Grafin vs Cipher5000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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.
Cipher5000
Transform your text into coded messages using a vast library of unique ciphers. Share these encoded messages with friends, who can then decode them with the correct cipher. It's a fun way to create private communications.
- Text to coded message transformation
- Library of 250 unique ciphers
- Share coded messages via messaging platforms
- Decode messages with the correct cipher
- Creative communication tool
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Cipher is a creative tool that transforms text into fun, coded messages only decodable by the intended recipient. With a library of 250 unique ciphers, you can encode text into fun formats and then share them with friends through any messaging platform. As long as your recipient knows which cipher to use, they can decode the text and reveal its hidden meaning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cipher5000 at every 3 weeks against Grafin's every 2 months. Cipher5000 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Grafin against 5.0 for Cipher5000. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Grafin ships an update every 2 months, Cipher5000 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grafin | Cipher5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gleb Ragalevich | Sean Scollin |
In-app purchases
Grafin
No in-app purchases
Cipher5000
No in-app purchases
