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

Create secure, random passwords tailored to your needs. Customize length, character types, and exclusions for robust account protection. Essential for safeguarding online accounts.

Highlights
  • Customizable password length
  • Include/exclude lowercase letters
  • Include/exclude uppercase letters
  • Include numbers
  • Include special symbols
  • Exclude similar characters
  • Exclude ambiguous characters
Features
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Password Generator app is used to generate strong and random passwords for any account. A strong password is recommended for any type of secure account that requires a login and a password. With the random password generator, users will be able to generate strong passwords that is customized to their need. For example, users can specify how many characters they want for their passwords, and whether or not the password should include lowercase characters, uppercase characters, numbers, special symbols, excluding ambiguous characters, and excluding similar characters. Following is the full feature of the strong password generator. Password Length - The length of your password. The minimum length should be at least 12 characters for a password to be secure. Lowercase Characters - The option to include or exclude lowercase letters. Uppercase Characters - The option to include or exclude uppercase letters. Numbers - By turn on this option, you want your password to include at least one number. Symbols - Do you want your password to be extra secure? Then include special symbols in your password. Exclude Similar Characters - If you want to easily differentiate from o from 0, you have the option to exclude these characters in your password. Exclude Ambiguous Characters - If you want to eliminate characters like '[]' from your password, turn on this option.

Screenshots

PSWD4 screens
Password Generator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Password Generator at none against PSWD's 4. PSWD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PSWD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Password Generator 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 4.9 for Password Generator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSWD has 151 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSWD ships an update monthly, Password Generator every 18 months. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PSWD versus Password Generator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSWDPassword Generator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (151 ratings)4.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews96.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings151 — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanQiting Huang

Customer experience

PSWD

All ratings151 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.6%

Password Generator

All ratings12 ratings
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
None

Password Generator

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSWD or Password Generator?
PSWD and Password Generator are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 151 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do PSWD or Password Generator have ads?
Password Generator shows ads; PSWD does not.
Which is updated more often, PSWD or Password Generator?
PSWD ships an update monthly, and Password Generator every 18 months. Most recently, PSWD was updated on September 21, 2026 and Password Generator on September 21, 2026.

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