Elpass vs Xlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elpass
Securely store and manage your passwords and sensitive information with a personal digital vault. Enjoy an intuitive interface with customizable security levels and automatic login filling for web and native apps. Your data is encrypted and stored locally, with optional cloud syncing.
- Password management
- Personal digital vault
- Bank-level encryption
- Customizable security levels
- Automatic login filling
- Cross-device syncing
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Elpass is a password manager and personal digital vault that you can fully control. It has an enjoyable interface and always keeps your safety in mind. Elpass isolates your vault strictly. Your data is stored on your device locally and synced with a third-party cloud service like iCloud and Dropbox. Your data will be encrypted with bank-level algorithms before being sent, making sure that nobody can access it without your master password. Security is critical, but sometimes we don't want so many troubles for insignificant items. You may set a security level for every item. A convenient level item may fill automatically without any interaction. However, a high level item requires biometric verification every time. About convenience, Elpass can auto-fill logins for webpages and native applications on macOS. You never need to open the password manager and copy passwords manually. Elpass works on your Mac, iPhone & iPad. All data is synced smoothly and securely. Terms and Conditions: https://elpass.app/terms Privacy policy: https://elpass.app/privacy-policy
Xlist
Manage and preview files from multiple Alist servers. Supports online viewing of various document and video formats, along with essential file operations like downloading and renaming.
- Manage multiple Alist servers
- Online file previewing
- Video and document format support
- File download, rename, move, copy
- Background download function
- Subtitle plugin support
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Xlist is an Alist client where you can configure multiple Alist servers for file management and previewing, supporting online previewing of multiple video formats and document formats. - Support downloading, renaming, moving and copying of files. - Supports online preview of files in doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf formats. - Supports online preview of most videos such as mp4, mkv, avi, flv, etc. Also supports srt and vtt subtitle plugins. - Support jpg, png, gif and other formats of pictures online preview. - Background download function, you can open the preview file with other apps after the download is completed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Xlist at every 11 days against Elpass's every 2 months. Xlist also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Elpass sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Xlist sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Elpass against 4.2 for Xlist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Elpass's written reviews are positive against 71% of Xlist's.
Elpass ships an update every 2 months, Xlist every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Elpass | Xlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (40 ratings) — better | 4.2 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Surge Networks Inc. | BeiJing Ziyu Technology Company Ltd. |
Customer experience
Elpass
Xlist
In-app purchases
Elpass
- Elpass Subscription (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Elpass Subscription (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Xlist
- Xlist Premium$4.99









