Comparison

Pass the Phrase vs Metrix

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

Metrix

Effortlessly convert between units and currencies as you type. Supports over 80 units across 14 categories, including international sizing and cooking measurements. Offers smart paste, compound formats, and offline currency conversion.

Highlights
  • Converts as you type
  • 80+ units and 14 categories
  • International sizing conversions
  • Offline currency exchange rates
  • Smart paste for values and units
  • Compound measurement formats
  • Customizable categories and units
Features
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You're packing a suitcase and need to know if 23 kg is over the limit. You're halving a recipe and 350 g of flour means nothing in cups. You're pricing something abroad and want it in dollars without three taps. Metrix converts as you type. No buttons. No waiting. Every row updates with every digit. 14 categories. 80+ units. 80+ currencies refreshed daily. International sizes, instantly convert shoe, clothing, ring and bra sizes between US, EU, UK and Japan. No more guessing your size when shopping abroad. Common conversions, instantly: kg to lbs, cm to inches, celsius to fahrenheit, kilometers to miles, meters to feet, grams to ounces, grams to cups, liters to ml, mm to inches, EUR to USD, GBP to USD. Type the number, every related unit updates the moment you do. Free, always • Length: cm, inches, feet, meters, miles, yards, nautical miles • Weight: kg, grams, pounds, ounces, stone, milligrams • Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin • Time: seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years • Currency: 80+ currencies, refreshed daily, works offline • Sizes: shoe, clothing, ring and bra (US, EU, UK, Japan) • Volume: liters, milliliters, gallons, pints, quarts • Cooking: cups, tbsp, tsp. Real fractions: see 1 ¾ cups, not 1.7500 • Area: square feet, square meters, acres, hectares • Speed: mph, km/h, knots, m/s • Torque: newton-meters, foot-pounds, inch-pounds, kgf·m • Energy: joules, kJ, calories, kWh, BTU • Pressure: Pascal, kPa, bar, PSI, atm, mmHg • Digital Storage: bytes, KB, MB, GB, TB • Favorites: pin the conversions you use every day • History: every result saved, tap any row to restore What makes it different Type a calculation in any cell. 4.5 × 3.2 right where you'd type the number, see the answer in square feet instantly. No separate calculator app. Smart paste. Copy "5 feet" or "72.5 kg" from anywhere. Tap Paste. Metrix sets the unit AND the value in one move. Compound formats. See height as "5 ft 10 in" or weight as "7 lb 3 oz" alongside the decimal. The way people actually read measurements. Currency that knows where you are. Open Currency anywhere in the world and your home currency is at the top. House icon marks it. Tap any other to set a new home. Customize everything. Reorder categories. Hide ones you'll never use. Reorder units inside any category. Make Metrix yours in 30 seconds. Locale-aware. Type 2,5 in Germany or 2.5 in the US, Metrix understands both. Numbers render in your local format (1.234,56 vs 1,234.56). iPhone and iPad. Native iPad layout with sidebar + always-on calculator-style numpad. iPhone uses the system keyboard with paste + operators above it. One purchase. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No accounts. Works fully offline (currency uses cached rates when disconnected). Who it's for • Travelers checking luggage, prices, and clothing sizes abroad • Cooks scaling recipes between metric and imperial • Engineers, students, and runners who switch systems all day • Anyone tired of asking Google "how many feet in a meter" for the hundredth time

Screenshots

Pass the Phrase4 screens
Metrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pass the Phrase at none against Metrix's 1. Pass the Phrase also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Metrix's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 41 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Metrix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pass the Phrase asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Metrix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pass the Phrase ships an update every 41 months, Metrix every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Pass the Phrase versus Metrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPass the PhraseMetrix
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduard SchwanReply200 Inc.

Customer experience

Pass the Phrase

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

Metrix

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pass the Phrase

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Metrix

One-time1
  • Metrix Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Pass the Phrase free?
Pass the Phrase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metrix free?
Metrix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pass the Phrase or Metrix?
Pass the Phrase and Metrix are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Pass the Phrase or Metrix have ads?
Neither Pass the Phrase nor Metrix shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pass the Phrase or Metrix?
Pass the Phrase ships an update every 41 months, and Metrix every 3 days. Most recently, Pass the Phrase was updated on November 2, 2026 and Metrix on November 5, 2026.

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