Comparison

KrypterApp vs QR Maker 8

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

Head to head
About

KrypterApp

Encrypt any file or message with advanced, user-controlled cryptography. Your data is secured using your device's hardware and advanced algorithms, ensuring privacy without middlemen or servers. Share securely, knowing only your intended recipient can access your information.

Highlights
  • Encrypt any file type (photos, documents, videos)
  • Send encrypted text messages
  • Keys stored in Secure Enclave
  • Post-quantum encryption (XWing)
  • Password protection for double security
  • No account or network connection required
  • Authenticated encryption for sender verification
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Your private conversations deserve better than "end-to-end encrypted (trust us)." Krypter puts real encryption in your hands: no middlemen, no servers, no fine print. ENCRYPT ANYTHING Photos, documents, voice memos, videos: encrypt any file with HPKE (RFC 9180) and send it any way you like. Only the person you choose can open it. Not us. Not Apple. Not anyone else. ENCRYPTED MESSAGES Write a message, encrypt it, and paste it into iMessage, WhatsApp, email, Signal, whatever. It stays unreadable wherever it travels, except to your recipient. KEYS THAT NEVER LEAVE YOUR IPHONE Every Krypter key is created inside your iPhone's Secure Enclave, the same chip behind Face ID and Apple Pay. The private key can't be exported, copied or read, not even by Krypter. POST-QUANTUM KEY SHARING Invite a contact with a link or QR code. Your public key travels back sealed with ML-KEM, the NIST post-quantum standard, so even a future quantum computer recording today's traffic learns nothing. Everyone sees keys only as SHA-256 fingerprints you can compare in person. CIPHERTEXT THAT SAYS NOTHING Every encrypted message and file starts with a header that looks like random bytes and is padded inside the encryption. Nobody can tell which algorithm was used, whether a password was added, or how big the original really is. PROVE WHO SENT IT Authenticated HPKE lets your recipient verify a message really came from you, not someone pretending to be you. No certificates. No authorities. Pure cryptography. ADD A PASSWORD Stack a shared password on top of the encryption, stretched with 5 million PBKDF2 rounds. Even with the right key, nobody reads it without the password. NOTHING STORED IN THE CLEAR Contacts, key names, dates, settings and the PIN are all sealed on your device with ML-KEM-1024 under the Secure Enclave, and behind your app PIN when it's on. A copy of the phone's storage reveals nothing. TRULY PRIVATE • No account required, ever. Not only not required: there is no way to create one • No network connections: Krypter works fully offline • No data leaves your device unless you share it • No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry • App PIN with a panic PIN, tied to the Secure Enclave and Face ID • Decrypted text hidden from screenshots and screen recordings • Copied text expires from the clipboard after 30 seconds and never syncs to other devices • Privacy screen when you switch apps • No ads, no paywalls BACK UP YOUR CONTACTS Export your contacts in a password-encrypted backup (PBKDF2, 120 million iterations) and restore them anytime. Your keys stay in the Secure Enclave, as they should. STANDARDS-BASED Built on RFC 9180 HPKE, NIST P-256, AES-256-GCM, ML-KEM-768 and ML-KEM-1024, all from Apple's CryptoKit. No proprietary algorithms. No homemade crypto. Krypter is encryption the way it should be: yours.

About

QR Maker 8

Features
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Probably the best QR code app you've never heard of: - Display your business card as a custom QR code on your watch. - Import and redesign an existing QR code - Copy coordinates to your next family event from maps and add to the invite. - Show a QR code for joining your local wifi. - Create a menu link with your restaurant logo Create: - Scan existing QR codes - Copy/paste content from other apps and turn into QR codes - Create QR codes using templates for map locations, events, contacts, wifi, email, phone, sms, and more. Customize: - Dots - Choose from 9 shapes and 6 style patterns - Corners - Choose from 17 icons types and 4 outline styles - Add overlay images, text, symbols and more - Customize colors for everything with automated contrast fixing to ensure it can be scanned Share: - Display full-screen codes on Apple Watch, iPad, or Phone - Export in 256px, 512px, 1024px, or 2048 px Bonus: - No data-collection, ads, or hidden costs. Everything just stored locally on your device like it’s supposed to be.

Screenshots

KrypterApp3 screens
QR Maker 84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: QR Maker 8 at 18.6 against KrypterApp's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KrypterApp versus QR Maker 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKrypterAppQR Maker 8
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel YeschenkoAnders Munck

In-app purchases

None

KrypterApp

No in-app purchases

None

QR Maker 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KrypterApp free?
KrypterApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QR Maker 8 free?
QR Maker 8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KrypterApp or QR Maker 8 have ads?
Neither KrypterApp nor QR Maker 8 shows ads.

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