Comparison

SSSS Mobile vs Extended File Info

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

Head to head
About

SSSS Mobile

This app implements Shamir's Secret Sharing Scheme, allowing you to split text secrets into multiple shares. These shares can be reconstructed when a specific threshold is met, and can be shared via QR codes or text.

Highlights
  • Split secrets into multiple shares
  • Reconstruct secrets with a threshold
  • Share shares via QR code
  • Share shares via text
  • Retrieve shares from QR code
  • Retrieve shares from NFC Tag
Features
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SSSS Mobile is an implementation of Shamir's Secret Sharing Scheme (SSSS). In cryptography, Secret Sharing allows you to split a short "secret" text into multiple shares for later reconstruction when a specified threshold of shares are available. With SSSS Mobile, shares can be copied into another application or encoded in a QR Code and shared via email. Shares can later be retrieved from text, QR Code or NFC Tag (when available). You can also write shares to an NFC tag using a 3rd party NFC app. The optional Token parameter is prefixed to the share text to help describe the share or threshold. Some possible use cases for SSSS Mobile: * Split a short message intended for a group of individuals to decode only when the group is together. It may be interesting to store the shares on NFC tags attached to physical objects in this scenario. * Split an important but rarely used strong password across multiple QR Codes. Print and hide these QR codes in multiple locations for later retrieval. * Encrypt a large file with a difficult to remember password. Store the file in a potentially insecure location, but store the SSSS shares that protect your password in various other locations. Perhaps hide a large number of shares but only require a lower threshold for combination later if there is potential for some shares to be lost. * Encrypt the private key to your Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency holdings with an impossible to remember password. SSSS split the password, print the shares to QR Code and bury them in multiple locations. Require a lower threshold than the total number of hidden shares in case some are lost or damaged over time. IMPORTANT #1: If you intend to protect potentially important information, please take all necessary backup precautions and use at your own risk! IMPORTANT #2: The threshold must be met EXACTLY at the time of retrieval/combination. You cannot combine more or less than the exact threshold specified at the time that the share set is generated. It may be useful to use the optional Token parameter to indicate the threshold. Combining the wrong number of shares or invalid shares may result in an error OR an incorrect secret message reconstruction. IMPORTANT #3: The secret message must be 128 characters or less. The longer the message, the more processing time will be required for splitting and combining. For large secrets it is recommended to encrypt with a tool such as PGP/GPG and SSSS split only the password. Additional Notes: * This app uses the ssss-js library by Gabriel Burca to be compatible with the "ssss" UNIX/Linux application by B. Poettering.

About

Extended File Info

This utility allows users to view and modify detailed information about files on iOS devices. It supports checking file hashes like SHA256, MD5, and SHA1, and enables changes to creation/modification dates, names, and extensions. Files can be easily managed via drag and drop and accessed through the iOS Share menu.

Highlights
  • View SHA256, MD5, SHA1 file hashes
  • Modify file creation and modification dates
  • Change file names and extensions
  • Drag and drop file support
  • Access via iOS Share menu
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An addition to your files on iOS. You can: • Check the SHA256, MD5 and SHA1 hash of any file. • Change the creation and modification date of any file. • Change the name and extension of any file. • Drag and drop a file everywhere Use it from the Share menu anywhere on iOS.

Screenshots

SSSS Mobile4 screens
Extended File Info4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SSSS Mobile at every 8 days against Extended File Info's every 5 months. SSSS Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Extended File Info's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SSSS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Extended File Info has 31 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSSS Mobile ships an update every 8 days, Extended File Info every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SSSS Mobile versus Extended File Info: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSSS MobileExtended File Info
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQR Wild LLCJorge Garcia Armero

Customer experience

SSSS Mobile

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Extended File Info

All ratings31 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SSSS Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Extended File Info

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SSSS Mobile free?
SSSS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extended File Info free?
Extended File Info is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SSSS Mobile or Extended File Info?
SSSS Mobile is rated higher. SSSS Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Extended File Info averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do SSSS Mobile or Extended File Info have ads?
Neither SSSS Mobile nor Extended File Info shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSSS Mobile or Extended File Info?
SSSS Mobile ships an update every 8 days, and Extended File Info every 5 months. Most recently, SSSS Mobile was updated on June 2, 2026 and Extended File Info on October 24, 2026.

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