Comparison

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite vs iHasher

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

iHasher

This utility calculates hash values for text, images, and various file types in real-time. It supports multiple cryptographic algorithms to generate unique digital fingerprints for data integrity checks and secure storage.

Highlights
  • Real-time hash calculation
  • Supports text, images, and files
  • Multiple cryptographic algorithms (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, etc.)
  • Generates checksums
  • Lightweight and easy to use
Features
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iHasher© is a lightweight and easy to use hash calculator that shows in real time the result of operations with text, images and files almost instantly. Besides text or images you can get the hash value of almost all types of files like documents, media, video, audio, archive (compressed), binary, executable and many others. What is a hash value ? A hash value, also know as checksum acts like a thumbprint for files and are generated using a cryptographic hash algorithm, being used mainly to identify or compare the contents of a file, store passwords safely etc. Hash algorithms are non-reversible one way mathematical functions that produces an alphanumerical value with no way to get back to the original input. Currently available algorithms: • MD5 • SHA1 • SHA224 • SHA256 • SHA384 • SHA512 • Keccak-224 • Keccak-256 • Keccak-384 • Keccak-512 • CRC-16 • CRC-32

Screenshots

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite4 screens
iHasher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iHasher at 100% against Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's 74%. iHasher also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5). Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). 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

iHasher holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paranoia Text Encryption Lite has 84 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Paranoia Text Encryption Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of iHasher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite ships an update every 2 months, iHasher every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite versus iHasher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParanoia Text Encryption LiteiHasher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (84 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.514.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrantisek DvorakS. Technologies Solutions

Customer experience

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

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

iHasher

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paranoia Text Encryption Lite

No in-app purchases

None

iHasher

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 iHasher free?
iHasher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paranoia Text Encryption Lite or iHasher?
iHasher is rated higher. Paranoia Text Encryption Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while iHasher averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Paranoia Text Encryption Lite or iHasher have ads?
Neither Paranoia Text Encryption Lite nor iHasher shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paranoia Text Encryption Lite or iHasher?
Paranoia Text Encryption Lite ships an update every 2 months, and iHasher every 6 months. Most recently, Paranoia Text Encryption Lite was updated on October 6, 2026 and iHasher on October 7, 2026.

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