Cipher Sender vs Cipher Pixel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipher Sender
This app allows you to send secret messages to your friends using a variety of historical ciphers and codes. It supports popular encryption methods like Caesar Shift, Morse Code, and Vigenere Cipher. The application is open source, inviting community contributions.
- A1Z26 Cipher
- Atbash Cipher
- Caesar Shift Cipher
- Morse Code
- Vigenere Cipher
- Open Source
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Send secret messages with your friends! Cipher Sender includes some of the most popular ciphers and codes from throughout history including: - A1Z26 Cipher - Atbash Cipher - Caesar Shift Cipher - Keyboard Shift Cipher - Monoalphabetic Substitution - Morse Code - Rail Fence Cipher - ROT13 - Vigenere Cipher Cipher Sender is open source! Have an improvement in mind? Let us know at https://github.com/High5Apps/cipher-sender
Cipher Pixel
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Cipher Pixel: Hide Messages in Your Photos With Cipher Pixel, you can securely send hidden messages or keep them safely hidden within images in your gallery. Cipher Pixel makes it easy to hide secret messages in your photos. Using the ancient technique of steganography, this app conceals information within the pixels of your images. Unlike cryptography, which scrambles data into unreadable text, steganography hides data in plain sight, ensuring secrecy without drawing attention. Why Choose Cipher Pixel? Seamless Integration: Effortlessly hide messages in your photos without changing their appearance. User-Friendly Design: Encode and decode messages with ease using a simple interface. Advanced Security: Encrypt your secret messages using the AES algorithm before embedding them in your photos, ensuring that your hidden data is protected with an extra layer of security. How It Works: Encode: Input your message, and Cipher Pixel transforms it into bits. Encrypt: Secure your message with AES encryption before hiding it in the image. Embed: Select a photo, and let Cipher Pixel discreetly hide your encrypted message within its pixels. Share Securely: Share your photo confidently, knowing your hidden message is safe. Additional Note: Once you have created an image with a secret message hidden in the Cipher Pixel app, be careful not to resize or compress the image when sharing it. When sending an image using messaging applications, the image must be sent as a 'Document'. If you send it as an image, the saved message may be lost. This is because messaging applications change the image format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cipher Pixel at monthly against Cipher Sender's every 9 months. Cipher Sender's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cipher Sender ships an update every 9 months, Cipher Pixel monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cipher Sender | Cipher Pixel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julian Tigler | Serhat Cihangir |
In-app purchases
Cipher Sender
No in-app purchases
Cipher Pixel
No in-app purchases
