WhereNext vs Secure Message and Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhereNext
Easily plan your trips by adding locations to a saved list. Search for places and find the closest one to your current location. Organize your destinations in a simple, three-step process.
- Add locations by searching
- Save lists of destinations
- Check closest location
- Trip planning tool
- Location organization
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Planning your trip is as easy as three steps: - Add locations by searching the name - Save a list of locations to go - Check the closest one near you.
Secure Message and Text
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Tired of your friends stalking on your text messages? Need to hide messages from parents, family, even certain friends? This app is for you! With 'Secure Message and Text' you can encrypt any of your texts with a password! Then any nosy viewers will only be able to re-read your original message on their device by entering the same password! Ex: You will enter your message, "Hello World!" Then encrypt it with the password, "alks" (or whatever you so choose) ... Now you will send them the encrypted message, it will probably look something like this, "2oSe9sy90rmZAaTqTs6WEA==". Now when your recipient receives the encrypted message they will simply copy paste it into the decryption tab and enter the password "alks" (again, this password will vary depending on what you decide to set it as). If properly entered, the original message will be displayed, "Hello World!" Main features: - Encrypt your text message with your password. Encrypted text will be copied to clipboard automatically. - Send your encrypted text via SMS, Email, Facebook, Twitter... - Decrypt your encrypted text to view original text. **Optimized for iPhone 6(s), iPhone 6(s) Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X to iPhone 14 Pro Max and all iPad devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WhereNext at Free against Secure Message and Text's $2.99. WhereNext also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 38 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
WhereNext is free to download; Secure Message and Text costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WhereNext ships an update every 5 months, Secure Message and Text every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhereNext | Secure Message and Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shunzhe Ma | Dai Phan |
In-app purchases
WhereNext
No in-app purchases
Secure Message and Text
No in-app purchases
Questions
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