Stegg vs Stego
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
Stego
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Stego lets you hide private text or images inside ordinary photos and extract them later on your iPhone or iPad. Your cover images and hidden payloads are processed on your device—they are not uploaded to Japality Limited. CHOOSE YOUR WORKFLOW • LSB-1 for lossless PNG workflows • DCT and GN-QIM for JPEG and recompressed sharing scenarios • Social Media Mode to prepare images for apps that may resize uploads • Optional error correction for tougher recovery FEATURES • Hide text, notes, or an image inside another image • Extract hidden content from stego images • UTF-8 support, including Chinese and emoji • Warnings when a cover image is too flat for reliable embedding FREE & STEGO PRO Stego is free to use with ads. Stego Pro (monthly or yearly subscription) removes banner, interstitial, and app-open ads. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or in Stego → Settings → Stego Pro. PRIVACY See our Privacy Policy for how ads (Google AdMob) and subscriptions (RevenueCat) handle data. Steganography operations themselves stay on your device. IMPORTANT Stego is for lawful personal use only. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws. Steganography is not encryption—anyone with the original file may detect or lose hidden data if the image is recompressed. Support: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/support/ Privacy: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/privacy_policy/ Terms: https://app.japality.com/stego/i/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Stegg at none against Stego's shown. Stegg also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Stegg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stego sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stegg ships an update every 3 months, Stego every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 2, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stegg | Stego |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RUNEWORKS LLC | Japality Limited |
In-app purchases
Stegg
- Stegg Pro$4.99
Stego
- Stego Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Stego Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year









