Fused Encrypted Email and Chat vs Criptext Secure Email
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat
This app provides a unified platform for private messaging, combining end-to-end encrypted emails and chats. It offers advanced privacy controls for individual messages, allowing future management of content on recipient devices and in the cloud. Securely send and archive emails, and enjoy encrypted Telegram chats with enhanced security features.
- End-to-end encrypted emails and Telegram chats
- Encrypted Telegram group chats
- Private voice/text emails
- Special privacy controls per message
- Access control in cloud and recipient devices
- Recall/expire messages anytime
- Securely archive regular emails
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EPRIVO is a privacy service fusing encrypted emails and encrypted chats enabling a unified private messaging platform. It is based on zero-knowledge, end-to-end encryption and unique privacy controls and features that can be added to each individual message, whether email or chat. In addition to emails, EPRIVO supports regular and EPRIVO privatized Telegram chats in the app. Even supports end-to-end encryption on group chats. EPRIVO encrypted chats sync across your devices. EPRIVO’s encryption and privacy layer sits on top, is in addition to Telegram’s security. EPRIVO is the only private email service offering fine-grained privacy controls allowing future control in both recipient devices and cloud. It enables you to send private voice or text messages, either with a new EPRIVO private virtual email address, your existing IMAP email accounts (Exchange accounts require IMAP access enabled) or Telegram style. You can send encrypted emails to non-EPRIVO users. Recall anytime to make them vanish. Securely archive any past regular email. EPRIVO service adds government-grade digital security/encryption using RSA-4096 and AES-256 and related security and privacy architecture. You may add EPRIVO’s patented physical separation if you want to store your emails such that no single email provider ever has access to all the content even in encrypted form. Features include: • new private email address • end-to-end encryption emails and Telegram chats • encrypted Telegram group chats • voice/text private emails • special privacy controls per email or chat message • access control in both cloud and recipients’ devices • authentication • physical separation • affordable subscription plans with free trial period Special Privacy Features: - Individual Plus (1 user) and Family Plus (up to 5 users) Subscription: • One-time view • No-forwarding • Time-based expiration • Privatize subject to make it confidential in the cloud • Privatize from-address (unlockable) • Recall/expire anytime (unlockable) • Anonymized view of regular emails for privacy • Encrypt and securely archive regular emails • End-to-end encryption on regular/group Telegram chats with controls (no-forwarding, self-destruct, expiration). - Celebrity Gold (1 user) and Celebrity Platinum (up to 5 users) Subscription: • All special privacy features listed above, unlocked and immediately accessible • Privatize all metadata • Prepaid invitations – Invitees receive 1 year subscription for free EPRIVO is a leading private and encrypted email and chat service, built by a leading security team with graduates from MIT & UMass Amherst. An active subscription, or Lifetime Access as a one-time purchase, is required to send and read received encrypted emails and chat messages after trial period. You can continue to use regular email/chats after trial. If subscription is purchased through in-app purchase: Payment will be charged to your iTunes account after confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription while in the trial period. Subscription period is 1 year and renews automatically, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the price of the selected subscription plan. Subscription may be managed, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings in your iTunes account after purchase. You can continue to use EPRIVO service to send and read received encrypted emails until the end of the current period, if cancelled. Terms and Conditions: https://www.eprivo.com/billing-terms-conditions/?iOS=1 Privacy Policy: https://www.eprivo.com/privacy-policy/?iOS=1
Criptext Secure Email
This email service prioritizes your privacy with end-to-end encryption and no data collection. Your inbox is stored solely on your device, ensuring only you and your recipients can access your messages. The open-source nature allows for verification of its security claims.
- End-to-end encryption
- No data collection
- Local inbox storage
- Open source code
- Easy to use interface
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Finally, an email service that's built around your privacy. Get your @criptext.com email address and see what it's like to have peace of mind and privacy in every email you send. Features: +End-to-end Encryption: Criptext uses the open source Signal Protocol library to encrypt your emails. Your emails are locked with a unique key that‘s generated and stored on your device alone, which means only you and your intended recipient can read the emails you send. +No data collection: unlike every other email service out there, Criptext doesn't store your emails in its servers. Instead, your entire inbox is stored exclusively on your device. +Open Source: our source code is open for everyone to see that Criptext actually works the way it's advertised. You don't have to trust us, you can verify for yourself: https://github.com/Criptext +Easy to use: our app is designed to work as simple as any other email app — so much so, you'll forget how secure it is. Get Criptext and see how easy it is to email with more security and privacy!
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Verdict
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat and Criptext Secure Email both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Fused Encrypted Email and Chat's written reviews are positive against 56% of Criptext Secure Email's. Criptext Secure Email's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 57). 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. Fused Encrypted Email and Chat sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per year. Criptext Secure Email asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Fused Encrypted Email and Chat against 4.7 for Criptext Secure Email. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Criptext Secure Email has 1.2K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Fused Encrypted Email and Chat's written reviews are positive against 56% of Criptext Secure Email's.
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat ships an update every 2 months, Criptext Secure Email every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fused Encrypted Email and Chat | Criptext Secure Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (57 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlueRiSC Inc. | Criptext Inc. |
Customer experience
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat
Criptext Secure Email
Bugs and requests
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Criptext Secure Email
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes on startup
- Sync issues between devices
- Emails not received or delayed
- Attachment upload/download failures
- Password reset problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Advanced search and filtering
- Calendar and task management integration
- Improved backup and export options
- Support for more email providers and aliases
In-app purchases
Fused Encrypted Email and Chat
- Individual Plus$1.491 Year
- Family Plus$35.991 Year
- Celebrity Gold$49.991 Year
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- Celebrity Platinum$89.991 Year
- One Week Pass$2.99
- Unlock Features2 variants$4.99
- Unlock Features2 variants$9.99
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- Celebrity Gold Lifetime Access2 variants$149.99
Criptext Secure Email
No in-app purchases
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