Cipher Message vs FBuddy Extension
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipher Message
Easily encrypt and decrypt messages within your messaging app using various classic ciphers. Protect your conversations with friends and upgrade for advanced encryption methods and Face ID unlock.
- Encrypt/decrypt in iMessage
- Classic ciphers (Caesar, Vigenère)
- Advanced ciphers (AES)
- Face ID unlock
- Private conversations
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Cipher Message is an App and iMessage Extension that lets you easily encrypt and decrypt messages right inside the Messages app. Choose from classic ciphers like Caesar and Vigenère, Rail Fence, or Playfair to protect your conversations, or upgrade to Premium to enable AES (password) and add Face ID to lock the message. Simply select your cipher, type your message, set your key, and then encrypted and send to your friends. They can decrypt your message using the same extension, keeping your chats private and fun. Features: - Encrypt and decrypt messages directly in iMessage - Supports Caesar, Vigenère, Rail Fence, and Playfair - Easy-to-use interface - Share encrypted messages with friends - Keep your conversations private Upgrade to Premium to enjoy: - No Ads - Additional Ciphers and Encryption Methods: - AES (set your own password) - Face ID Secondary Encryption (disclaimer: does not use FaceID to encrypt, only requires FaceID of recipient to unlock message)
FBuddy Extension
This extension assists content creators by providing insights into their performance on a popular platform. It offers analytics on content, engagement, and trends to help boost visibility and understand the platform's algorithm.
- FYP Analytics (7 days history)
- Basic tag analysis
- Week vs week performance comparisons
- Media performance tracking
- Algorithm insights
- Content analysis
- Smart recommendations
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FBuddy aims to help creators in many ways. Features: - FYP Analytics (7 days history) - Basic tag analysis - Week vs week performance comparisons - Media performance tracking - and much more The extension helps creators understand the FYP algorithm through performance metrics, engagement scores, content analysis, and smart recommendations to boost visibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FBuddy Extension at none against Cipher Message's 1. FBuddy Extension also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Cipher Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FBuddy Extension asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cipher Message against 5.0 for FBuddy Extension. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Cipher Message ships an update fortnightly, FBuddy Extension every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cipher Message | FBuddy Extension |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Van Evera | Florian Kuehne |
Customer experience
Cipher Message
FBuddy Extension
In-app purchases
Cipher Message
- Cipher Message Premium$0.99
FBuddy Extension
No in-app purchases
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