Pass vs SEPass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pass
Securely manage your passwords with this app. It allows you to view, add, and edit entries, encrypting them with PGP keys. Features include synchronization with Git repositories, one-time password support, and auto-fill capabilities.
- PGP encryption/decryption
- Git repository synchronization
- One-time password tokens
- AutoFill in browsers and apps
- YubiKey support
- Search and copy functionality
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- Compatible with the Password Store command line tool. - View, copy, add, and edit password entries. - Encrypt and decrypt password entries by PGP keys. - Synchronize with your password Git repository. - User-friendly interface: search, long press to copy, copy and open link, etc. - Support one-time password tokens (two-factor authentication codes). - AutoFill in Safari/Chrome and supported apps. - Support YubiKey.
SEPass
Securely generate GPG keys within your device's Secure Enclave. Sync your password store via git and decrypt sensitive information on demand, protected by biometrics. The app prioritizes privacy with no account or tracking.
- Generate GPG keypair in Secure Enclave
- Private key never leaves device
- Sync password store via git
- Decrypt passwords on demand
- Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Automatic clipboard clearing
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SEPass is intended to let a user do three things: 1. Generate a GPG keypair inside your device's Secure Enclave. The private key is created in the enclave and can never leave the device. SE Pass exports the matching GPG public key for you to add to your password store as an additional encryption key. 2. Sync your password store via git to your device. You can clone and refresh over HTTPS (public or token) or SSH (with a separate enclave key for ssh authentication). 3. Browse the password tree and decrypt passwords on demand. Decryption runs in the Secure Enclave, gated by biometrics (Face ID or Touch ID). The clipboard then clears itself automatically after 45 seconds. SE Pass has no account, sends nothing to us (Modiot Labs), and uses no analytics or tracking. It talks only to the git server you configure. It’s intended to be a relatively focused app to enable access to your existing password store on your portable device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SEPass at fortnightly against Pass's every 3 months. SEPass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Pass's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SEPass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pass has 135 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Pass's written reviews are positive against 100% of SEPass's.
Pass ships an update every 3 months, SEPass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pass | SEPass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mingshen Sun | Modiot Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Pass
SEPass
Bugs and requests
Pass
Reported bugs
22 issues- Cannot add password with YubiKey as PGP-Key
- Application doesn't work after last iOS update
- Cannot auto-fill password after last update
- Pushing to the repo tends to fail
- Cannot clone the repo via https
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- Updated entry doesn't push to git repository
- App crashes whenever I try to open it
- Latest update fails to open on iPad
- Doesn't open on iPhone 6
- App crashes after setting GPG keys
- Fails to open on my iPhone SE
- App crashes after setting gpg
- Failed to import pgp keys
- Private repo doesn’t work
- Imported key will be lost after updates
- The app crashes after setting gpg
- Search not working
- Auto fill breaks on iPhone 11
- Missing TOTP feature
- No support for yubikey Nfc
- Import of gpg key doesn’t seem to work well
- Error when trying to add ssh://user@my-host-ip-address:/srv/repos/myrepo.git
Requested features
23 requests- Keep app updated long-term
- Support for multiple GPG IDs
- Support for Intel-based MacBooks
- French language support
- FaceID/TouchID integration
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- Ability to change Git URL without re-cloning
- Support for macOS Ventura
- Management of multiple repositories
- Integration with security keys (Nitrokey, YubiKey)
- Scan split QR code for longer keys
- Multi-store support (private/work)
- Key generation and Git server for ordinary users
- Keybase repository support
- Hardware authentication with YubiKey
- Build password repository from scratch on phone
- Face ID protection for the app
- Keybase encrypted Git support
- Auto copy TOTP after form fill
- SSH key creation for cloning repos
- Upgrade Git dependency to latest version
- App icon redesign
- Safari plugin 2FA support
- Biometric support instead of passcode
SEPass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pass
No in-app purchases
SEPass
No in-app purchases
