Comparison

CYP Control vs PGPKit

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

Head to head
About

CYP Control

Features
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This App designed to be used in conjunction with the CPLUS-421PLV, the 4 by 2 matrix produced by Cypress Technology Co., Ltd. It provides a simple and efficient way for the user to control CPLUS-421PLV via telnet commands.

About

PGPKit

Securely send and receive encrypted messages with anyone using standard PGP implementations. This app handles the complexities of encryption, ensuring your communications are private and verifiable, all processed directly on your device without servers or accounts.

Highlights
  • Send and receive encrypted messages
  • Verify message authenticity
  • Repair damaged encrypted messages
  • Secure key backups
  • Face ID for key access
  • Offline operation
Features
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PGPKit is PGP for people who want it to work. Send an encrypted message to anyone who uses GnuPG, Thunderbird, Proton Mail or OpenKeychain. Read what they send back. Check that a message really came from who it says. Every operation happens on your iPhone — there is no account, no server, and no analytics. INTEROP YOU CAN COUNT ON PGPKit is tested against four independent OpenPGP implementations — GnuPG, Sequoia, RNP (the engine inside Thunderbird) and GopenPGP (the engine inside Proton). Keys it creates are standard OpenPGP v4, readable everywhere. PASTE ANYTHING Copy an encrypted message from any mail app and tap Paste. PGPKit repairs the damage mail apps do — stray quote marks, broken line endings, extra spaces — and works out whether it is a message, a signature or a key. ERRORS THAT MAKE SENSE Instead of "decryption failed", PGPKit tells you what happened and what to do: the message was encrypted to a different key, the passphrase is wrong, the file was damaged in transit. YOUR KEYS NEVER GET LOST Creating a key walks you straight into a backup, protected by a passphrase you choose, and verified by opening it again before you save it. The backup is a standard OpenPGP file that GnuPG can open too. FACE ID INSTEAD OF TYPING Choose to remember a key's unlock and Face ID opens it in an instant. The unlocked key is held by iOS behind Face ID, never synced, never backed up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Keys stay in this phone's Keychain, excluded from iCloud and backups • No account, no analytics, no ads, no crash reporting • No version line or device details in anything you send; the one-line “Made with PGPKit” note switches off in Privacy & Data • Works in airplane mode PGPKIT PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION More than one identity, large file encryption, standalone signatures, printed paper backups, key lookup by email and a packet inspector. Decrypting, verifying, backups and restoring are always free.

Screenshots

CYP Control4 screens
PGPKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CYP Control at none against PGPKit's 1. CYP Control also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). PGPKit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 23 months). On price 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. PGPKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CYP Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CYP Control ships an update every 23 months, PGPKit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
CYP Control versus PGPKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCYP ControlPGPKit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCypress Technology Co., LTD.Can You Grab It LLC

In-app purchases

None

CYP Control

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PGPKit

One-time1
  • PGPKit Pro$9.99

Questions

Is CYP Control free?
CYP Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PGPKit free?
PGPKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CYP Control or PGPKit have ads?
Neither CYP Control nor PGPKit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CYP Control or PGPKit?
CYP Control ships an update every 23 months, and PGPKit every 2 days. Most recently, CYP Control was updated on November 7, 2026 and PGPKit on November 6, 2026.

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