Comparison

Photo/Message Lock vs Password Encrypted Message

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

Head to head
About

Photo/Message Lock

Securely store private photos, videos, and messages in a personal cloud vault. Protect your sensitive data with multi-factor authentication and biometric unlock options. Easily import chats from popular messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Cloud storage for private data
  • Import chats from WhatsApp and Line
  • Biometric unlock (TouchID, FaceID)
  • Optional cloud syncing
  • Password recovery via multi-factor authentication
Features
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Have messages, photos or videos that are so private you want to keep on a separate safe cloud only you could access? This app is for you! The only app that enables multi-factor authentication to access your cloud stored private data! Easily backup your popular application's messages (including videos, photos etc) in the cloud securely and safely. Currently fully support importing chats from WhatsApp and Line. Other chats, photos & videos could be imported manually. Make any of your conversation, photos or videos private easily and keep those behind a lock only you have access to. You can unlock your saved chats, photos or videos using TouchID, FaceID or a passcode (depend on your device capability) Store all your private conversations, photos and videos on a secure cloud which could be unlocked by you only. Syncing your data with our cloud and login is optional. If you decide to store your data in our cloud and you forget your password you can restore it by multiple factor authentications so you would have access to this private data always. To have access to the cloud data you would need to have access to the email and phone number you have provided. Important: The app doesn't add a lock to the original app, it is used to store your sensitive data and chats in a safe cloud. It is your responsibility to delete those chats from the original device. ----------------------------------- Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription - If you want to use our service, we offer you cloud archiving service. With subscribing you will get 10GB cloud disk space. - Subscription period is monthly or yearly. Every month or year your subscription renews. - Prices for subscriptions depends on which package you choose and will be seen in payment screen. - 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://privacy.safecloudapp.com - Term of use: http://tos.safecloudapp.com - Subscription Information : http://subscription.safecloudapp.com ----------------------------------- 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. Get updates also on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SafeCloudApp

About

Password Encrypted Message

Securely share sensitive information through encrypted messages. This app allows you to encrypt and decrypt messages with a password, making it ideal for private communication or fun password-guessing games with friends.

Highlights
  • Encrypt messages with a password
  • Decrypt password-protected messages
  • iMessage integration for easy use
  • Share private information securely
  • Fun password-guessing games
Features
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A great way to protect your messages with a password. The integration with iMessages makes the app very easy to use. Using the app you can encrypt and decrypt password protected messages. It's a simple way to share private information, but it can also be used to have some fun. For example: send a password protected message to your friends and send some tips for the group to guess the password. Or protect multiple message with different passcodes, and share the different passwords at different times. It's also fun to use a set of emojis as a password, and share the text version of the password. ------------- DELETE APP Poll is an iMessage app, so you must use iMessage to uninstall the app. Instructions can be found here: www.bit.do/del-app The instructions: 1. Open a conversation in iMessage 2. Tap the App Store icon to open the apps list 3. Swipe right to the end and press the "..." button 4. Find the app you want to delete 5. Swipe left on the app row and tap delete

Screenshots

Photo/Message Lock4 screens
Password Encrypted Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Password Encrypted Message at free with in-app purchases against Photo/Message Lock's subscription. Password Encrypted Message also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Photo/Message Lock's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (787 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo/Message Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Password Encrypted Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo/Message Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo/Message Lock has 787 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Photo/Message Lock versus Password Encrypted Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto/Message LockPassword Encrypted Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (787 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings787 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShesek LLCFanatic Development

Customer experience

Photo/Message Lock

All ratings787 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative50.0%

Password Encrypted Message

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

Bugs and requests

Photo/Message Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Data loss issues
  • Subscription management problems

Requested features

2 requests
  • Expand chat app support beyond WhatsApp
  • Add password recovery option

Password Encrypted Message

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Photo/Message Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

Password Encrypted Message

One-time1
  • Unlimited Messages$0.99

Questions

Is Photo/Message Lock free?
Photo/Message Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Password Encrypted Message free?
Password Encrypted Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo/Message Lock or Password Encrypted Message?
Photo/Message Lock is rated higher. Photo/Message Lock averages 4.4 out of 5 from 787 ratings, while Password Encrypted Message averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Photo/Message Lock or Password Encrypted Message have ads?
Neither Photo/Message Lock nor Password Encrypted Message shows ads.

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