Comparison

Krypton vs WAS

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

Head to head
About

Krypton

Securely encrypt and protect your personal documents and folders with strong encryption. This app acts like a digital vault, keeping your sensitive files safe from unauthorized access on your devices and cloud storage.

Highlights
  • Strong encryption for documents and folders
  • Acts as a secure digital vault
  • Supports various file types (pictures, movies, PDFs, etc.)
  • Cloud synchronization with iCloud Drive and Dropbox
  • Available on iOS and macOS
Features
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Protecting your personal and confidential information since 2009, Krypton is the first, simplest and most reliable App on the iOS Store to strongly encrypt entire documents and folders. Now also available on the macOS App Store. Your stuff is secure from prying eyes no matter where you are in the world. Metaphorically, Krypton keeps your encrypted items in a special vault, with each item contained in their own deposit box; to gain access to an encrypted item the vault must be open and the passcode key must be used to unlock the deposit box before you can discern the plaintext contents inside. In iOS the vault may be open or closed, while on macOS the vault opens upon Log In. Because the unit of encryption is an entire document or folder, Krypton is not a password manager in the traditional sense, although you can maintain a document of all your passwords that you encrypt between uses. Krypton can encrypt any type of document, including but not limited to: • Pictures and movies from your photo album. • Email messages from your mailbox. • Songs, PDFs, movies, Zip files, word processing documents, text files, images, program source code or any other object that you can download over the network or from your personal web server. • Anything on the iOS pasteboard. • Any document other Apps are willing to Share, such as Pages, Numbers and Keynote. • iCloud Drive and Dropbox files for easy cloud synchronization. Krypton uses strong encryption on each item. This has several ramifications: • If your passcode is strong enough to withstand a brute force attack, no one is going to see your stuff. • If you forget your passcode, no one can recover your stuff for you! But only that one document is lost, not your entire collection of items. • Your stuff is secure even if your iDevice or Mac is stolen, or iCloud Drive or Dropbox account is compromised. Visit http://www.bigcatos.com to learn more.

About

WAS

Easily switch between mobile and desktop website views with a single click. Test your own websites or browse any site as it would appear on different devices using custom user-agent strings. This browser simplifies cross-device testing without needing emulators.

Highlights
  • Switch between mobile and desktop views
  • Change user-agent strings
  • Built-in WebView browser
  • Add custom user agents
  • Quick compatibility testing settings
  • Content verification tools
Features
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The WAS browser allows you to switch between mobile and desktop views of a website with one click. Now you can browse any site or test your own by changing the user-agent string—which determines how the website is displayed. With the built-in WebView browser, you can see how your site will look on various smartphones, screens, and devices without needing to buy them or install additional emulators. WAS offers a wide range of built-in user agents, but if they aren't enough, you can easily add or create your own. Additionally, the application includes many built-in settings for quick compatibility testing and content verification. Download the app now and say goodbye to the hassle of testing websites on different devices!

Screenshots

Krypton4 screens
WAS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WAS at fortnightly against Krypton's every 10 months. WAS also leads on ratings volume (96 vs 2). Krypton's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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

Krypton costs $2.99 and WAS $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Krypton holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAS has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Krypton ships an update every 10 months, WAS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Krypton versus WAS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKryptonWAS
Price$2.99$2.49 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.6 (96 ratings)
Positive reviews—53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings296 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSteve LidieAndreii Simaranov

Customer experience

Krypton

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

WAS

All ratings95 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

None

Krypton

No in-app purchases

None

WAS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Krypton free?
Krypton costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAS free?
WAS costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Krypton or WAS?
Krypton is rated higher. Krypton averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WAS averages 4.6 from 96 ratings.
Do Krypton or WAS have ads?
Neither Krypton nor WAS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Krypton or WAS?
Krypton ships an update every 10 months, and WAS fortnightly. Most recently, Krypton was updated on October 9, 2026 and WAS on October 21, 2026.

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