Comparison

Instant PGP vs OnionShare

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

Head to head
About

Instant PGP

Easily manage your PGP keys for secure communication. Generate, import, and export public and private keys in ASCII format. Encrypt, decrypt, sign, and validate messages with robust PGP functionality.

Highlights
  • Generate PGP keys
  • Import PGP keys
  • Export PGP keys
  • Encrypt messages
  • Decrypt messages
  • Sign messages
  • Validate signatures
Features
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The app allows you to generate, import and export your public and private PGP keys in ASCII format. You can use these keys to encrypt/sign cleartext messages, decrypt PGP MESSAGEs and validate PGP SIGNED MESSAGEs. For questions and suggestions contact me at instantpgp@gmail.com.

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 Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research?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

Instant PGP4 screens
OnionShare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Instant PGP at 49 against OnionShare's 5. Instant PGP also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

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

OnionShare holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instant PGP has 49 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Instant PGP's written reviews are positive against 56% of OnionShare's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Instant PGP versus OnionShare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant PGPOnionShare
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (49 ratings)3.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better5
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor FedotovLockdown Systems

Customer experience

Instant PGP

All ratings49 ratings
Positive61.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative35.4%

OnionShare

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

In-app purchases

None

Instant PGP

No in-app purchases

None

OnionShare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instant PGP free?
Instant PGP 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, Instant PGP or OnionShare?
OnionShare is rated higher. Instant PGP averages 3.6 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while OnionShare averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Instant PGP or OnionShare have ads?
Neither Instant PGP nor OnionShare shows ads.

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