Disk Decipher vs Space Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Disk Decipher
Access and manage encrypted virtual disk images directly on your iPhone and iPad. Supports a wide range of encryption formats and file systems, offering secure viewing and playback of your data anywhere.
- Access encrypted virtual disks
- Supports VeraCrypt, TrueCrypt, LUKS, DMG
- Native file system handling
- Secure authentication options
- File Provider integration
- Media playback
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Access encrypted virtual disks on iPhone & iPad. Open VeraCrypt, TrueCrypt, LUKS, DMG, ProxyCrypt and more—securely, anywhere. Disk Decipher supports many advanced features. Full compatibility details and documentation are available on the support site: https://disk-decipher.app. Highlights: - Freedom of storage - Keep your disk images on your device, on an external disk or NAS, or in the cloud - Broad disk‑image compatibility – VeraCrypt, TrueCrypt, LUKS, DMG, Apple sparse image/bundle, ProxyCrypt - Native file‑system handling – FAT, exFAT, NTFS, HFS, APFS, Linux ext (*) - Rich viewer & media playback – Work securely with your files within the app, or use the File Provider integration across apps - Secure authentication options – Password, passcode, Touch ID, Face ID; Keyfiles, smart-card and FIDO2 security key. (*) exFAT and write support for HFS, APFS and NTFS are offered as optional in-app purchases to cover patent and licensing royalties.
Space Widget
Get a new, stunning space image on your homescreen daily. Launch the app to access detailed explanations from astronomers and customize settings. Request new features or report bugs directly through the app.
- Daily space images on homescreen
- Astronomer explanations
- Customizable settings
- In-app feature requests
- Bug reporting
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Space Widget brings a different space image each day from our fascinating universe straight to your homescreen. For an explaination of the photograph written by a professional astronomer and more settings, launch the Space Widget app. For feature requests and support, please get in touch using the in-app "Request a Feature" or "Report a bug" in the settings of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Disk Decipher at 72% against Space Widget's 0%. Disk Decipher also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (94 vs 2). Space Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Disk Decipher costs $0.99 and Space Widget $0.99 up front. Disk Decipher sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Space Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Disk Decipher holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disk Decipher has 94 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Disk Decipher's written reviews are positive against 0% of Space Widget's.
Disk Decipher ships an update weekly, Space Widget every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disk Decipher | Space Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (94 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #108 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Huveneers | Taphive GmbH |
Customer experience
Disk Decipher
Space Widget
Bugs and requests
Disk Decipher
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with mounting/opening encrypted containers
- Problems with file deletion or management within containers
- Incompatibility with certain VeraCrypt/TrueCrypt features
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for editing/modifying files within encrypted containers
- Improve Dropbox/cloud integration and usability
- Expand support for additional file systems (e.g. APFS, ext4)
- Implement dark mode or other UI improvements
Space Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Disk Decipher
- Small Donation$0.99
- Medium Donation$1.99
- exFAT filesystem support$2.99
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- APFS write license$2.99
- NTFS write license$2.99
- HFS write license$2.99
- Large Donation$3.99
- All filesystem licenses$7.49
Space Widget
No in-app purchases
Questions
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