OneView vs Whisper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
OneView
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OneView turns a short secret into a one time link that can be opened once, then it's gone. Write it, lock it, send it. Type a short message and OneView encrypts it on your device with AES-256-GCM before anything leaves your phone - the same standard, OS-provided cryptography used across iOS, not a homemade cipher. Choose how long the link stays alive: one open, one hour, 24 hours, or 7 days. Then share the link however you already talk to people - Messages, Mail, or any app with a share sheet. The key never touches our server. The decryption key travels only in the link itself, after the "#" - a part of the URL that browsers and servers never transmit over the network. Our server only ever stores the ciphertext, a random token, and an expiry time - never your plaintext or your key. Ciphertext expiry is enforced automatically: once the timer runs out, the encrypted bytes are deleted for good, so nobody who only has access to the server - not us, not an attacker who steals the database - can ever read what you wrote. One open, then it's really gone. The moment the recipient opens the link and confirms they want to reveal it, the secret is deleted from the server - a single atomic hand-off, so two people racing to open the same link can't both see it. Whoever opens it first sees the message; anyone after sees a plain "this can't be shown" screen, whether it was already opened, expired, or never existed - so the screen itself never reveals which case it was. No account required, on either end. There is no sign-up and no login, and the recipient on the other end doesn't need this app installed either - the link opens in any browser and decrypts right there, so anyone you send it to can read it once. Built-in daily limit, with an optional boost. You get 3 new secrets a day at no cost. Need one more? An optional short video ad on the usage screen adds 3 extra creations for that day - never during writing, sharing, or reading a secret. Skipping the ad changes nothing about the secrets you've already made or the ones you can still read. Accessible from the first tap. Every screen honors your Dynamic Type setting, VoiceOver narrates each control in a logical order, status is never carried by color alone, and motion calms down when Reduce Motion is on. Tap targets stay comfortably large, so nothing needs a second, more careful attempt. Languages: English, νκ΅μ΄, ζ₯ζ¬θͺ, ηΉι«δΈζ, Deutsch, FranΓ§ais, EspaΓ±ol. What OneView does not promise: it can't stop a recipient from screenshotting or copying what they read, and once someone has the link before it expires, they can open it - share it only with people you trust to see it once.
Whisper
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Want to send some secrets to somebody? Whisper can help you! By encrypting with a specific key, Whisper can turn any text into Emojis. You can then send these Emojis any way you want. Without the corresponding key, your secrets can never be compromised. Whisper supports to create two kinds of keys: Random Secure Key and Passphrase Derived Key. Both kinds of keys can be shared with QR code. Whisper uses a hybrid 256-bit encryption algorithm, which is theoretically difficult to break. To learn more, just try it now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Whisper at none against OneView's shown. Whisper also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 75 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OneView ships an update every 75 months, Whisper every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OneView | Whisper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jinwan Kim | ζ±ζ ι |
In-app purchases
OneView
No in-app purchases
Whisper
No in-app purchases









