Comparison

Encodify 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

Encodify

This utility app allows users to encode and decode various text formats, including Base64, Unicode, Morse code, and URI encoding. It also calculates multiple hash values like MD5 and SHA256, and can encode images to Base64 and decode Base64 strings back to images.

Highlights
  • Base64 encoding and decoding
  • Unicode character encoding/decoding
  • Morse code encoding/decoding
  • URI encoding/decoding
  • MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA hashing
  • Image to Base64 encoding
  • Base64 to image decoding
Features
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Encode text to Base64 string / Unicode character / Morse code. Decode Base64 string / Unicode character / Morse code to text. URI Encode / URI Decode. (Percent-encoding URL for application/x-www-form-urlencoded) Calculate Hash from String to MD2 / MD4 / MD5 / SHA1 / SHA224 / SHA256 / SHA284 / SHA512. Encode image from Photo Library to Base64. Decode Base64 string to image and save to Album. Open source on Github: https://github.com/Tuccuay/encodify

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

Encodify2 screens
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Paranoia Text Encryption Lite at 84 against Encodify's 16. Encodify's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Encodify against 4.5 for Paranoia Text Encryption Lite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paranoia Text Encryption Lite has 84 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Encodify's written reviews are positive against 74% of Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Encodify versus Paranoia Text Encryption Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncodifyParanoia Text Encryption Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings) — better4.5 (84 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better74.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1684 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer朔 洪Frantisek Dvorak

Customer experience

Encodify

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

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

Encodify

No in-app purchases

None

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Encodify free?
Encodify 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, Encodify or Paranoia Text Encryption Lite?
Encodify is rated higher. Encodify averages 4.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Paranoia Text Encryption Lite averages 4.5 from 84 ratings.
Do Encodify or Paranoia Text Encryption Lite have ads?
Neither Encodify nor Paranoia Text Encryption Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encodify or Paranoia Text Encryption Lite?
Encodify ships an update every 2 months, and Paranoia Text Encryption Lite every 2 months. Most recently, Encodify was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paranoia Text Encryption Lite on October 22, 2026.

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