Comparison

Tracer® VM vs Cipher Pixel

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

Head to head
About

Tracer® VM

Features
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SmartFlow® Tracer®VM Application. Display Flow and Temperature through Bluetooth.

About

Cipher Pixel

Features
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Cipher Pixel: Hide Messages in Your Photos With Cipher Pixel, you can securely send hidden messages or keep them safely hidden within images in your gallery. Cipher Pixel makes it easy to hide secret messages in your photos. Using the ancient technique of steganography, this app conceals information within the pixels of your images. Unlike cryptography, which scrambles data into unreadable text, steganography hides data in plain sight, ensuring secrecy without drawing attention. Why Choose Cipher Pixel? Seamless Integration: Effortlessly hide messages in your photos without changing their appearance. User-Friendly Design: Encode and decode messages with ease using a simple interface. Advanced Security: Encrypt your secret messages using the AES algorithm before embedding them in your photos, ensuring that your hidden data is protected with an extra layer of security. How It Works: Encode: Input your message, and Cipher Pixel transforms it into bits. Encrypt: Secure your message with AES encryption before hiding it in the image. Embed: Select a photo, and let Cipher Pixel discreetly hide your encrypted message within its pixels. Share Securely: Share your photo confidently, knowing your hidden message is safe. Additional Note: Once you have created an image with a secret message hidden in the Cipher Pixel app, be careful not to resize or compress the image when sharing it. When sending an image using messaging applications, the image must be sent as a 'Document'. If you send it as an image, the saved message may be lost. This is because messaging applications change the image format.

Screenshots

Tracer® VM4 screens
Cipher Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cipher Pixel at monthly against Tracer® VM's every 22 months. Tracer® VM's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracer® VM ships an update every 22 months, Cipher Pixel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Tracer® VM versus Cipher Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracer® VMCipher Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurgerAndBrownSerhat Cihangir

In-app purchases

None

Tracer® VM

No in-app purchases

None

Cipher Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracer® VM free?
Tracer® VM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher Pixel free?
Cipher Pixel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tracer® VM or Cipher Pixel have ads?
Neither Tracer® VM nor Cipher Pixel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracer® VM or Cipher Pixel?
Tracer® VM ships an update every 22 months, and Cipher Pixel monthly. Most recently, Tracer® VM was updated on October 7, 2026 and Cipher Pixel on September 19, 2026.

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