Comparison

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite vs Instant PGP

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

Head to head
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

About

Instant PGP

Easily manage your PGP keys for secure communication. Generate, import, and export public and private keys in ASCII format. Encrypt, decrypt, sign, and validate messages with robust PGP functionality.

Highlights
  • Generate PGP keys
  • Import PGP keys
  • Export PGP keys
  • Encrypt messages
  • Decrypt messages
  • Sign messages
  • Validate signatures
Features
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The app allows you to generate, import and export your public and private PGP keys in ASCII format. You can use these keys to encrypt/sign cleartext messages, decrypt PGP MESSAGEs and validate PGP SIGNED MESSAGEs. For questions and suggestions contact me at instantpgp@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite4 screens
Instant PGP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Paranoia Text Encryption Lite at 4.5 against Instant PGP's 3.6. Paranoia Text Encryption Lite also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 54%). Instant PGP's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's written reviews are positive against 54% of Instant PGP's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite versus Instant PGP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParanoia Text Encryption LiteInstant PGP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (84 ratings) — better3.6 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrantisek DvorakIgor Fedotov

Customer experience

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

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

Instant PGP

All ratings49 ratings
Positive61.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative35.4%

In-app purchases

None

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Instant PGP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paranoia Text Encryption Lite free?
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instant PGP free?
Instant PGP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paranoia Text Encryption Lite or Instant PGP?
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite is rated higher. Paranoia Text Encryption Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Instant PGP averages 3.6 from 49 ratings.
Do Paranoia Text Encryption Lite or Instant PGP have ads?
Neither Paranoia Text Encryption Lite nor Instant PGP shows ads.

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