Bitwarden Password Manager vs PSWD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bitwarden Password Manager
Secure your digital life by generating and storing strong, unique passwords for all your accounts in an end-to-end encrypted vault. Access your data securely across unlimited devices and share sensitive information with ease. Offers robust free features and advanced options for teams.
- End-to-end encrypted password vault
- Unlimited password storage
- Cross-platform access
- Password generator
- Secure data sharing
- Third-party security audits
- Advanced 2FA
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Recognized as best password manager by PCMag, The Verge, CNET, G2, and more! SECURE YOUR DIGITAL LIFE Secure your digital life and protect against data breaches by generating and saving unique, strong passwords for every account. Maintain everything in an end-to-end encrypted password vault that only you can access. ACCESS YOUR DATA, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, ON ANY DEVICE Easily manage, store, secure, and share unlimited passwords and passkeys across unlimited devices without restrictions. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE TOOLS TO STAY SAFE ONLINE Utilize Bitwarden for free with no ads and or selling data. Bitwarden believes everyone should have the ability to stay safe online. Premium plans offer access to advanced features. EMPOWER YOUR TEAMS WITH BITWARDEN Plans for Teams and Enterprise come with professional business features. Some examples include SSO integration, self-hosting, directory integration and SCIM provisioning, global policies, API access, event logs, and more. Use Bitwarden to secure your workforce and share sensitive information with colleagues. More reasons to choose Bitwarden: World-Class Encryption Passwords are protected with advanced end-to-end encryption (AES-256 bit, salted hashing, and PBKDF2 SHA-256) so your data stays secure and private. 3rd-party Audits Bitwarden regularly conducts comprehensive third-party security audits with notable security firms. These annual audits include source code assessments and penetration testing across Bitwarden IPs, servers, and web applications. Advanced 2FA Secure your login with a third-party authenticator, emailed codes, or FIDO2 WebAuthn credentials such as a hardware security key or passkey. Bitwarden Send Transmit data directly to others while maintaining end-to-end encrypted security and limiting exposure. Built-in Generator Create long, complex, and distinct passwords and unique usernames for every site you visit. Integrate with email alias providers for additional privacy. Global Translations Bitwarden translations exist for more than 60 languages, translated by the global community though Crowdin. Cross-Platform Applications Secure and share sensitive data within your Bitwarden Vault from any browser, mobile device, or desktop OS, and more.
PSWD
Generate strong, random passwords with customizable options. This app offers phonetic password generation, interval separators, and real-time strength analysis. It prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely locally on your device.
- Generates passwords up to 128 characters
- Customizable character combinations
- Phonetic password generation
- Password presets and iCloud sync
- Real-time entropy and strength calculation
- Share or copy passwords with one tap
- Shortcuts app integration
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PSWD is a comprehensive strong password generator for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Features of PSWD: • Four generation modes: random characters, pronounceable passwords that follow a consonant–vowel pattern, passphrases built from dictionary words, and dice for games • Word passphrases in nine languages — English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese and a hand-crafted Turkish list — mix several at once, or import your own word list synced through iCloud • Remove diacritics from a passphrase for sites that only accept plain ASCII letters • Passwords up to 128 characters, one or many at a time • Minimum or exact counts per character class — uppercase, lowercase, digits, symbols, and your own custom set • Exclude specific characters, or skip ambiguous look-alikes like 0 O o 1 l I • Group characters with a separator at regular intervals for readability • Entropy and strength calculated live as you configure • Save presets and load them anywhere — they sync between your devices through iCloud • Generate passwords from the Shortcuts app without opening PSWD • On the Mac: a menu bar panel, a system-wide global shortcut that generates and copies in one press, open at login, and an optional hidden Dock icon • On iPhone and iPad: a layout made for each device, with a choice of accent colors • Full VoiceOver support PSWD works completely locally on your device. It does not collect, store or transmit anything — not the settings you enter, not the passwords it generates. It is a sandboxed app that takes your privacy seriously.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bitwarden Password Manager at none against PSWD's 4. Bitwarden Password Manager also leads on ratings volume (36K vs 154) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). PSWD's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 67%). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. PSWD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bitwarden Password Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bitwarden Password Manager against 4.9 for PSWD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bitwarden Password Manager has 36K ratings behind it against 154, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Bitwarden Password Manager's written reviews are positive against 97% of PSWD's.
Bitwarden Password Manager ships an update fortnightly, PSWD monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bitwarden Password Manager | PSWD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (36K ratings) | 4.9 (154 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | 154 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #161 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitwarden Inc | Kerem Erkan |
Customer experience
Bitwarden Password Manager
PSWD
User reviews
Bitwarden Password Manager
From 36K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
- 🔒 Secure and encrypted storage
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 💡 Affordable premium subscription
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Inconsistent auto-fill behavior
- 🐛 Issues with syncing and accessing passwords
- 🐛 Unreliable master password verification
- 🐛 Glitches with recent app updates
PSWD
From 154 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Essential and convenient
- 👍 Excellent and flexible
- 👍 Lightweight and intuitive
- 👍 Simple and perfect
- 👍 Great professional password generator
Room to improve
- 🐛 Should generate and copy passwords automatically
- 🐛 Copy & Paste Problems
Bugs and requests
Bitwarden Password Manager
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to edit or delete existing login entries
- Crashes when trying to access the vault
- Sync issues causing loss of password data
- Master password not working after updates
- Auto-fill not working consistently across apps and websites
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to add attachments to records
- Improved password sharing functionality
- Option to view password history
- Hierarchical folder structure for better organization
- Automatic password update detection and prompts
PSWD
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Auto-launch option when logging in
- Auto font matching when copy and pasting
- Diceware password generation method
- Display generated passwords when multiple are created
- Reset button for password settings
In-app purchases
Bitwarden Password Manager
No in-app purchases
PSWD
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- Large cup of tea$1.99
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