Cipher Pixel vs Redact Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipher Pixel
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Cipher Pixel: Hide Messages in Your Photos With Cipher Pixel, you can securely send hidden messages or keep them safely hidden within images in your gallery. Cipher Pixel makes it easy to hide secret messages in your photos. Using the ancient technique of steganography, this app conceals information within the pixels of your images. Unlike cryptography, which scrambles data into unreadable text, steganography hides data in plain sight, ensuring secrecy without drawing attention. Why Choose Cipher Pixel? Seamless Integration: Effortlessly hide messages in your photos without changing their appearance. User-Friendly Design: Encode and decode messages with ease using a simple interface. Advanced Security: Encrypt your secret messages using the AES algorithm before embedding them in your photos, ensuring that your hidden data is protected with an extra layer of security. How It Works: Encode: Input your message, and Cipher Pixel transforms it into bits. Encrypt: Secure your message with AES encryption before hiding it in the image. Embed: Select a photo, and let Cipher Pixel discreetly hide your encrypted message within its pixels. Share Securely: Share your photo confidently, knowing your hidden message is safe. Additional Note: Once you have created an image with a secret message hidden in the Cipher Pixel app, be careful not to resize or compress the image when sharing it. When sending an image using messaging applications, the image must be sent as a 'Document'. If you send it as an image, the saved message may be lost. This is because messaging applications change the image format.
Redact Tap
Effortlessly redact sensitive information from screenshots. Automatically detects and blurs emails, phone numbers, and IDs with a single tap. Offers manual drawing tools for custom redactions and exports high-resolution images privately on your device.
- Automatic detection of emails, phone numbers, and IDs
- One-tap blur functionality
- Manual drawing tools for custom redactions
- High-resolution PNG export
- On-device processing for privacy
- Dark Mode support
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RedactTap makes private sharing effortless. Import a screenshot, it instantly highlights emails, phone numbers, and IDs—then you tap boxes to blur or unblur. Long-press to draw your own box anywhere. Export a crisp, high-resolution image and share it in seconds. Everything runs on your device. How it works Import from Photos Tap boxes to toggle blur (or long-press and drag to add your own) Export or share Features One-tap blur for detected info Long-press to add manual boxes High-resolution PNG export (original detail preserved) Share sheet built-in; save to Photos if you like Private by design — processing stays on device Clean, fast, and portrait-focused UI Dark Mode ready Protect what matters, without the hassle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cipher Pixel at 16 against Redact Tap's 18.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Cipher Pixel | Redact Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhat Cihangir | Ahmed Gedi |
In-app purchases
Cipher Pixel
No in-app purchases
Redact Tap
No in-app purchases









