PSWD vs Strong Password Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Strong Password Maker
Easily create strong, random passwords with customizable settings. This app offers fast startup and secure, on-device generation, making it a convenient alternative to browser-based tools. It supports dark mode for a comfortable user experience.
- Fast startup
- Random password generation
- Customizable settings
- One-tap copy
- Secure on-device operation
- Dark mode support
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This App generates strong random passwords. --- Recommended for... --- - Those who want to use stronger passwords than they can think of on their own. - People who have many chances to create passwords - I already manage my own passwords, so I just want to generate passwords easily. - I want a password generator that is more convenient than the browser's automatic password generator. - We want a password generator that is quick and easy to use. --- Features --- - Fast startup - Random password generation - Customizable settings (number of characters, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, limited symbols) - One-tap copy to pasteboard (easy copy and paste) - Secure operation (passwords are created in the device, no communication with external server) - Supports dark mode --- Caution --- - This App only creates passwords. Please manage and use the created passwords in an appropriate manner. - This App does not guarantee the security of created passwords. We are not responsible for any damages incurred by users or third parties in connection with the use of this App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PSWD at Free against Strong Password Maker's $1.99. PSWD also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 60%) and ratings volume (154 vs 16). Strong Password Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On rating, ads and device support 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
PSWD is free to download; Strong Password Maker costs $1.99 up front. PSWD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Strong Password Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
PSWD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSWD has 154 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of PSWD's written reviews are positive against 60% of Strong Password Maker's.
PSWD ships an update monthly, Strong Password Maker every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PSWD | Strong Password Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (154 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kerem Erkan | Codepaint Inc. |
Customer experience
PSWD
Strong Password Maker
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
Strong Password Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PSWD
- Small cup of tea$0.99
- Large cup of tea$1.99
- Teapot!$3.99
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- Samovar!!$4.99
Strong Password Maker
No in-app purchases









