Comparison

GmNuggets vs Databag

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

Head to head
About

GmNuggets

Securely store and quickly find sensitive information like passwords, pins, and diary entries. Generate strong passwords with the built-in generator and easily share data when needed. All data is managed solely by the user and resides on their device.

Highlights
  • Sensitive data storage
  • Password generation
  • Secure data sharing
  • User-controlled data management
  • On-device data storage
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GmNuggets is a sensitive data management app that enables the user to easily enter, securely store and quickly find data... like: passwords, pins, bank-info, recipes, diary-entries, etc. GmNuggets also helps with strong password generation when utilizing the included flexible password generator. GmNuggets makes it very easy to securely share data. GmNuggets data is managed solely by the user. GmNuggets data is created, viewed, edited or removed solely by the user. GmNuggets data resides solely on the user’s device… unless, the user backs-up or shares the data to a target other than their own device.

About

Databag

This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.

Highlights
  • Decentralized communication
  • Federated accounts
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Topic-based threads
  • Audio and video calls
  • Mobile alerts
Features
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)

Screenshots

GmNuggets4 screens
Databag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Databag at fortnightly against GmNuggets's every 5 months. GmNuggets's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GmNuggets against 5.0 for Databag. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GmNuggets ships an update every 5 months, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GmNuggets versus Databag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGmNuggetsDatabag
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge MizziRoland Osborne

Customer experience

GmNuggets

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Databag

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GmNuggets

No in-app purchases

None

Databag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GmNuggets free?
GmNuggets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Databag free?
Databag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GmNuggets or Databag?
GmNuggets and Databag are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do GmNuggets or Databag have ads?
Neither GmNuggets nor Databag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GmNuggets or Databag?
GmNuggets ships an update every 5 months, and Databag fortnightly. Most recently, GmNuggets was updated on October 16, 2026 and Databag on October 24, 2026.

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