Cipher Sender vs Cipher Message
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 Message
Easily encrypt and decrypt messages within your messaging app using various classic ciphers. Protect your conversations with friends and upgrade for advanced encryption methods and Face ID unlock.
- Encrypt/decrypt in iMessage
- Classic ciphers (Caesar, Vigenère)
- Advanced ciphers (AES)
- Face ID unlock
- Private conversations
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Cipher Message is an App and iMessage Extension that lets you easily encrypt and decrypt messages right inside the Messages app. Choose from classic ciphers like Caesar and Vigenère, Rail Fence, or Playfair to protect your conversations, or upgrade to Premium to enable AES (password) and add Face ID to lock the message. Simply select your cipher, type your message, set your key, and then encrypted and send to your friends. They can decrypt your message using the same extension, keeping your chats private and fun. Features: - Encrypt and decrypt messages directly in iMessage - Supports Caesar, Vigenère, Rail Fence, and Playfair - Easy-to-use interface - Share encrypted messages with friends - Keep your conversations private Upgrade to Premium to enjoy: - No Ads - Additional Ciphers and Encryption Methods: - AES (set your own password) - Face ID Secondary Encryption (disclaimer: does not use FaceID to encrypt, only requires FaceID of recipient to unlock message)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cipher Sender at none against Cipher Message's 1. Cipher Sender also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (39 vs 2). Cipher Message's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price 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. Cipher Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cipher Sender asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cipher Message holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cipher Sender has 39 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cipher Sender ships an update every 9 months, Cipher Message fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cipher Sender | Cipher Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (39 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Julian Tigler | Nathaniel Van Evera |
Customer experience
Cipher Sender
Cipher Message
In-app purchases
Cipher Sender
No in-app purchases
Cipher Message
- Cipher Message Premium$0.99
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