Comparison

Get Archive vs Cipher Message

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Save web page snapshots
  • Text and graphical copies
  • Permanent online record
  • Reliable, short links
  • Preserves content from deletion
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)

Screenshots

Get Archive4 screens
Cipher Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Get Archive versus Cipher Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGet ArchiveCipher Message
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 31 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPierre StanislasNathaniel Van Evera

Customer experience

Get Archive

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Cipher Message

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Get Archive

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cipher Message

One-time1
  • Cipher Message Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Get Archive free?
Get Archive costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher Message free?
Cipher Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Get Archive or Cipher Message?
Cipher Message is rated higher. Get Archive averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Cipher Message averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Get Archive or Cipher Message have ads?
Cipher Message shows ads; Get Archive does not.
Which is updated more often, Get Archive or Cipher Message?
Get Archive ships an update every 31 months, and Cipher Message fortnightly. Most recently, Get Archive was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cipher Message on October 16, 2026.

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