum cryptography.

Highlights
  • Text encryption and decryption
  • Steganography (hide text in JPEG)
  • Post-quantum key encapsulation
  • Multiple strong encryption algorithms
  • Copy/paste and file saving
  • Session-based password management
Features
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• Paranoia Text Encryption is a comprehensive text encryption application for iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod) and macOS, developed by Paranoia Works. • Paranoia Text Encryption safeguards your notes, SMS messages, emails, social networking posts, cryptocurrency keys (seeds, mnemonics), and any other text from unwanted readers. • Simply copy and paste text to and from your favorite applications, or save it to a file for future use. • This app does not function as a "vault application." Instead, a password is set for the current encryption/decryption session, not to enter the app itself. You may use an unlimited number of passwords for any purpose—different files, tasks, people, etc. • The app guarantees robust security by encrypting data using strong encryption algorithms: Blowfish (448-bit), AES (256-bit), RC6 (256-bit), Serpent (256-bit), and Twofish (256-bit) ciphers. • Steganography: The application includes steganographic features, allowing you to conceal text or files within a JPEG image. Two algorithms are available: J-UNIWARD (content-adaptive, minimizes visual distortion, harder to detect) and F5 (matrix encoding, efficient embedding). The selected algorithm works with the chosen symmetric cipher to produce the final steganogram. • Key Encapsulation (KEM): Securely exchange encryption passwords using the post-quantum ML-KEM mechanism (NIST FIPS 203). Two parties can establish a shared password without ever transmitting it directly, with protection against future quantum computer attacks. ◆ Differences between Free and PRO versions: The PRO version offers additional encryption algorithms, specifically Threefish (1024-bit), SHACAL-2 (512-bit), and Paranoia C4 (2048-bit), which is a cascade of Threefish–Serpent–AES–SHACAL-2. While the free version can decrypt data encrypted by these advanced algorithms, the ability to encrypt data using these algorithms is exclusive to the PRO version. The PRO version also provides a key to activate the PRO versions of desktop applications: Paranoia File & Text Encryption for PC, Paranoia Text Encryption for PC, and S.S.E. File Encryptor for PC. • The application is natively compatible with macOS (10.15 and later). Versions for other systems and platforms can be downloaded from the application homepage: https://paranoiaworks.mobi/download/. • An online (web-based) version, utilizing AES and client-side JavaScript, and other utilities are available at https://pteo.paranoiaworks.mobi

Screenshots

Crypto3 screens
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crypto at 4.7 against Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's 4.5. Crypto also leads on iOS requirement (8.4 vs 14.5). Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 11). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crypto holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paranoia Text Encryption Lite has 84 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Crypto versus Paranoia Text Encryption Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCryptoParanoia Text Encryption Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11 ratings) — better4.5 (84 ratings)
Positive reviews—74.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1184 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.4 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim AleksaFrantisek Dvorak

Customer experience

Crypto

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

All ratings84 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.4%
Negative18.5%

In-app purchases

None

Crypto

No in-app purchases

None

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crypto free?
Crypto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paranoia Text Encryption Lite free?
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crypto or Paranoia Text Encryption Lite?
Crypto is rated higher. Crypto averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Paranoia Text Encryption Lite averages 4.5 from 84 ratings.
Do Crypto or Paranoia Text Encryption Lite have ads?
Neither Crypto nor Paranoia Text Encryption Lite shows ads.

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