Comparison

Pastor vs Secret Message

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

Head to head
About

Pastor

Securely store and manage your personal information with a digital wallet. Your data is protected by advanced encryption and biometric authentication. Requires a device passcode for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Digital wallet for personal information
  • 256-bit AES encryption
  • Face ID support
  • Touch ID support
  • Secure data storage
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The simple and secure digital wallet for storing personal information. Your data is protected by Apple's state-of-the-art 256-bit AES software and hardware encryption. Supports Face ID and Touch ID. Note: Requires setting an iPhone or iPad device passcode.

About

Secret Message

Features
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You can make Secret Messages or Convert your private photo & Videos into secure files and read n view your friend's messages n files with Secret Messages. With the help app user can convert private files, photos n videos into encrypted files And store them in a secure place, so no one can see or read that without your permission. Very useful for social media apps like dating, WhatsApp, Facebook, Messanger etc. If you don't want other unwanted users to read the text. Simply Changing keys can help you and your friend to read only the message. This is called Cryptography. Secret Message uses Encryption to make text unreadable and Decrypt them to see the Original Message. Features in App Private Message: Make a Secret Message and share it with your friends. Tell them to use Secret Message to read the message. It is recommended to change keys if you are sharing an important message. Keep your message private and unreadable by anyone. Private Photo & Video: Convert Photo or Video and share it with your friends. Your friend has to download same app to see your private photo or video or file. Keep your files private and unreadable by anyone. App Locking: Secret Message makes your key inaccessible with this. No one can get your key without your PIN. If you forgot your PIN. You will lose access to all of your Key and your previously Encrypted messages. Secure: Secret Message encrypts and decrypts messages using a very strong default key and it uses 128-bit AES method. No one can hack it and see your messages. Key Changing: This option in Secret Message makes the message only readable to the users who put the same key in their app in the settings. You can even generate a random/new/powerful key and share it with your friends.

Screenshots

Pastor4 screens
Secret Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Secret Message at Free against Pastor's $1.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Secret Message is free to download; Pastor costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pastor versus Secret Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastorSecret Message
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarkus MehlauPramod Tapaniya

In-app purchases

None

Pastor

No in-app purchases

None

Secret Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastor free?
Pastor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secret Message free?
Secret Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pastor or Secret Message have ads?
Neither Pastor nor Secret Message shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastor or Secret Message?
Pastor ships an update every 8 months, and Secret Message every 8 months. Most recently, Pastor was updated on October 4, 2026 and Secret Message on October 10, 2026.

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