Comparison

iPGMail vs My Links for Linkwarden

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

Head to head
About

iPGMail

This app simplifies PGP encryption for iOS users, allowing easy sending and receiving of encrypted emails and files. It supports the OpenPGP standard, key management, and various import methods for keys and messages.

Highlights
  • PGP encryption and decryption
  • Send and receive encrypted emails
  • Encrypt and decrypt files
  • Create and manage PGP keys
  • Import keys from various sources
  • Supports OpenPGP standard
Features
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iPGMail is a complete OpenPGP client for iPhone and iPad. Encrypt, decrypt, and digitally sign email and files using the same RFC 9580 / RFC 4880 standard you already use with GnuPG, Mailvelope, Thunderbird, ProtonMail's PGP exports, and any other OpenPGP-compatible tool. Bring your existing PGP identity to iOS or generate a new one in the app. Your private keys are stored in a private local database with the highest data-protection class and are unlocked only by Touch ID or Face ID. All cryptography runs locally — your keys and message content never leave your device. CRYPTO & INTEROPERABILITY • OpenPGP v4 and v6 (RFC 9580 / RFC 4880, RFC 6637) — fully interoperable with GnuPG, Mailvelope, Thunderbird, ProtonMail PGP exports, and any other compliant tool • Post-quantum encryption (RFC 9980): import, encrypt to, and verify signatures from hybrid ML-KEM + ML-DSA keys, which pair NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms with proven elliptic-curve cryptography • Optional post-quantum key generation: create v6 ML-DSA-65 + ML-KEM-768 or ML-DSA-87 + ML-KEM-1024 keys (turn on in Settings › Advanced) • Public-key algorithms: RSA, DSA, ECDSA, EdDSA (Ed25519, Ed448), ECDH (Curve25519, X448), ML-KEM, ML-DSA • Symmetric ciphers including AES-256, with modern AEAD encryption on PGP v6 (SEIPDv2) messages • PGP/MIME for encrypted email; standard ASCII-armored output for any plain-text channel • Detached and inline signatures; sign-only mode for authenticated but readable messages • Symmetric (password-based) file encryption • Encrypt to multiple recipients in a single message, mixing classic and post-quantum keys EMAIL • Send encrypted email directly from the app via SMTP — works with iCloud, Gmail, Outlook / Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL, Fastmail, GMX, Yandex, mail.ru, QQ, Comcast, and any custom SMTP server • Google OAuth2 for password-free Gmail authentication • Reply with quoted plaintext ("> " prefix) so encrypted threads read like normal email • Or hand off to your default mail app via the standard iOS share sheet KEY MANAGEMENT • Generate new keypairs in-app with strong defaults (ECC or RSA) • Import existing public and private keys (ASCII-armored or binary) • Search SKS / hkps key servers and Keybase to find recipient keys • Attach your public key to outgoing messages so recipients can import it directly • Inspect key flags, expiration, signatures, and user IDs FILES • Encrypt and decrypt files up to 100 MB per file (200 MB total per message), with on-screen progress • Quick Look preview of decrypted content in-place • Receive encrypted attachments directly from iOS Mail.app — no copy/paste required • Read .pgp, .gpg, .asc, and .sig files from anywhere via the Files app, AirDrop, iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or the system clipboard • Open URL handler for the x-ipgmail:// scheme so other apps can hand work to iPGMail iPAD-OPTIMIZED • Sidebar navigation and full keyboard shortcut support • Optimized layouts for Split View and Stage Manager PRIVACY POSTURE • Private keys are stored locally in a secured private database and unlocked only by Touch ID / Face ID • All encryption, decryption, signing, and verification happens on-device • No account creation, no cloud middleman, no third-party access to your message content • Open standard — your keys and messages stay portable to any other OpenPGP tool, on any platform WHO IT'S FOR Built for journalists, activists, security professionals, lawyers, developers, and anyone who already uses PGP on the desktop and wants the same workflow on iOS. Bring your existing key, decrypt your inbox, sign and send — without surrendering custody of your keys to anyone.

About

My Links for Linkwarden

Manage and organize all your links from your phone or tablet with a beautiful and simple interface. Create, edit, and upload files, while accessing preserved link formats and organizing them by category or tag. Your privacy is protected as no personal information is shared.

Highlights
  • Manage all links
  • Create and edit links
  • Upload PDF files and images
  • Pin links to dashboard
  • Access preserved link formats
  • Organize by category and tag
Features
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With My Links you can manage all your links stored in Linkwarden from the ease of your phone or tablet. My Links has been created to offer the user a beautiful and simple interface, following Apple's design guidelines, while offering the same functionalities as the Linkwarden web application. With My Links you can: - View all your links - Create new links and edit existing ones - Upload PDF files and images - Pin links to the dashboard - Access the preserved formats of each link (webpage, reader mode, PDF file and image) - View the links in each category - Create and edit categories - View links for each tag - Create new links from the share menu when sharing an URL - Supports servers that use mTLS (requires iOS 18 or greater) All this while preserving your privacy, because My Links does not share your personal information with anyone, nor does it share information you have stored in Linkwarden. My Links is also available for macOS, if you have a Mac, download it and enjoy it on your Mac too!

Screenshots

iPGMail4 screens
My Links for Linkwarden4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: My Links for Linkwarden at Free against iPGMail's $3.99. My Links for Linkwarden also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). iPGMail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (235 vs 31). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My Links for Linkwarden is free to download; iPGMail costs $3.99 up front. My Links for Linkwarden sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iPGMail asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Links for Linkwarden holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iPGMail has 235 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of iPGMail's written reviews are positive against 62% of My Links for Linkwarden's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPGMail ships an update every 10 days, My Links for Linkwarden every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iPGMail versus My Links for Linkwarden: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPGMailMy Links for Linkwarden
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (235 ratings)4.7 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings235 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWyllys IngersollJuan Gilsanz Polo

Customer experience

iPGMail

All ratings235 ratings
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative23.4%

My Links for Linkwarden

All ratings31 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

iPGMail

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when importing certain private keys
  • Issues with sending/receiving encrypted attachments
  • Problems with key server integration and key management

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save password/passphrase
  • Automatic deletion of local decrypted files
  • Better integration with iOS Mail app
  • Support for more encryption algorithms beyond RSA

My Links for Linkwarden

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iPGMail

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

My Links for Linkwarden

One-time5
  • Small tip$1.99
  • Medium tip$3.99
  • Big tip$7.99
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  • Very big tip$12.99
  • Glorious tip$19.99

Questions

Is iPGMail free?
iPGMail costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Links for Linkwarden free?
My Links for Linkwarden is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPGMail or My Links for Linkwarden?
My Links for Linkwarden is rated higher. iPGMail averages 4.3 out of 5 from 235 ratings, while My Links for Linkwarden averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do iPGMail or My Links for Linkwarden have ads?
Neither iPGMail nor My Links for Linkwarden shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPGMail or My Links for Linkwarden?
iPGMail ships an update every 10 days, and My Links for Linkwarden every 3 weeks. Most recently, iPGMail was updated on October 22, 2026 and My Links for Linkwarden on October 7, 2026.

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