Comparison

RPG vs PSWD

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

Head to head
About

RPG

Generate strong, secure, and memorable passwords with customizable options. Protect your data with randomized passwords that are difficult to guess and can be easily copied or saved.

Highlights
  • Instant password generation
  • Memorable and word-based passwords
  • Password strength estimation
  • Secure storage with iCloud sync
  • Random login name generation
  • Password export option
Features
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Introducing RPG, your go-to Randomized Password Generator. Use RPG to create strong, secure passwords that protect your important data and privacy. Why RPG? Stop using dictionary-based passwords that are easily compromised. Instead, opt for random passwords that are not found in dictionaries and are much less likely to be tested in a “brute force” attack. Features Instant Generation: RPG instantly generates several passwords with varying strength, color-coded to help you quickly choose a password with the characteristics you need. - Word Option: RPG includes the option for words in passwords! Generate easy-to-type and remember passwords like “~Turfy9CookedSambur”. Optionally use random symbols as word separators. - Memorable Passwords: RPG creates strong memorable passwords using a clever technique that helps the password resemble a word. - Hawaiian Passwords: Give your password a fun tropical feel! - Balanced Passwords: Faster and easier to type because each character of the password comes from alternating hands (or thumbs). - Password Strength: Measured for each password based on the complexity and variety of letters, numbers, and symbols included. Time to guess is estimated based on a hypothetical computer system capable of making 500 billion guesses per second. Password Entropy is also available for each password (enable in Settings). - Privacy: Several passwords are generated at the same time, so there is no way the app or the person watching over your shoulder could know which password you decide to use! Just memorize the password you like and your secret will be safe. - Easy Copy and Save: Swipe to copy or save the password, or touch a password to tweak it before copying it for easy pasting later. Use the refresh buttons or pull the list down to generate more passwords. - Secure Storage: Saved passwords are stored in your device keychain, automatically sync to your other iCloud devices, and are available when logging into websites and apps (enable in Settings). The free version saves up to 3 passwords. Passwords are protected using your device passcode or biometrics. - Customization Options: Jump directly into the customization options for individual password profiles from the Passwords screen. - Random Login Names: Optionally create a random username when saving a password. Randomized usernames provide better security than your personally identifiable email address or phone number in the event of a website breach. - Export Option: Optionally export your password list for safe-keeping. Protect your data with RPG - the Randomized Password Generator. Your important data will thank you.

About

PSWD

Generate strong, random passwords with customizable options. This app offers phonetic password generation, interval separators, and real-time strength analysis. It prioritizes user privacy by operating entirely locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Generates passwords up to 128 characters
  • Customizable character combinations
  • Phonetic password generation
  • Password presets and iCloud sync
  • Real-time entropy and strength calculation
  • Share or copy passwords with one tap
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
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PSWD is a comprehensive strong password generator for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Features of PSWD: • Four generation modes: random characters, pronounceable passwords that follow a consonant–vowel pattern, passphrases built from dictionary words, and dice for games • Word passphrases in nine languages — English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese and a hand-crafted Turkish list — mix several at once, or import your own word list synced through iCloud • Remove diacritics from a passphrase for sites that only accept plain ASCII letters • Passwords up to 128 characters, one or many at a time • Minimum or exact counts per character class — uppercase, lowercase, digits, symbols, and your own custom set • Exclude specific characters, or skip ambiguous look-alikes like 0 O o 1 l I • Group characters with a separator at regular intervals for readability • Entropy and strength calculated live as you configure • Save presets and load them anywhere — they sync between your devices through iCloud • Generate passwords from the Shortcuts app without opening PSWD • On the Mac: a menu bar panel, a system-wide global shortcut that generates and copies in one press, open at login, and an optional hidden Dock icon • On iPhone and iPad: a layout made for each device, with a choice of accent colors • Full VoiceOver support PSWD works completely locally on your device. It does not collect, store or transmit anything — not the settings you enter, not the passwords it generates. It is a sandboxed app that takes your privacy seriously.

Screenshots

RPG4 screens
PSWD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PSWD at 4.9 against RPG's 4.5. PSWD also leads on review sentiment (97% vs 73%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). RPG's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PSWD sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PSWD holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSWD has 151 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of RPG's written reviews are positive against 97% of PSWD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RPG ships an update every 5 months, PSWD monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RPG versus PSWD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRPGPSWD
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (30 ratings)4.9 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhotilityKerem Erkan

Customer experience

RPG

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%

PSWD

All ratings151 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.5%
Negative2.6%

Bugs and requests

RPG

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

PSWD

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Auto-launch option when logging in
  • Auto font matching when copy and pasting
  • Diceware password generation method
  • Display generated passwords when multiple are created
  • Reset button for password settings

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RPG

One-time1
  • Save Passwords$1.99
4 purchases

PSWD

One-time4
  • Small cup of tea$0.99
  • Large cup of tea$1.99
  • Teapot!$3.99
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  • Samovar!!$4.99

Questions

Is RPG free?
RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PSWD free?
PSWD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RPG or PSWD?
PSWD is rated higher. RPG averages 4.5 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while PSWD averages 4.9 from 151 ratings.
Do RPG or PSWD have ads?
Neither RPG nor PSWD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RPG or PSWD?
RPG ships an update every 5 months, and PSWD monthly. Most recently, RPG was updated on September 7, 2026 and PSWD on September 21, 2026.

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