Comparison

iSecret Message vs Text Vault

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

Head to head
About

iSecret Message

This app allows you to encrypt and decrypt text messages, emails, and other text content. Ensure your private communications are only understood by the intended recipient using a secure key.

Highlights
  • Encrypt/decrypt private messages
  • Secure SMS and email
  • Copy & paste functionality
  • Send encrypted messages directly
  • Requires encryption key for decryption
Features
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-- With this app only he/she (the intended recipient) can understand your message. Even if an irrelevant person receives your message, he/she will not be able to understand it. -- It keeps your messages private -- Fully compatible with iOS 11 -- Simply secure all your SMS, email and other text messages with your iPhone or iPod. -- Secure your messages and send it to people, people cannot see the plain text unless he/she knows the key/password. FEATURES: - Create a private email or private sms message. - Decode messages that were secured by Secret Message. - Easy copy & paste options for moving text to/from other applications. - Send encrypted/decrypted messages straight to email or text within Secret Message. HOW DOES IT WORK? -- This iSecret Message app has been designed after consultation with network and information security experts. It converts plain text (the text that humans can understand) into a cipher text (encrypted message) that only the intended recipient can decode to a plain text. -- With this app you will be able to send your personal/secret message to him/her and no one will able to understand it except you and him/her. -- To decrypt/decode the message, the recipient will have to copy the received message into the iSecret Message app -- Using the right value of shift the intended recipient can decode the cipher text (encrypted message) back into it's original message. NOTE: -- You must have the correct Encryption Key to decrypt a message (get it from the sender). -- Keep sending us your feedback through the "Feedback and Bug Reporting" option in the Application. Because we love your feedback! We would do our best to make this app as perfect as it could be. We are working with some network and information security experts to make this app more user friendly and to introduce complex encryption algorithms to ensure more safety and convenience in using the app. You can also try our free app "Smart Contacts - End Loneliness" that will add alot to your user experience with lots of features for your contacts app.

About

Text Vault

Protect your real phone number with a private, disposable number for texting. Send and receive messages, including pictures, with temporary or permanent numbers from various countries. Keep your personal information secret during online transactions or when texting strangers.

Highlights
  • Disposable burner phone numbers
  • Private texting and SMS
  • International texting
  • MMS Picture Messaging support
  • Message deletion for privacy
  • Caller ID lookup
  • Do Not Disturb scheduling
Features
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Best Free Texting App with burner phone numbers for text messages. Add as many phone numbers for texting as you want. Text Vault is the best texting app for protecting your real phone number during texting by keeping your personal phone number private and secret. Text to strangers with a disposable temporary protected phone number. + Get a free private phone number for private texting & SMS. Sign up today to get a free phone number and text now. + Add as many burner phone numbers as you like from countries like USA, UK, Canada and Australia + Support phone number verification for services you do not want to reveal your real phone number when you text. + Supports text & MMS Picture Messaging + Delete individual messages or entire message to protect privacy + Set up do not disturb schedule or privacy to hide texts in notifications. + Lookup phone numbers & caller ID + International texting to a number of countries. + Temporary or permanent phone numbers available + Text free using our protected numbers. Text Vault texting app gives you a free private second phone number to protect your real phone number and caller id. Text now to someone in peace knowing that you can block them off anytime, burn your phone number plus get a new 2nd phone number when you download right now. With Text Vault Phone App, you can text freely to a date, someone you are buying and selling with on Craigslist, Etsy, Ebay, or any online ecommerce sites or listings. Protect your identity and caller id today with a new private text number. Text Vault offers a subscription plan for new alternate numbers for you and me. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. - Your account will auto renew once a month, every 3 months or once a year depending on the subscription period you choose. - The subscription price ranges from $4.99-$79.99 and will vary depending on the type you pick but will be shown before you confirm purchase. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will auto renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://www.appsverse.com/privacy-mobile/ Terms of Use: https://www.appsverse.com/terms-mobile/

Screenshots

iSecret Message4 screens
Text Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Vault at 4.4 against iSecret Message's 3.0. Text Vault also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (23K vs 2). iSecret Message's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. iSecret Message sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Text Vault sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Vault holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Vault has 23K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSecret Message ships an update every 25 months, Text Vault every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iSecret Message versus Text Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSecret MessageText Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.4 (23K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings223K — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperiFahjaPhoner Holdings LLC

Customer experience

iSecret Message

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Text Vault

All ratings22,861 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews542 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative17.3%

Bugs and requests

iSecret Message

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text Vault

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Texts not always delivered

Requested features

3 requests
  • Voice messages
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iSecret Message

One-time4
  • Send Secret Email$0.99
  • Send Secure SMS$0.99
  • Share on Social Sites$0.99
Show 1 more
  • Remove Ads$0.99
10 purchases

Text Vault

Subscriptions5
  • New Number Offer$4.991 Month
  • Different Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Virtual Number$9.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Alternate Number$9.991 Month
  • Different Number3 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time5
  • 50 Text Credits$4.99
  • Starter Credits$4.99
  • 100 Text Credits$5.99
Show 2 more
  • Number Level 4$9.99
  • 250 Text Credits$14.99

Questions

Is iSecret Message free?
iSecret Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Vault free?
Text Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSecret Message or Text Vault?
Text Vault is rated higher. iSecret Message averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Text Vault averages 4.4 from 23K ratings.
Do iSecret Message or Text Vault have ads?
Text Vault shows ads; iSecret Message does not.
Which is updated more often, iSecret Message or Text Vault?
iSecret Message ships an update every 25 months, and Text Vault every 3 weeks. Most recently, iSecret Message was updated on November 1, 2026 and Text Vault on November 5, 2026.

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