Comparison

Shrouded Email Utility vs AboutMyDevice

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

Head to head
About

Shrouded Email Utility

This app masks your real email address to prevent tracking, data collection, and identity linking by hackers and corporations. It offers features for sending emails to multiple recipients and enhances security against breaches.

Highlights
  • Mask real email address
  • Prevent tracking and data collection
  • Enhance security against breaches
  • Send emails to multiple addresses
  • Protect online identity
Features
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Shrouded is a subscription-only app designed to protect your email privacy and enhance your online security. Hackers and corporations often use your email to build detailed profiles by linking it to different accounts and online activities. Shrouded stops this by masking your real email address, keeping your data safe and your identity private. Key Features (Subscription Required): Email Distributions: Send emails to multiple addresses at once with a single Shrouded email—perfect for shared accounts or team notifications. Privacy Protection: Hide your personal email address on any platform to prevent tracking and data collection. Enhanced Security: Protect your information in case of breaches or hacks by using custom masked emails. Shrouded requires an active subscription to access all features. Start your subscription today to stop hackers and corporations from accessing your data, and take control of your online privacy and email security.

About

AboutMyDevice

Get detailed hardware information about your iPhone and iPad, including SOC, network, system, battery, and display specs. Benchmark your device's performance and compare scores with other users. The app prioritizes speed and privacy, with all data processed on-device.

Highlights
  • Detailed hardware specifications
  • SOC performance benchmarking
  • Network speed test
  • System and battery status
  • Display details
  • Customizable section order
  • On-device data processing
Features
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AboutMyDevice shows you exactly what's inside your iPhone and iPad — clearly, instantly, and privately. Plus, benchmark your iPhone and iPad System on a Chip (SoC) single-core and multi-core scores for cross-platform comparison with other AboutMyDevice users. Tap into five sections to see the specs that actually matter, pulled live from your device: • SoC — chip architecture, processor cores, active CPUs, clock speed, cache, and supported instruction sets • Network — interfaces, IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, hostname, plus a built-in speed test for latency, download, and upload • System — iOS version, kernel details, locale, time zone, memory, and storage usage • Battery — charge level, charging state, and Low Power Mode status • Display — logical and physical resolution, pixel ratio, orientation, and light/dark appearance • Hinge (iPhone Duo only) — hinge state and angle, in degrees DESIGNED TO BE FAST • Swipe left or right to move between sections, or tap to jump straight to one • Reorder the sections to put what you care about first — your layout is remembered next launch • Copy any section to the clipboard with a single tap • Refresh anytime to re-read live values • Built-in light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Information does not leave this device. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no data collection. Everything is read on-device and stays there. Whether you're checking specs before a sale, troubleshooting, comparing devices, or just curious about your hardware, AboutMyDevice gives you the full picture in seconds.

Screenshots

Shrouded Email Utility4 screens
AboutMyDevice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shrouded Email Utility at 5.0 against AboutMyDevice's 3.5. Shrouded Email Utility also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). AboutMyDevice's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, 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

Shrouded Email Utility holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Shrouded Email Utility versus AboutMyDevice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShrouded Email UtilityAboutMyDevice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShrouded App LLCSouth Bay Compute, LLC

Customer experience

Shrouded Email Utility

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

AboutMyDevice

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shrouded Email Utility

No in-app purchases

None

AboutMyDevice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shrouded Email Utility free?
Shrouded Email Utility is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AboutMyDevice free?
AboutMyDevice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shrouded Email Utility or AboutMyDevice?
Shrouded Email Utility is rated higher. Shrouded Email Utility averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while AboutMyDevice averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Shrouded Email Utility or AboutMyDevice have ads?
Neither Shrouded Email Utility nor AboutMyDevice shows ads.

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