PasswordGen vs Patchword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PasswordGen
Generate strong, secure passwords quickly and easily. Overcome website restrictions by customizing allowed symbols. Features real-time quality checks and a simple interface.
- Quick password generation
- Customizable symbol options
- Real-time quality check
- Simple and intuitive UI
- Password hiding option
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PasswordGen is a tiny app that will allow you to create a strong password quickly and easily. When you can't simply use a suggested password, the app will help you overcome password restrictions without compromise, such as only specific symbols are allowed on a website. Features ・Simple and intuitive UI to set password options ・Ability to hide a generated password ・Keyboard Shortcuts for main actions ・Real-time quality check using entropy ・Custom Option for symbols Not having a password manager is intentional as there are many great tools, including the Passwords on iOS and iPadOS.
Patchword
Compare files and directories to identify additions, removals, or modifications. It allows for matching files with slightly different names and applying or exporting patches and edit scripts non-destructively.
- Compare files and text
- Compare directories
- Identify added, removed, modified files
- Match files by alphabetical order or custom map
- Export and apply patches
- Create non-destructive edit scripts
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Select two files or paste two texts and compare them. Select two directories and compare them to see which files have been added, removed or modified, and selectively reset modified files to match the original ones. If files have slightly different names, you can match them by alphabetical order or a custom name map, and selectively rename them afterwards so that the names are equal. Export patches from two compared text files, or apply saved patches to an existing file. Create edit scripts that are applied non-destructively to a text file and export the resulting text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PasswordGen at 4.0 against Patchword's 3.5. PasswordGen also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and price ($2.99 vs $5.99). Patchword's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
PasswordGen costs $2.99 and Patchword $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PasswordGen holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of PasswordGen's written reviews are positive against 50% of Patchword's.
PasswordGen ships an update every 4 months, Patchword every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PasswordGen | Patchword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BLUE COMET LABS LLC | Nicolas Kick |
Customer experience
PasswordGen
Patchword
In-app purchases
PasswordGen
No in-app purchases
Patchword
No in-app purchases
