Comparison

Stegg vs Cipher Pixel

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

Head to head
About

Stegg

This app allows you to embed secret messages within any digital image, keeping the photo visually unchanged. Only those with the app can reveal the hidden text. Advanced features offer enhanced privacy and disguise options.

Highlights
  • Hide messages within images
  • Visually identical images
  • Password protection for messages
  • Disguise app as calculator (Pro)
  • Hide images within images (Pro)
  • Customizable app themes (Pro)
Features
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Stegg hides secret messages and entire photos inside ordinary images. The result looks like a normal picture. Your recipient can reveal what’s hidden in Stegg, and optional password encryption keeps protected secrets unreadable without the password. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Every message and image is processed entirely on your device. • Stegg never uploads your images, messages, or passwords. • No account, usage tracking, or third-party ads. • Password protection uses strong encryption; the correct password is required to decrypt the secret. HIDE, SHARE, AND REVEAL • Hide text inside a photo without visibly changing it. • Hide a complete photo inside another with Stegg Pro. • Share compatible Steggs between iPhone and Android. • Open images from other apps directly in Reveal. • Share only the stegged image with Discreet Share, or send a short explanation with Invite to Decode. • Core message hiding and revealing stay free so recipients never need Pro to decode what you send. BUILT FOR REAL-WORLD SHARING • Social-Proof mode helps preserve hidden data when a service may recompress an image. • Deep Search looks for hidden data in many cropped, resized, or screenshot images. • For the most reliable results, send or download the original image file. STEGG PRO: ONE PURCHASE Unlock photo-in-photo hiding, Calculator Disguise, five custom themes, and matching app icons. Pay once. No subscription. Your localized price appears before you buy. An app by RUNEWORKS.

About

Cipher Pixel

Features
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Cipher Pixel: Hide Messages in Your Photos With Cipher Pixel, you can securely send hidden messages or keep them safely hidden within images in your gallery. Cipher Pixel makes it easy to hide secret messages in your photos. Using the ancient technique of steganography, this app conceals information within the pixels of your images. Unlike cryptography, which scrambles data into unreadable text, steganography hides data in plain sight, ensuring secrecy without drawing attention. Why Choose Cipher Pixel? Seamless Integration: Effortlessly hide messages in your photos without changing their appearance. User-Friendly Design: Encode and decode messages with ease using a simple interface. Advanced Security: Encrypt your secret messages using the AES algorithm before embedding them in your photos, ensuring that your hidden data is protected with an extra layer of security. How It Works: Encode: Input your message, and Cipher Pixel transforms it into bits. Encrypt: Secure your message with AES encryption before hiding it in the image. Embed: Select a photo, and let Cipher Pixel discreetly hide your encrypted message within its pixels. Share Securely: Share your photo confidently, knowing your hidden message is safe. Additional Note: Once you have created an image with a secret message hidden in the Cipher Pixel app, be careful not to resize or compress the image when sharing it. When sending an image using messaging applications, the image must be sent as a 'Document'. If you send it as an image, the saved message may be lost. This is because messaging applications change the image format.

Screenshots

Stegg4 screens
Cipher Pixel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cipher Pixel at none against Stegg's 1. Cipher Pixel also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Stegg's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stegg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cipher Pixel asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stegg ships an update every 3 months, Cipher Pixel monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Stegg versus Cipher Pixel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteggCipher Pixel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRUNEWORKS LLCSerhat Cihangir

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stegg

One-time1
  • Stegg Pro$4.99
None

Cipher Pixel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stegg free?
Stegg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cipher Pixel free?
Cipher Pixel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stegg or Cipher Pixel have ads?
Neither Stegg nor Cipher Pixel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stegg or Cipher Pixel?
Stegg ships an update every 3 months, and Cipher Pixel monthly. Most recently, Stegg was updated on August 2, 2026 and Cipher Pixel on September 19, 2026.

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