Comparison

PSWD vs Expiry

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

Expiry

Features
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Tired of finding out at the last minute that your passport, driver's license or insurance has expired? Expiry keeps every important date in one place and reminds you before it's too late. Add anything with an expiration or renewal date — documents, subscriptions, warranties, memberships, domains, SSL certificates and more — and Expiry will count down the days for you. KEY FEATURES • Smart reminders: get notified days or weeks before something expires • Ready-made templates: passport, ID card, driver's license, car insurance, vehicle inspection, warranty, subscription, domain and more • Calendar view: see what's coming up this week, this month or this year at a glance • Clear status colors: instantly spot what's expired, expiring soon or safe • Notes and details: keep document numbers, costs and notes with each item • Beautiful dark design with smooth, native-feeling animations • Available in 6 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your items are stored on your device. No account or sign-up is required. GO AD-FREE Expiry is free to use with ads. You can remove all ads with a one-time purchase for 3 months or 1 year — no subscription and no auto-renewal. Never miss a renewal again. Download Expiry and let it remember for you.

Screenshots

PSWD4 screens
Expiry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PSWD at none against Expiry's shown. Expiry's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Expiry sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PSWD versus Expiry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSWDExpiry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (154 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings154 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKerem ErkanBurak Kuvan

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

Expiry

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

Expiry

One-time2
  • Ad-free · 3 months$2.99
  • Ad-free · 1 year$9.99

Questions

Is PSWD free?
PSWD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Expiry free?
Expiry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PSWD or Expiry have ads?
Expiry shows ads; PSWD does not.

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