Cipher vs Grafin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipher
Securely store and encrypt sensitive text files, passwords, and crypto keys. Access your protected information across devices with cloud sync, even when offline. Your data remains private and under your control with strong AES-based encryption.
- Encrypt notes, texts, passwords, crypto keys, and recovery phrases
- Import text files for encryption
- Search across encrypted items
- Cloud Sync across devices
- Offline access to encrypted content
- AES-based encryption
Read full descriptionHide full description
Password managers ask you to trust them with everything. One breach — and your whole digital life is exposed. Cipher works differently: you store hints, not passwords. The passwords stay in your head. HOW IT WORKS Keep two or three base patterns in your head. They are never written down anywhere. For each service, save only a hint about which pattern and which rule you used: "Bank — pattern B, caps, +2024" That hint is useless to anyone else. The password itself never leaves your head. WHAT YOU GET - Hints, notes and text files encrypted with AES, each protected by a passphrase you choose - Passphrases are never stored — not on the device, not in the cloud - Works fully offline, no account required - Optional cloud sync with your Apple or Google account, if you want your hints on every device - Import text files, search across your encrypted items - Also fits crypto seed-phrase hints and any private note WHO IT IS FOR People who do not want to hand every password to a single vault. If you have hundreds of random passwords, a password manager is the right tool. If you rely on patterns in your head and keep forgetting which rule you used where, Cipher is for you. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i8-tLk1ekAxQgjGyF6LO0mOtwo_sgI1nsi22A4v-ITo
Grafin
This app offers a simple way to encrypt and decrypt text messages and notes locally on your device. It generates unique keys for secure communication and experimentation with coding, all while working offline and without data collection.
- Text encryption
- Offline functionality
- Local data processing
- Unique key generation
- Secure messaging
- Coding experimentation
Read full descriptionHide full description
Grafin is a simple, privacy-focused app for encrypting text. Turn any message or note into encrypted text in seconds. To decrypt it, the recipient needs the correct key — a key that stays in your hands. Everything happens locally on your device. Grafin works fully offline, collects no data, and never sends your text or encryption keys anywhere. Use it to protect private notes, exchange encrypted messages while sharing the key through a separate channel, or just explore a simple way to encode and decode text.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grafin at monthly against Cipher's every 4 months. Cipher's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cipher ships an update every 4 months, Grafin monthly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Cipher | Grafin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DGL Factor | Gleb Ragalevich |
Customer experience
Cipher
Grafin
In-app purchases
Cipher
No in-app purchases
Grafin
No in-app purchases








