Tear vs Paranoia File Encryption PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tear
Easily design classic street-style posters with tear-off tabs for phone numbers. Perfect for promoting services, events, or items for sale. Create and share printable ads in seconds.
- Create tear-off posters
- Design for various needs
- Printable ad format
- Quick and easy to use
- Shareable designs
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Tear-Off Poster Maker lets you quickly create classic street-style posters with tear-off phone number tabs. You’ve seen them on poles, walls and notice boards everywhere — now you can design your own in seconds. Offering guitar lessons, renting a room, selling an item, promoting a local service, looking for help, or announcing an event? Create a clean, printable poster that matches your needs, export it as a PDF, and save previous posters so you can edit or reuse them anytime.
Paranoia File Encryption PRO
Securely encrypt and conceal your private files and folders using a variety of strong encryption algorithms. This app can also hide files within JPEG images for an extra layer of security. It offers batch processing and deletion options for enhanced privacy management.
- Multiple strong encryption algorithms
- Steganography to hide files in images
- Secure deletion of original files
- Batch processing of multiple files
- Creates encrypted .enc files
- Key for desktop application activation
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• Paranoia File Encryption is a universal file encryption application for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod), brought to you by Paranoia Works. It securely encrypts your private and confidential files or entire folders. P.F.E. works like an archiver, creating a new .enc file after encryption. The original file(s) can be deleted or wiped after the encryption process is completed. This can be done manually or set to be done automatically. • The app ensures real security as data is encrypted using the strongest encryption algorithms: Blowfish 448bit, AES 256bit, RC6 256bit, Serpent 256bit, Twofish 256bit, Threefish 1024bit, SHACAL-2 512bit, and Paranoia C4 2048bit ciphers are available. • Steganography: The application offers steganographic features, allowing you to conceal files within a JPEG image. Two algorithms are available: J-UNIWARD and F5. The selected algorithm works with your chosen symmetric cipher to create the final steganogram. • Versions for other systems and platforms are available on the application's homepage (download section - https://paranoiaworks.mobi/download/). • The AES web version is available at: https://pteo.paranoiaworks.mobi/paranoia-file-encryption/ • Free / PRO version differences: The PRO version contains more algorithms - specifically, Threefish 1024bit, SHACAL-2 512bit, and Paranoia C4 2048bit (which is a cascade of Threefish–Serpent–AES–SHACAL2). The free version can decrypt data encrypted by these advanced algorithms, but encryption is exclusive to the PRO version. In addition, the PRO version allows the selection of multiple files and their batch processing. It also provides a key to activate the PRO version of the desktop application: Paranoia File & Text Encryption for PC, Paranoia Text Encryption for PC and S.S.E. File Encryptor for PC • We greatly appreciate your feedback, including suggestions for improvement and reports of technical problems. Please feel free to contact us via email, particularly if you have questions. Comments don't provide the means for us to communicate with you effectively.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paranoia File Encryption PRO at 100% against Tear's 0%. Paranoia File Encryption PRO also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Tear's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On ads 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
Tear is free to download; Paranoia File Encryption PRO costs $3.99 up front. Tear sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Paranoia File Encryption PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tear ships an update every 6 months, Paranoia File Encryption PRO every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Tear | Paranoia File Encryption PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Florent Pottevin | Frantisek Dvorak |
Customer experience
Tear
Paranoia File Encryption PRO
In-app purchases
Tear
- Remove banner ads$0.49
- Remove app watermark$0.49
- Add QR Code$0.49
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- Unlock other templates$0.49
- Support developer$0.99
- Legend Tip$1.99
- Fully unlock app$2.49
Paranoia File Encryption PRO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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