Comparison

PSWD vs Password Generator

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

Password Generator

Generate strong, secure passwords for any need with numerous customization options. Secure your password history with a PIN or fingerprint and export it to a text file. Create QR codes from passwords and save configurations with profiles.

Highlights
  • Generate strong secure random passwords
  • Customizable password options
  • Password strength display
  • Secured password history
  • Export history to text file
  • Profiles for configurations
  • QR code generation
Features
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With a wide range of options, "UltraPass" can be used to generate strong and secure passwords for any purpose. HIGHLIGHTS of the password generator: - Generate strong secure random passwords - Many options for different purposes - Individual numbers, letters and special characters can be de-/activated - Display of password strength - History for copied passwords - The history can be secured with a PIN or fingerprint - Export of the history to a text file - Profiles for storing different configurations - QR code can be created from password Plus: - Made in Germany - free - no ads - no internet connection needed Via the “in-app purchases” you can support the further development of the password generator and other apps with an optional payment. If you have questions or suggestions for improvement, I look forward to your e-mail.

Screenshots

PSWD4 screens
Password Generator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PSWD at monthly against Password Generator's every 4 months. PSWD also leads on ratings volume (154 vs 12) and device support (3 vs 1). 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 and Password Generator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PSWD against 4.9 for Password Generator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSWD has 154 ratings behind it against 12, 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 Password Generator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSWD ships an update monthly, Password Generator every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PSWD versus Password Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSWDPassword Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (154 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings154 — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanTobias Schiek

Customer experience

PSWD

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

Password Generator

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 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

Password Generator

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
Show 1 more
  • Samovar!!$4.99
4 purchases

Password Generator

One-time4
  • Donation$0.99
  • Donation$1.99
  • Donation$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Donation$3.99

Questions

Is PSWD free?
PSWD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Password Generator free?
Password Generator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PSWD or Password Generator?
Password Generator is rated higher. PSWD averages 4.9 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while Password Generator averages 4.9 from 12 ratings.
Do PSWD or Password Generator have ads?
Neither PSWD nor Password Generator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSWD or Password Generator?
PSWD ships an update monthly, and Password Generator every 4 months. Most recently, PSWD was updated on November 3, 2026 and Password Generator on November 3, 2026.

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