Comparison

PSWD vs GmPasswords

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

Head to head
About

PSWD

Generate strong, random passwords with customizable options. This app offers phonetic password generation, interval separators, and real-time strength analysis. It prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Generates passwords up to 128 characters
  • Customizable character combinations
  • Phonetic password generation
  • Password presets and iCloud sync
  • Real-time entropy and strength calculation
  • Share or copy passwords with one tap
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
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PSWD is a comprehensive strong password generator for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Features of PSWD: • Four generation modes: random characters, pronounceable passwords that follow a consonant–vowel pattern, passphrases built from dictionary words, and dice for games • Word passphrases in nine languages — English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese and a hand-crafted Turkish list — mix several at once, or import your own word list synced through iCloud • Remove diacritics from a passphrase for sites that only accept plain ASCII letters • Passwords up to 128 characters, one or many at a time • Minimum or exact counts per character class — uppercase, lowercase, digits, symbols, and your own custom set • Exclude specific characters, or skip ambiguous look-alikes like 0 O o 1 l I • Group characters with a separator at regular intervals for readability • Entropy and strength calculated live as you configure • Save presets and load them anywhere — they sync between your devices through iCloud • Generate passwords from the Shortcuts app without opening PSWD • On the Mac: a menu bar panel, a system-wide global shortcut that generates and copies in one press, open at login, and an optional hidden Dock icon • On iPhone and iPad: a layout made for each device, with a choice of accent colors • Full VoiceOver support PSWD works completely locally on your device. It does not collect, store or transmit anything — not the settings you enter, not the passwords it generates. It is a sandboxed app that takes your privacy seriously.

About

GmPasswords

Generate strong, unique passwords using a pattern-based approach. This tool helps create secure credentials for all your online accounts, ensuring better digital security.

Highlights
  • Pattern-based password generation
  • Secure credential creation
  • Enhanced digital security
  • User-friendly interface
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GmPasswords is a pattern based password generator

Screenshots

PSWD4 screens
GmPasswords3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GmPasswords at none against PSWD's 4. GmPasswords also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). PSWD's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (154 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PSWD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. GmPasswords asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PSWD against 5.0 for GmPasswords. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSWD has 154 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of PSWD's written reviews are positive against 100% of GmPasswords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSWD ships an update monthly, GmPasswords every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PSWD versus GmPasswords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSWDGmPasswords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (154 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings154 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanGeorge Mizzi

Customer experience

PSWD

All ratings153 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.5%

GmPasswords

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PSWD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Auto-launch option when logging in
  • Auto font matching when copy and pasting
  • Diceware password generation method
  • Display generated passwords when multiple are created
  • Reset button for password settings

GmPasswords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PSWD

One-time4
  • Small cup of tea$0.99
  • Large cup of tea$1.99
  • Teapot!$3.99
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  • Samovar!!$4.99
None

GmPasswords

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSWD free?
PSWD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GmPasswords free?
GmPasswords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSWD or GmPasswords?
GmPasswords is rated higher. PSWD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while GmPasswords averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do PSWD or GmPasswords have ads?
Neither PSWD nor GmPasswords shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSWD or GmPasswords?
PSWD ships an update monthly, and GmPasswords every 5 months. Most recently, PSWD was updated on November 3, 2026 and GmPasswords on November 3, 2026.

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