GmNuggets vs Databag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Decentralized communication
- Federated accounts
- End-to-end encryption
- Topic-based threads
- Audio and video calls
- Mobile alerts
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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)
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
GmNuggets ships an update every 5 months, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GmNuggets | Databag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | George Mizzi | Roland Osborne |
Customer experience
GmNuggets
Databag
In-app purchases
GmNuggets
No in-app purchases
Databag
No in-app purchases









