Comparison

Kryptos Tools vs Grafin

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

Head to head
About

Kryptos Tools

This app offers a comprehensive suite of classic cryptography tools, including Vigenère and Transposition ciphers, to help users explore and potentially solve complex puzzles. It consolidates features from previous versions and provides detailed information on famous unsolved codes.

Highlights
  • Classic cipher implementations
  • Vigenère cipher
  • Transposition Matrix
  • Detailed puzzle information
  • Sixteen classic ciphers
  • Future cipher additions
Features
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Kryptos Tools combines the best features of the previous two apps (Kryptos Tools - Vigenère and Kryptos Tools - Transposition) along with additional details, documents and photos consolidated into one great app. Kryptos Tools includes classic ciphers, like the Vigenère cipher, that was used to encrypt the first two sections of Kryptos (K1 and K2). It also includes the Transposition Matrix which provides a visual implementation of the Transposition cipher for solving Kryptos section K3. Kryptos Tools now contains sixteen (16) classic ciphers: * Affine * Atbash * Beaufort (plus Autokey variant) * Bifid * Caesar * Columnar Transposition * Four-square * Gronsfeld (plus Autokey variant) * Hill * One-Time Pad * Playfair * ROT13 (Rotate-13) * Substitution * Transposition Matrix * Trifid * Vigenère (plus Autokey variant) Additional ciphers and utilities will be added in future releases. Detailed solutions and information about these sections of the puzzle are also detailed within. Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since the dedication of Kryptos on November 3, 1990, the first three sections have been successfully decrypted. However, the fourth section remains one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world. Are you going to be the one to solve this mystery?

About

Grafin

This app offers a simple way to encrypt and decrypt text messages and notes locally on your device. It generates unique keys for secure communication and experimentation with coding, all while working offline and without data collection.

Highlights
  • Text encryption
  • Offline functionality
  • Local data processing
  • Unique key generation
  • Secure messaging
  • Coding experimentation
Features
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Grafin is a simple, privacy-focused app for encrypting text. Turn any message or note into encrypted text in seconds. To decrypt it, the recipient needs the correct key — a key that stays in your hands. Everything happens locally on your device. Grafin works fully offline, collects no data, and never sends your text or encryption keys anywhere. Use it to protect private notes, exchange encrypted messages while sharing the key through a separate channel, or just explore a simple way to encode and decode text.

Screenshots

Kryptos Tools4 screens
Grafin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Grafin at 5.0 against Kryptos Tools's 4.6. Grafin also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). Kryptos Tools's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grafin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kryptos Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, Grafin monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kryptos Tools versus Grafin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKryptos ToolsGrafin
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey WilliamsGleb Ragalevich

Customer experience

Kryptos Tools

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Grafin

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

In-app purchases

None

Kryptos Tools

No in-app purchases

None

Grafin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kryptos Tools free?
Kryptos Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grafin free?
Grafin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kryptos Tools or Grafin?
Grafin is rated higher. Kryptos Tools averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Grafin averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Kryptos Tools or Grafin have ads?
Neither Kryptos Tools nor Grafin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kryptos Tools or Grafin?
Kryptos Tools ships an update every 3 weeks, and Grafin monthly. Most recently, Kryptos Tools was updated on September 17, 2026 and Grafin on September 8, 2026.

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