Comparison

Folder Lock vs Password Encrypted Message

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

Head to head
About

Folder Lock

Secure your private files, photos, videos, and sensitive information with password protection and encryption. This app also functions as a file manager, allowing wireless transfers and secure browsing, acting as a comprehensive tool for smartphone data security and privacy.

Highlights
  • Password-protect files and folders
  • Encrypt sensitive data
  • Secure private photos and videos
  • Wireless file transfer (PC/Mac)
  • Password manager
  • Secure notes and wallet cards
  • Secure browser
Features
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Folder Lock lets you password-protect your personal files, photos, videos, documents, contacts, wallet cards, password manager, notes and audios in your iPhone. Apart from being a perfect cross-platform data security app, Folder Lock is a perfect WiFi manager app too, as you can transfer files from your iPhone to PC/Mac, or vice versa, wireless via Folder Lock. Its WiFi Music Manager feature allows you the options of audio import, music import, song import and mp3 import without using iTunes. Introducing Gallery Lock, which locks your photos and videos. It’s Gallery Lock, Photo Lock and Video Lock options allow you to secure and view your personal photos and videos in their respective windows. In all, this app is the Swiss army knife for smart phone data security and privacy app as well as a perfect file manager. So lock everything with Folder Lock! It is a cross-platform data security application that allows you to lock and encrypt files, back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox on multiple devices and create secure wallets. Additional features include Password Manager, Panic Switch and Hack Security. FEATURES: • Lock Files and Folders • Encrypt Files and Folders • Protect private photos • Hide sensitive videos and pictures • Password-protect secret audios • Lock down important documents •Back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox • Write secure notes • Import Saved Contacts • Lock Videos • Lock Photos • Create secret Contact • Secure Browser (leaves no traces and privacy enabled) • Audio Import • Password Manager • Save Protected Wallet Cards - Credit Cards - Bank Accounts - ID / Social Security - Driver’s License details - Business Cards - Business Info - Health and Hygiene - Passport details - General Purpose Cards • Import files from - Photo Gallery - Music - Camera - PC / MAC - Secure Browser • View, Run and Play - Media Player for videos - Audio Player for music and audios - Picture Viewer for Photos - Document Editor for Documents • Settings and Options - Hacker Deterrents - Brute force attack prevention - Take images of unauthorized login attempts - Logs unauthorized login attempts - Deterrents on multiple invalid login attempts FORMATS SUPPORTED: • Documents: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, pdf, epub, txt • Pictures: png, jpg, bmp, gif • Videos: aac, m4v, mp4, mov, wmv, avi, aiff, wav, aax, aax+ • Audios: aac, he-aac, mp3, aax, aiff, wav, wma • Archives: rar, tar, gzip, 7z, gz, log, torrent, pps https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/folder-lock-eula/ https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/privacy/

About

Password Encrypted Message

Securely share sensitive information through encrypted messages. This app allows you to encrypt and decrypt messages with a password, making it ideal for private communication or fun password-guessing games with friends.

Highlights
  • Encrypt messages with a password
  • Decrypt password-protected messages
  • iMessage integration for easy use
  • Share private information securely
  • Fun password-guessing games
Features
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A great way to protect your messages with a password. The integration with iMessages makes the app very easy to use. Using the app you can encrypt and decrypt password protected messages. It's a simple way to share private information, but it can also be used to have some fun. For example: send a password protected message to your friends and send some tips for the group to guess the password. Or protect multiple message with different passcodes, and share the different passwords at different times. It's also fun to use a set of emojis as a password, and share the text version of the password. ------------- DELETE APP Poll is an iMessage app, so you must use iMessage to uninstall the app. Instructions can be found here: www.bit.do/del-app The instructions: 1. Open a conversation in iMessage 2. Tap the App Store icon to open the apps list 3. Swipe right to the end and press the "..." button 4. Find the app you want to delete 5. Swipe left on the app row and tap delete

Screenshots

Folder Lock4 screens
Password Encrypted Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Password Encrypted Message at none against Folder Lock's shown. Password Encrypted Message also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Folder Lock's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Folder Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Password Encrypted Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folder Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folder Lock has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Folder Lock versus Password Encrypted Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolder LockPassword Encrypted Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.8K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews33.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNewSoftwares.netFanatic Development

Customer experience

Folder Lock

All ratings1,754 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative55.0%

Password Encrypted Message

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Folder Lock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos and videos becoming corrupted or lost
  • App crashing on launch or during use
  • Login/password reset functionality not working
  • Inability to access or transfer stored files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to recover lost data
  • Improved file management options
  • Cross-device syncing capabilities
  • Better customer support responsiveness

Password Encrypted Message

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Folder Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Folder Lock Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Folder Lock Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlocked Feature Pack$3.99
1 purchases

Password Encrypted Message

One-time1
  • Unlimited Messages$0.99

Questions

Is Folder Lock free?
Folder Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Password Encrypted Message free?
Password Encrypted Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Folder Lock or Password Encrypted Message?
Folder Lock is rated higher. Folder Lock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Password Encrypted Message averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Folder Lock or Password Encrypted Message have ads?
Folder Lock shows ads; Password Encrypted Message does not.

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