Comparison

Pass the Phrase vs PasswordPerfect

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

Head to head
About

Pass the Phrase

Generate unique and memorable phrases for passwords, project names, or business ideas. This app offers millions of multi-syllable or multi-word combinations, with features like saving, sharing, daily inspiration, and text-to-speech.

Highlights
  • Phrase generation
  • Save and share favorites
  • Daily phrase notifications
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Global phrase synchronization
  • Offline phrase generation
  • Shake to generate new phrase
Features
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Instant Inspiration for your password or business name "Pass the Phrase" is an intriguing phrase generator for your iPhone/iPad. It creates millions of sweetly memorable random multi-syllable or multi-word phrases, useful as pass-phrases or passwords, secret-names for your next project, or possibly great new business names. You can: * Save and share your favorite phrases with your friends * Automatically send yourself a new phrase every day * Have the phrase read aloud * Globally synchronize your app so you all get the same phrase at the same time (like a secret virtual handshake!) Here are several fun phrase examples that "Pass the Phrase" has come up with: Anti-giraffe Questionably-fractal-quirky-sink Randomly-flying-opinion Simultaneously-beautiful-risks Verbose-snarkinator Romantic-turbo-syndrome Jubilant-glyph Brazenly-sultry-handshake Duo-bendigram Truculent-cats Ride-bot Billowing-consequence Blessed-runes Here are the features that make "Pass the Phrase" a great phrase generator: * Easily share your favorite phrases with your friends via e-mail, social media, etc. * Bookmark up to 10 of your favorite phrases, and then "Rewind" any time to bring any of them back and to show again. * Tap the phrase text to easily copy it to other applications. * Tap the speaker icon to read the phrase aloud. * Choose a color for the text displayed. * Creates almost limitless real and computer-generated phrases using a huge internal vocabulary and my proprietary "MakeSents© Engine". * Turn on "Global-Sync", and you will be globally synchronized with everyone else's "Pass the Phrase" app... everyone gets the same phrase at the same time anywhere in the world. * Turn on "Daily Phrases" to automatically receive a new phrase notification every day. * Phrases are completely yours to use however you wish. * Work without a net... You can run Pass the Phrase anywhere... you never need an internet connection to create and export phrases. * Shake your iPhone or iPad to get a new phrase (feature not available on the Macintosh, it is not meant to be shaken!) * Ask for new phrases any time, "Pass the Phrase" is designed to delight!

About

PasswordPerfect

Generate strong, memorable passphrases with customizable options. This app offers pronounceable passphrases, instant copy-paste functionality, and a time-saving widget for quick access. Your data is kept secure as generation happens locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Secure passphrase generation
  • Customizable length and characters
  • Pronounceable passphrase option
  • Instant copy and paste
  • Home screen widget
  • Dark mode support
  • Local data processing
Features
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Passwords should be easy to remember, not easy to guess. PasswordPerfect builds passphrases from real words — the kind you can say out loud, type on a phone keyboard, and actually recall. A string like dancing-dizzy-dragons is friendlier to your memory than Xk9#mQ2v, and far harder for a machine to guess. MAKE IT Tap once for a fresh passphrase. Don't like a word? Swipe it for another, edit it, hide it, or reorder the whole thing. Choose a word pattern — Random Words, Verb • Adjective • Noun, Adjective • Noun, or Color • Creature — and give your passphrase a shape. TUNE IT The Tune Bar keeps case, separators, and word play within thumb's reach. When a site demands a digit, a symbol, or a character limit, Make It Pass lets you place substitutions exactly where you want them, with an honest strength meter that tells you where you really stand. USE IT ANYWHERE • AutoFill: generate and insert right from any password field. • Widgets: Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy. • Control Center: a fresh passphrase one button away. • Shortcuts and Siri: generate a passphrase inside your own automations. • iPad: two-column layouts that use the room. • The clipboard clears itself 60 seconds after you copy. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Everything happens on your device. PasswordPerfect has no accounts, no cloud, and collects nothing — it generates, you use, that's the whole transaction. Accessible throughout, with full VoiceOver support and respect for Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, and Reduce Transparency. Light and dark, of course. Handcrafted with love by BluMonkey Software.

Screenshots

Pass the Phrase4 screens
PasswordPerfect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pass the Phrase at Free against PasswordPerfect's $0.99. Pass the Phrase also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). PasswordPerfect's advantage is update cadence (every 12 months vs every 41 months). On rating, 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

Pass the Phrase is free to download; PasswordPerfect costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pass the Phrase against 5.0 for PasswordPerfect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pass the Phrase ships an update every 41 months, PasswordPerfect every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pass the Phrase versus PasswordPerfect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPass the PhrasePasswordPerfect
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduard SchwanBluMonkey Software, LLC

Customer experience

Pass the Phrase

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PasswordPerfect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pass the Phrase

No in-app purchases

None

PasswordPerfect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pass the Phrase free?
Pass the Phrase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PasswordPerfect free?
PasswordPerfect costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pass the Phrase or PasswordPerfect?
Pass the Phrase and PasswordPerfect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pass the Phrase or PasswordPerfect have ads?
Neither Pass the Phrase nor PasswordPerfect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pass the Phrase or PasswordPerfect?
Pass the Phrase ships an update every 41 months, and PasswordPerfect every 12 months. Most recently, Pass the Phrase was updated on October 24, 2026 and PasswordPerfect on October 24, 2026.

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