Comparison

File Crypt vs Time Release Safes

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

Head to head
About

File Crypt

Securely store and manage your sensitive files, media, and documents with military-grade AES-256-GCM encryption. Organize with custom folders, capture encrypted photos directly, and create encrypted text notes. Designed for offline use and fast performance.

Highlights
  • AES-256-GCM encryption
  • Custom folder organization
  • Secure in-app camera
  • Encrypted text file creation
  • Offline first design
  • Lite photo editing
Features
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File Crypt: Secure AES Browser Built for fast performance and smooth user experience. Files are encrypted using AES-256-GCM (Advanced Encryption Standard with Galois/Counter Mode), a military-grade encryption algorithm. This is the same standard used by governments and financial institutions. Hardware acceleration for Cryptography make file encryption and decryption feel instantaneous! Features: - Military-grade encryption for files, media, and other documents - Some optional security features to protect sensitive data - Custom folders for easy organization with drag & drop - Secure in-app camera utility to capture and encrypt images directly - Lite photo editing capabilities - Create and save encrypted text files within the app - Offline first design - perfect for remote, legal, medical, or journalistic use

About

Time Release Safes

This app transforms your phone into a secure body camera with real-time, end-to-end encrypted video streaming. It offers discreet recording, a personal encrypted vault for sensitive data, and customizable release options for your captured content. Designed for personal safety and documentation, it ensures only you control access to your recordings and files.

Highlights
  • Real-time encrypted video streaming
  • Stealth mode with clock disguise
  • Encrypted personal vault for documents
  • Customizable content release triggers
  • Zero-knowledge encryption
  • Quick activation via widget or Siri
Features
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Time Release Safes turns your phone into a body camera the moment can't erase. As you record, video streams off your phone in real time — end-to-end encrypted, with keys only you hold — so what it captures is already safe even if the phone isn't. We don't have access, and neither does anyone else; only YOU decide who does. TWO-BUTTON SAFETY When something's off, one tap does the right thing. Check-in captures a short clip and quietly alerts the people you chose. Full Panic does the same, faster, and cloaks the screen behind a clock so no one watching your phone knows the app is even running. Every capture is encrypted on your device before it leaves. STEALTH MODE Disguise the entire app behind a clock cover. A gesture only you know unlocks it. Perfect for anyone who can't have a safety app visible on their home screen. ENCRYPTED PERSONAL VAULT Store journals, sensitive documents, health information, backup codes, evidence — anything you'd want protected. It's a personal encrypted vault by default, with the OPTION to release contents on your terms. DELIVERY ON YOUR TERMS Pick when and who. A trusted friend can trigger a release. A calendar date can trigger a release. A group of trusted people voting together can trigger a release (Quorum). A missed check-in over days or weeks can trigger a release. Every path requires either your action or theirs — never ours. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Lose your phone? Get back in with a 24-word recovery key you saved at signup, OR with help from Recoverees you chose in advance (they hold encrypted pieces of your key, and enough of them together can restore access). We never hold your key. QUICK ACTIVATION Fire Check-in or Full Panic from the Home Screen widget, from Control Center, or with a "Hey Siri" phrase — without ever unlocking your phone. WHAT MAKES TRS DIFFERENT - Zero-knowledge: encryption keys never leave your devices unencrypted - End-to-end encrypted from your device to the recipient's - XChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption (tamper-evident) - Every capture, note, and file is encrypted before it touches the internet - No ads. No selling data. No backdoors — external security audit forthcoming TIERS THAT SCALE - Free: 600 MB storage, unlimited Safes through launch, Stealth Mode included - Plus ($9.99/mo, Founding Member $4.99): 25 GB, longer recording windows, camouflage themes - Pro ($19.99/mo): 100 GB, extended recording, positioned for journalists and field documentation - Family ($19.99/mo or $199.99/yr): 100 GB shared across up to 5 people — safer together IMPORTANT Time Release Safes is not an emergency response service. It won't dispatch police, EMS, or advocates on your behalf. If you're in immediate danger, call 911 (US), your local emergency line, or a hotline like the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Recording laws vary by state and country — you're responsible for using the app in compliance with your local laws. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://timereleasesafes.com/privacy.html Time Release Corporation, Atlanta GA. Patents pending.

Screenshots

File Crypt4 screens
Time Release Safes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: File Crypt at none against Time Release Safes's 6. File Crypt also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Time Release Safes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Time Release Safes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. File Crypt asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

File Crypt holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Release Safes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

File Crypt ships an update every 9 months, Time Release Safes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
File Crypt versus Time Release Safes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFile CryptTime Release Safes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael EllisTime Release Corporation

Customer experience

File Crypt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Release Safes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

File Crypt

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Time Release Safes

Subscriptions6
  • Plus$4.991 Month
  • Pro$19.991 Month
  • Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
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  • Plus Annual$59.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$199.991 Year
  • Family Annual$199.991 Year

Questions

Is File Crypt free?
File Crypt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Release Safes free?
Time Release Safes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, File Crypt or Time Release Safes?
File Crypt is rated higher. File Crypt averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Time Release Safes averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do File Crypt or Time Release Safes have ads?
Neither File Crypt nor Time Release Safes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, File Crypt or Time Release Safes?
File Crypt ships an update every 9 months, and Time Release Safes every 3 weeks. Most recently, File Crypt was updated on October 6, 2026 and Time Release Safes on October 28, 2026.

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