Cryptical vs pwd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cryptical
Generate strong, random passwords and passphrases with extensive customization options. Create secure credentials for personal use or system administration, with support for multiple languages and advanced character controls. Protect your generated passwords with biometric security.
- Truly random password generation
- Customizable character sets
- Random passphrase generation
- Password strength meter
- Bulk password generation
- Biometric security protection
- Multi-language word lists
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Cryptical is a full-featured password generator for end users and system administrators who need safe, random passwords or passphrases. Features: • Cryptographically secure random passwords, up to 999 characters • Choose the character sets to use (lowercase, uppercase, numbers, symbols), and always include or exclude specific characters • Passwords can be fully random or pronounceable, and can be generated with no repeated characters • Random passphrases of up to 99 words from lists of tens of thousands of words. Word lists in seven languages (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish) can be used individually or combined. For added security, capitalize words or substitute random letters with numbers, and pick the separator – which can be a random symbol • Password strength meter that shows the actual strength of a generated password • Copy passwords to the pasteboard or share them with other apps. Copied passwords can expire automatically and never leave your device via Universal Clipboard • Bulk generator: create a large number of passwords or passphrases at once • Interactive home-screen widgets: generate, reveal, copy, and save passwords, and switch mode, character sets, and length right on the widget • Home-screen quick actions: generate & copy, generate & add, or generate & print with a long press on the app icon • Password List with unlimited entries, notes, user name, and website, plus search • Bulk operations: copy, share, print, or delete several passwords at once (printing requires AirPrint) • Backup & restore your list as CSV – compatible with exports from other password managers • Everything you store is encrypted, and Cryptical can be locked with a passcode or Face ID / Touch ID, including auto-lock • App icon, theme, and font selection: customize Cryptical to your liking Cryptical is completely free, has no ads or tracking, and never connects to the internet – it doesn't make a single network request. Note: Cryptical is not a password manager. Please use it in addition to your existing password management solution.
pwd
Quickly generate secure passwords with customizable options for character types. Passwords are automatically copied for convenience and can be shared via various methods. The app provides entropy information and color-coded character distribution.
- Customizable character types (lowercase, uppercase, digits, symbols)
- Automatic password copying
- Color-coded character distribution
- Today Widget for quick generation
- Password entropy display
- Password sharing options
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pwd allows you to generate a new password and get back to what you're doing as quickly as possible. Top Features: - Ability to choose whether lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits or symbols will be included in passwords. - Automatically copies passwords that are generated so you can be on your way. - Color coding for different character types helps you see the distribution of different characters in your password at a glance. - Today Widget allows you to quickly generate passwords from your Today View, or by long-pressing the pwd app icon on your home screen. - Displays the entropy of generated passwords. - Ability to share a new password using SMS, email, and many other options. - Optimized for modern iOS and iOS devices, including full notch support and integration of haptic feedback. - Supports application launch options to generated passwords with different presets while the app launches. - Completely FREE with NO ADs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: pwd at none against Cryptical's 4. pwd also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). Cryptical's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 49) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Cryptical sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. pwd asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Cryptical against 4.7 for pwd. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cryptical has 3.9K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Cryptical's written reviews are positive against 73% of pwd's.
Cryptical ships an update every 3 months, pwd every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cryptical | pwd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | 4.7 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.4% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rene Fouquet | Parra LLC |
Customer experience
Cryptical
pwd
In-app purchases
Cryptical
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Large Tip$3.99
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- Enormous Tip$8.99
pwd
No in-app purchases







