Comparison

Message Vault vs Hide My Message

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

Head to head
About

Message Vault

Securely back up and archive your chat conversations in the cloud. Access your messages with fingerprint or password protection. This service offers cloud archiving and does not alter original messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Cloud message archiving
  • Password and Touch ID lock
  • Fingerprint access
  • 20GB cloud storage
  • Multiple subscription plans
Features
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Message Vault is a handy app to Backup your messages. Lock your messages with password or Touch ID. Backup your conversations and access them with fingerprint easily. This app does not add a passcode to original apps, it is cloud archiving service with imported messages. To access the app you need Premium Membership after the 3 day free trial: * Message Vault offers you 20GB cloud archiving. * Subscription periods are 1 month, 1 Week or 6 Months . After expiry, the subscription auto renews unless cancelled. *Weekly Package $2.99 * Monthly Package (3 days free trial) $9.99 * 6 Months Package $49.99 * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews 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. * You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: http://shorturl.at/efCT5 Terms of use: http://shorturl.at/oxRVY DISCLAIMER Unofficial Product. Any product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or images featured or referred to within this app are the property of their respective trademark holders. Any of these trademark holders are not affiliated with us, our products, or our apps. They do not sponsor or endorse this app or any of our online products.

About

Hide My Message

Features
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Hide My Message - Chat freely Chat freely and Hide your messages instantly from and to any messaging app This app helps you to hide your messages freely in an instant algorithm. Usage of the app includes two main scenarios: 1. To hide your message: This can be done by typing your visible message which will be shown to everyone in Visible Text field then type your hidden message in Hidden Message field which will be encapsulated and hidden magically behind the visible text, finally you press the “Hide Message & Copy” button and your visible message(which hides the hidden message) will be copied to Clipboard. 2. To show hidden message: This can be done by copying the visible message from the source sent to it before then go to our app and press on “Paste & Show Message” button it will automatically paste the message you copied and magically show the hidden message to you. Notes: 1. To show the hidden message you must copy it from the same source you’ve pasted on before. 2. You can’t paste the visible message copied from the same source you’ve pasted on before manually, this can be done only by pressing “Paste & Show Message” button. This app works on any messaging app like: WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Signal, WeChat, Line, Viber, Snapchat, Discord, Skype, Hangouts, iMessage For questions and inquiries or improvement requests: https://sa3dy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sa3dys/ +201111897945 sa3dyssolutions@gmail.com

Screenshots

Message Vault4 screens
Hide My Message3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hide My Message at none against Message Vault's 3. Hide My Message also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 48 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Message Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Hide My Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Vault ships an update every 48 months, Hide My Message every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Message Vault versus Hide My Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage VaultHide My Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 48 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRohit IyerMostafa Saady

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Message Vault

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pack$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pack3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 6 Months Pack$49.996 Months
None

Hide My Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Vault free?
Message Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hide My Message free?
Hide My Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message Vault or Hide My Message have ads?
Neither Message Vault nor Hide My Message shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Vault or Hide My Message?
Message Vault ships an update every 48 months, and Hide My Message every 2 months. Most recently, Message Vault was updated on October 7, 2026 and Hide My Message on October 25, 2026.

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