Get Archive vs Cipher Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Get Archive
Preserve web pages for the future. This tool creates permanent, unalterable records of any webpage, saving both text and graphical versions. Access your saved pages anytime, even if the original site is gone, with a stable, reliable link.
- Save web page snapshots
- Text and graphical copies
- Permanent online record
- Reliable, short links
- Preserves content from deletion
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This extension allows you to leverage Archive.today to get a snapshot of any web page from the past. This snapshot will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.
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 price: Cipher Message at Free against Get Archive's $2.99. Cipher Message also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 31 months). Get Archive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Cipher Message is free to download; Get Archive costs $2.99 up front. Cipher Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Get Archive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cipher Message holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Get Archive ships an update every 31 months, Cipher Message fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Get Archive | Cipher Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pierre Stanislas | Nathaniel Van Evera |
Customer experience
Get Archive
Cipher Message
In-app purchases
Get Archive
No in-app purchases
Cipher Message
- Cipher Message Premium$0.99
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