Comparison

OnionShare vs Trivet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

OnionShare

Securely share files and host websites directly from your device without relying on cloud services. Protects against third-party access, network eavesdropping, and user identity exposure through end-to-end encryption and Tor network integration.

Highlights
  • Direct file sharing
  • Host websites
  • Tor Onion Services integration
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Anonymity protection
  • No third-party servers
Features
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Ever wanted to share something without also sharing it with Google or Dropbox? Tax documents, medical information, or unpublished research? Share files directly and securely without the middlemen. Your Private Productivity Suite.. In Your Pocket! Share files and host websites right from your phone, all over Tor Onion Services, built by the developers who created Orbot, Briar, Onion Browser and CalyxOS! What OnionShare protects against Third parties don’t have access to anything that happens in OnionShare. Using OnionShare means hosting services directly on your computer. When sharing your files with OnionShare, they are not uploaded to any third-party server. This avoids the traditional model of having to trust the computers of others. Network eavesdroppers can’t spy on anything that happens in OnionShare in transit. The connection between the Tor onion service and Tor Browser is end-to-end encrypted. This means network attackers can’t eavesdrop on anything except encrypted Tor traffic. Even if an eavesdropper is a malicious rendezvous node used to connect the Tor Browser with OnionShare’s onion service, the traffic is encrypted using the onion service’s private key. Anonymity of OnionShare users are protected by Tor. OnionShare and Tor Browser protect the anonymity of the users. As long as the OnionShare user anonymously communicates the OnionShare address with the Tor Browser users, the Tor Browser users and eavesdroppers can’t learn the identity of the OnionShare user. If an attacker learns about the onion service, they still can’t access anything. Prior attacks against the Tor network to enumerate onion services allowed attackers to discover private .onion addresses. To access an OnionShare service from its address, the private key used for client authentication must be guessed (unless the service is already made public by turning off the private key – see Turn Off Private Key).

About

Trivet

Features
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The stock timer app gives you one timer. Dinner needs four. Trivet runs as many timers as the meal does, side by side, each with its own name, color and alarm. Start one with a tap from the preset row — soft egg, pasta, rice, steak rest, French press — or dial in your own. EVERY TIMER ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Each running timer gets its own Live Activity. Glance at the Lock Screen or the Dynamic Island and see exactly what's about to finish, with +1 minute, pause and stop right there. You never have to open the app to add another minute to the pasta. BUILT TO SURVIVE THE KITCHEN Timers run off the clock, not off the app. Close Trivet, get a call, let your phone sleep — the countdown is still right when you come back, and the alarm still fires. PRESETS THAT MATCH HOW YOU COOK Sixteen to start with, covering eggs, pasta, rice, roasting, tea, pour-over and proofing. Save your own and they live in the row at the bottom, one tap from running. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No server. No analytics, no tracking, no ads. Trivet doesn't ask for a single permission except the one it needs to ring. FREE / PRO Trivet runs two timers at once for free, forever. Trivet Pro is one payment — no subscription — and adds: • Unlimited timers running at the same time • Your own saved presets • Five alarm sounds instead of two • An alert that repeats until you deal with it Good for cooking, but people use it for laundry, parking meters, brewing, workouts, and anything else where two things finish at different times.

Screenshots

OnionShare4 screens
Trivet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnionShare at none against Trivet's 1. OnionShare also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Trivet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OnionShare asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OnionShare versus Trivet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnionShareTrivet
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLockdown Systems佳锋 廖

In-app purchases

None

OnionShare

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Trivet

One-time1
  • Trivet Pro$3.99

Questions

Is OnionShare free?
OnionShare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trivet free?
Trivet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnionShare or Trivet have ads?
Neither OnionShare nor Trivet shows ads.

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