Text Crypter vs Orbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Crypter
Securely encrypt and decrypt messages using a custom password. Share sensitive information privately by ensuring only intended recipients can read your communications. The application offers a straightforward method for message protection.
- Text encryption
- Text decryption
- Password protection
- Private message exchange
- User-defined passwords
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This is text encryption, decryption app. You can exchange messages that you want to not be known, determining password in advance. What's this app for , up to you.
Orbot
This app provides a free and open-source Tor-powered VPN for enhanced internet safety and privacy. It allows users to browse the web over Tor, secure their traffic, and access .onion sites. While it offers increased privacy, users should be aware that browsing speeds may be slower than a standard VPN.
- Browse internet over Tor
- Secure traffic from insecure networks
- Access .onion sites
- Free and open-source
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Orbot is the original free and open-source Tor-powered VPN for iOS and macOS. Orbot helps you access the internet with more safety and privacy, and no extra cost to you. FEATURES: - Browse the internet over Tor. - Secure your traffic from insecure wireless networks and ISPs. - Access .onion sites that are only accessible over Tor. DISCLAIMERS: - Web browsing is much slower than through a normal VPN because your traffic is encrypted and relayed through the Tor network. - Orbot might not work on networks with advanced network restrictions. If the app does not connect, try using bridges (or a different type of bridge). - Use of Orbot is at your own risk; remember that sensitive data does not always belong on a mobile device. ** Orbot is free and open-source software. You can read more about Orbot and how to support development of Tor on iOS by visiting orbot.app **
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Crypter at 3.7 against Orbot's 3.0. Text Crypter also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 25%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Orbot's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (970 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Crypter holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbot has 970 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Text Crypter's written reviews are positive against 25% of Orbot's.
Text Crypter ships an update every 10 months, Orbot monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Crypter | Orbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (970 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 25.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 970 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuki Takeda | The Tor Project |
Customer experience
Text Crypter
Orbot
Bugs and requests
Text Crypter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Orbot
Reported bugs
4 issues- Fails to connect at 50% or gets stuck in a connection loop
- Causes Wi-Fi or mobile data connection issues
- Randomly disconnects without warning
- Onion Browser integration is unreliable
Requested features
4 requests- Add manual bridge configuration options
- Implement a kill switch to block internet access when VPN disconnects
- Improve compatibility with other iOS apps and services
- Provide more detailed connection logs and diagnostics
In-app purchases
Text Crypter
No in-app purchases
Orbot
No in-app purchases
Questions
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