Comparison

PSWD vs Takely

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

Takely

Features
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Takely is a script and video studio that makes it easy to speak naturally in front of the camera. Write your scripts, set the scroll speed and type size, start the countdown and record in a single take. Prompter mode, mirrored text, multiple video ratios and quick sharing keep your production moving. FREE • Prompter styles • Call Mode • Camera-free rehearsal • Script templates • Hook library • Creator academy WITH TAKELY PRO • Content plan • Production report • Timed captions • Idea Lab • Speaking pace analysis The free plan includes 5 scripts, 3 recordings and up to 60 seconds per take. Privacy: https://takely.dodeyazilim.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: destek@dodeyazilim.com

Screenshots

PSWD4 screens
Takely4 screens

Verdict

The call

PSWD and Takely are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Takely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PSWD ships an update monthly, Takely every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PSWD versus Takely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSWDTakely
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (154 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings154 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanErdal Agirgun

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

Takely

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
2 purchases

Takely

Subscriptions2
  • Takely Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Takely Pro Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is PSWD free?
PSWD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takely free?
Takely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PSWD or Takely have ads?
Neither PSWD nor Takely shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PSWD or Takely?
PSWD ships an update monthly, and Takely every 4 weeks. Most recently, PSWD was updated on October 24, 2026 and Takely on October 26, 2026.

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