GhostKey vs MasterKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GhostKey
This app offers a unique, offline approach to password management by generating passwords based on your personal memories and photos. It prioritizes security, simplicity, and an enjoyable login experience, creating unique passwords for each site without storing any data.
- Offline operation, no data leaves device
- Password generation from memories/photos
- Unique password for each site
- Visual Memento login
- Automatic anti-phishing
- Persona organization
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“The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.” ― Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel Prize Winner GhostKey™ is the first password un-manager. It is built on the philosophy that we all have engraved memories, tastes, and preferences that are unique to us. They are more secure than our biometrics, which are not secrets in themselves. GhostKey™ provides three unique benefits over other password systems: security, simplicity, and enjoyment. Security: People used to memorize passwords or write them on a piece of paper. Current password managers convert that piece of paper into a digital form that needs to be protected, copied, and synchronized. GhostKey™ gets rid of that paper forever. It does not store any password or connect to any other machine. Instead, it computes passwords based on your memories, uses these to log you in, and then erases the computed passwords. Because of the unique way that GhostKey™ works, it isn't vulnerable to brute force attacks in the same way as other password managers. GhostKey™ don't validate the results, so If the wrong memento is entered the computed a password is wrong. Each password GhostKey™ generates has a 118-bit entropy, which takes 63 billion years to crack, and each application or website has a different password, making your security virtually unbreakable. Simplicity: GhostKey™ was designed to disappear. We’ve reduced the number of touches to the bare minimum, speeding up your login experience. Instead of inventing passwords, you use existing memories, which we call Flashbacks and Mementos. A Flashback is entered once per device, while a memento is entered every time you log in. Using a Visual Memento renders the login experience as fast as using biometrics. Enjoyment: GhostKey™ is designed to be enjoyable as well as fast and secure. You log in using a combination of your favorite memories and photos chosen from a gallery of 300 beautiful images. Instead of enduring frustrations and anxiety, you'll enjoy logging in and out, because each time you do you will be reliving your special experiences. GhostKey™ features include: • Totally offline operation: nothing leaves your device. • Beautiful photo-based login experience. • Automatic anti-phishing measures. • Personas™ to organize your accounts based on how you live your life. • Guaranteed unique password for each website and application. • Scramblers to create new passwords without changing your Memento. • Total freedom: you choose how you want to express your memories.
MasterKey
Securely store passwords, payment cards, and wallet recovery details with on-device encryption. This offline manager offers robust organization and a built-in password generator without requiring accounts or servers.
- On-device encryption
- Fully offline operation
- Local backup and restore
- Password generator
- Store payment cards and wallet recovery details
- Organize credentials into collections
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MasterKey is a private, offline password manager and secure vault. Store passwords, payment cards, and wallet recovery details with on-device encryption and no accounts or servers. WHAT YOU CAN STORE • Passwords: Email, social, servers, and custom credentials • Collections: Organize related passwords in multiple collection for quick access • Cards: Credit and debit card details • Wallets: Seed phrases, private keys, and passcodes KEY FEATURES • On-device encryption: Your vault is protected locally • Fully offline: No accounts, no sync, no tracking • Backup & restore: Local, encrypted backups you control • Password generator: Create strong, unique passwords instantly • Ad-free: A clean, focused experience MasterKey focuses on privacy by design and simple, reliable organization—so you stay in control of your data. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/95d48cc8-6006-4697-867a-593cdeb2d56f
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MasterKey at none against GhostKey's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. GhostKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MasterKey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GhostKey against 5.0 for MasterKey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | GhostKey | MasterKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 180 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Regwez, Inc. | Mohamed Al-Kainai |
Customer experience
GhostKey
MasterKey
In-app purchases
GhostKey
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- GhostKey Yearly subscription$7.991 Year
MasterKey
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Lifetime$9.99









