Steganography vs Cryptale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steganography
Hide secret messages or images within photos. The encoded content is only decipherable with the same application, ensuring private communication. It utilizes steganography techniques to alter pixels imperceptibly.
- Hide messages in photos
- Hide images in photos
- Imperceptible pixel alteration
- Private message sharing
- Premium subscription for unlimited features
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Have you ever wanted to hide a secret message inside a photo? With Steganography, you can encode a message or image in a picture and then save it or send it to a friend. The message can only be decoded using the same app, but if you want to ensure that only the intended receiver can read the message. Steganography is the best steganographic app available for iOS. Send messages and images without anyone knowing. Steganography is the practice of hiding data in plain sight. Pictograph works by changing the least significant bits in each pixel in a specific way so that a message can be hidden. Because Pictograph only changes the least significant bits in a pixel, the change is imperceptible to human eyes. Steganography Premium plans with No commitment. Cancel anytime. Full access to unlimited pro features. Length & Price: Steganography Weekly Premium - $2.99/Week Steganography Yearly Premium - $9.99/Year Steganography Lifetime Premium - $19.99. One-time payment Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase and at the start of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can manage your subscription and cancel it in the iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Unused portions of a free trial will be forfeited upon purchasing a premium subscription. Terms of Service: https://hoangtam101.github.io/lighthouse/term/ Privacy: https://hoangtam101.github.io/lighthouse/policy/ If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at: hoangtam.cntt@gmail.com
Cryptale
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Cryptale hides your secret message inside an ordinary-looking, AI-written story. Share the story anywhere — in a text, an email, a note — and only someone with the right password (and the Cryptale app) can pull the secret back out. There's no invisible ink and no hidden characters. The secret lives in the words themselves: what you see is exactly what you send. Copy the story exactly as generated and it round-trips perfectly. • Hide — type a private message, pick a style (Story, Chat, or News), add an optional password, and Cryptale weaves it into a natural passage. • Reveal — paste a Cryptale story back in, enter the password, and watch the secret decode before your eyes. • Encrypted — add a password and your message is encrypted; without it, the story is just a story. • Private by design — your stories are saved only on your device, encrypted at rest. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. • Three styles, light & dark themes, and a hidden "hacker" mode for the fun of it. Great for puzzles, playful notes, private reminders, and anyone curious about steganography and ciphers. Note: Cryptale generates and decodes stories on its secure server, so an internet connection is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cryptale at none against Steganography's 3. Cryptale also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Steganography sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Cryptale asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Steganography | Cryptale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tam Nguyen | KAKHA GIORGASHVILI |
In-app purchases
Steganography
- Weekly PREMIUM$2.997 Days
- Yearly PREMIUM$9.991 Year
- Steganography Lifetime Premium$19.99
Cryptale
No in-app purchases









