PassDirector vs SafeBx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PassDirector
Securely store and manage all your sensitive personal information, including passwords, financial details, and confidential notes. This app utilizes robust AES-256 encryption to protect your data and offers convenient syncing across devices.
- AES-256 encryption
- Syncing via Wi-Fi or iCloud
- Customizable categories and fields
- Touch ID and Face ID authentication
- Built-in web browser
- Encrypted backup file
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PassDirector is an encrypted, password protected database for sensitive personal data: - bank accounts, credit cards - email accounts, web passwords - serial numbers - hardware passwords - phone numbers - any other confidential information PassDirector uses strong, high secure AES-256 encryption. All cryptographic operations are performed using standard, system-provided iOS libraries. Other features: - syncing between the Mac and iPhone PhoneDirector database over the Wi-Fi or iCloud - creating new categories with custom fields - renaming and deleting categories and fields - custom picture for a category and an entry - Touch ID authentication - Face ID authentication - built-in web browser allowing to fill logins and passwords - Safari view controller is an option for displaying web links stored in the PassDirector database - sending emails directly from the PassDirector database - link to the Phone application to call phone numbers from the PassDirector database - link to the Maps application to show address from the PassDirector database - sending the encrypted backup file by email - searching in the database The Mac version of PassDirector: - use the same database on your Mac computer and your iPhone - editing the database on both iPhone and your Mac computer - syncing between the Mac computer and iPhone over the Wi-Fi connection (your iPhone and the computer must be on the same network) - syncing between the Mac computer and iPhone using iCloud
SafeBx
Securely store your account credentials in an encrypted vault. This app provides a personal safebox to prevent account loss, with import and export functionality for backup and multi-device synchronization. Your data remains protected with no external integrations.
- Encrypted account vault
- Import and export functionality
- Multi-device synchronization
- Password-protected encrypted copies
- Disaster recovery backup
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Never lose an account again by keeping them stored inside your personal safebox. Safebox offers you an encrypted vault where your accounts will be saved until you need them. With no integration to the outside world other than the app itself you can rest assured your accounts are secured from prying eyes. Wether you have multiple devices to keep in sync or you simply want to backup the accounts for disastery recovery, the import and export functionality are for you. Exporting your accounts will write an encrypted copy of all of your accounts with a password of your choice, and let you choose what to do with the resulting encrypted copy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SafeBx at Free against PassDirector's $19.99. SafeBx also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
SafeBx is free to download; PassDirector costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PassDirector ships an update every 5 months, SafeBx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PassDirector | SafeBx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MacMedia | STABLEBUILDS LLC |
Customer experience
PassDirector
SafeBx
In-app purchases
PassDirector
No in-app purchases
SafeBx
No in-app purchases
Questions
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