Comparison

Tessercube vs OnionShare

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

Head to head
About

Tessercube

This app allows users to generate, import, and export OpenPGP keypairs for secure communication. It enables encryption, decryption, signing, and verification of messages, with a special keyboard for use in any application. A unified message history log keeps track of all communications.

Highlights
  • OpenPGP key generation and management
  • Encrypt and decrypt messages
  • Sign and verify messages
  • Unified message history
  • System-wide OpenPGP keyboard
Features
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[ Basic Functionalities ] - Generate, import, and export OpenPGP keypairs (EdDSA supported) - Encrypt and decrypt encrypted messages - Sign and verify signed messages - Unified message history log [ Special Features: Tessercube Keyboard ] Communicate via OpenPGP in any app, as long as all participants of the conversation have installed Tessercube (or any software supporting OpenPGP implementations). [ Feedback & Bug Report ] If you find any problem with Tessercube, you may visit https://github.com/DimensionDev/Tessercube-Talks/issues to open an issue or send an email to info@dimension.im

About

OnionShare

Securely share files and host websites directly from your device without relying on cloud services. Protects against third-party access, network eavesdropping, and user identity exposure through end-to-end encryption and Tor network integration.

Highlights
  • Direct file sharing
  • Host websites
  • Tor Onion Services integration
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymity protection
  • No third-party servers
Features
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Ever wanted to share something without also sharing it with Google or Dropbox? Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research? Share files directly and securely without the middlemen. Your Private Productivity Suite.. In Your Pocket! Share files and host websites right from your phone, all over Tor Onion Services, built by the developers who created Orbot, Briar, Onion Browser and CalyxOS! What OnionShare protects against Third parties don’t have access to anything that happens in OnionShare. Using OnionShare means hosting services directly on your computer. When sharing your files with OnionShare, they are not uploaded to any third-party server. This avoids the traditional model of having to trust the computers of others. Network eavesdroppers can’t spy on anything that happens in OnionShare in transit. The connection between the Tor onion service and Tor Browser is end-to-end encrypted. This means network attackers can’t eavesdrop on anything except encrypted Tor traffic. Even if an eavesdropper is a malicious rendezvous node used to connect the Tor Browser with OnionShare’s onion service, the traffic is encrypted using the onion service’s private key. Anonymity of OnionShare users are protected by Tor. OnionShare and Tor Browser protect the anonymity of the users. As long as the OnionShare user anonymously communicates the OnionShare address with the Tor Browser users, the Tor Browser users and eavesdroppers can’t learn the identity of the OnionShare user. If an attacker learns about the onion service, they still can’t access anything. Prior attacks against the Tor network to enumerate onion services allowed attackers to discover private .onion addresses. To access an OnionShare service from its address, the private key used for client authentication must be guessed (unless the service is already made public by turning off the private key – see Turn Off Private Key).

Screenshots

Tessercube3 screens
OnionShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tessercube at every 2 weeks against OnionShare's every 3 months. Tessercube also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tessercube holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Tessercube's written reviews are positive against 56% of OnionShare's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tessercube ships an update every 2 weeks, OnionShare every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tessercube versus OnionShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTessercubeOnionShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUJITEKU LIMITED LIABILITY CO.Lockdown Systems

Customer experience

Tessercube

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

OnionShare

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Tessercube

No in-app purchases

None

OnionShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tessercube free?
Tessercube is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnionShare free?
OnionShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tessercube or OnionShare?
Tessercube is rated higher. Tessercube averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while OnionShare averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Tessercube or OnionShare have ads?
Neither Tessercube nor OnionShare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tessercube or OnionShare?
Tessercube ships an update every 2 weeks, and OnionShare every 3 months. Most recently, Tessercube was updated on September 28, 2026 and OnionShare on October 16, 2026.

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