Comparison

Finalpass vs PassPony

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

Head to head
About

Finalpass

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Finalpass is a password manager that is a tool which securely stores your online account credentials by encrypting them in a digital vault, accessible through a master password. It generates and stores complex passwords and synchronizes them across devices if you configure it to do so. With strong encryption and other security measures, password managers offer a safer alternative to memorizing or reusing passwords, enhancing both security and convenience for your online activities. By using a password manager like Finalpass, you can create and maintain strong, unique passwords for each of your online accounts without needing to remember them all. This enhances your online security by reducing the risk of password reuse and making it significantly harder for attackers to gain unauthorized access to your accounts. Features: - Create new databases - Open existing databases - Create new sub databases - Create new secret groups - Create new secrets - Edit existing databases - Edit existing sub databases - Edit existing secret groups - Edit existing secrets - Delete existing databases - Delete existing sub databases - Delete existing secret groups - Delete existing secrets - Copy secrets to clipboard - Generate strong passwords - Importing and exporting your databases - Backup to iCloud - Restore backup from iCloud Remote features(if configured): - Sharing your databases across your devices, desktop and mobile - Syncing your databases across your devices, desktop and mobile Created by Ali Symeri

About

PassPony

This app is an open-source password manager that allows you to own your encrypted password files. It syncs with Git and is interoperable with command-line tools, offering features like QuickType autofill and live one-time codes.

Highlights
  • File-based encrypted password storage
  • Git synchronization
  • Interoperable with pass/passage CLI
  • QuickType autofill
  • Live one-time codes (TOTP)
  • Face ID/Touch ID unlock
  • Ephemeral clipboard
Features
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PassPony is a password manager for people who want to own their passwords. Every entry is one encrypted file in a store you control, in the same format as the pass and passage command line tools. Your Mac, your server, and your phone can all work on the same store. WHY A FILE-BASED STORE One entry, one file: the password on the first line, anything else after it. Encrypted with your keys: age identities for passage stores, OpenPGP keys for pass stores. Synced with git: clone your existing store, publish a new one, and resolve conflicts per entry, never with a silent merge. Interoperable: commits match the pass CLI format, so the store stays fully usable from the desktop tools. EVERYDAY USE QuickType autofill: your passes appear above the keyboard when you sign in. Only entry names are indexed; nothing decrypts until you fill. Live one-time codes: entries with an otpauth line show a TOTP code with a countdown ring. Face ID or Touch ID unlock, with a five-minute grace window shared with autofill. Ephemeral clipboard: copies are local only and clear after 45 seconds. Field-level editing that preserves the exact bytes of lines it does not touch. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No account, no signup, no PassPony server. The only network connection is the git remote you configure. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. Open source, Apache-2.0. The full app and its Rust core are published in a public git repository for anyone to audit. FORMATS passage stores encrypt with modern age identities. pass stores encrypt with OpenPGP keys (Cv25519 and X25519/Ed25519 in software). RSA-keyed stores need a smartcard, which is not supported yet. Each format keeps its own store; switching never touches the other. Localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian. If you already run pass or passage, PassPony is the missing phone half of your setup. If you have never used them, the first-run tour will have you adding your first pass in about a minute.

Screenshots

Finalpass4 screens
PassPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Finalpass at 3 against PassPony's 1. Finalpass also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finalpass ships an update every 3 days, PassPony every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Finalpass versus PassPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinalpassPassPony
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAli SymeriKevin Stewart

In-app purchases

None

Finalpass

No in-app purchases

None

PassPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finalpass free?
Finalpass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassPony free?
PassPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finalpass or PassPony have ads?
Neither Finalpass nor PassPony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finalpass or PassPony?
Finalpass ships an update every 3 days, and PassPony every 5 days. Most recently, Finalpass was updated on September 23, 2026 and PassPony on September 22, 2026.

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