Disk Decipher vs Purrfect Password
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.
Purrfect Password
This utility app helps you securely manage your passwords with features like folder organization, password generation, and automatic backups. It prioritizes privacy with auto-lock and a master password system, storing all data locally on your device.
- Folder structure for categorization
- Quick search functionality
- Password generation with options
- Manual and automatic backups
- Privacy mode and auto-lock
- Master password security
- Local data storage
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Basic password manager with the following features: • folder structure to categorize your passwords • quick search • generate passwords with several generation options • manual and automatic backups that can be restored or transferred to other devices • privacy mode when app goes to background • auto-lock after app is in background for one minute (configurable) • auto-lock for five minutes after five failed password attempts • master password keeps your data secure • can change master password at any time • multiple profiles, each with separate master password • viewable field change history • customizable field labels • all stored on local device - nothing goes to the cloud or external servers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Purrfect Password at none against Disk Decipher's 8. Purrfect Password also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Disk Decipher's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (93 vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Purrfect Password $4.99 up front. Disk Decipher sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Purrfect Password asks for nothing beyond the download.
Purrfect Password holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Disk Decipher has 93 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 100% of Purrfect Password's.
Disk Decipher ships an update weekly, Purrfect Password every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Disk Decipher | Purrfect Password |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Huveneers | Robert Keifer |
Customer experience
Disk Decipher
Purrfect Password
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
Purrfect Password
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
Purrfect Password
No in-app purchases
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