Comparison

PassVault Pro vs PassPony

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

Head to head
About

PassVault Pro

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Stop reusing weak passwords. Password Vault stores every login in an encrypted vault that lives on your device — protected by a master password only you know. KEY FEATURES • AES-256 encryption — the same standard banks and governments use • Works fully offline — no account or internet required • Strong password generator — customize length, letters, numbers, and symbols • Secure Notes — store recovery codes, license keys, and private text • Smart categories — Social, Finance, Work, Shopping, and more • Master password protected — only you can unlock the vault • Auto-lock and clipboard auto-clear keep your data safe if your phone is unattended SECURITY YOU CONTROL Your passwords are encrypted on your device before anything is saved. We have no servers storing your secrets, no recovery shortcut, no backdoor. If you forget your master password, even we can't read your data — that's the point. PREMIUM Upgrade to unlock: • Biometric Unlock — open the vault with Face ID or Touch ID • Cloud Backup — encrypted sync across your iPhone and iPad • Two-Factor Authentication on your master account • Unlimited password storage (free tier includes 5) • Premium categories: Finance, Work, Shopping, Entertainment, Email, Development SUBSCRIPTION Start with a 3-day free trial. Auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription (annual saves 40%). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscriptions settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/Privacy Policy: https://www.nextechlabs.org/projects/password-manager/privacy

About

PassPony

This app is an open-source password manager that allows you to own your encrypted password files. It syncs with Git and is interoperable with command-line tools, offering features like QuickType autofill and live one-time codes.

Highlights
  • File-based encrypted password storage
  • Git synchronization
  • Interoperable with pass/passage CLI
  • QuickType autofill
  • Live one-time codes (TOTP)
  • Face ID/Touch ID unlock
  • Ephemeral clipboard
Features
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PassPony is a password manager for people who want to own their passwords. Every entry is one encrypted file in a store you control, in the same format as the pass and passage command line tools. Your Mac, your server, and your phone can all work on the same store. WHY A FILE-BASED STORE One entry, one file: the password on the first line, anything else after it. Encrypted with your keys: age identities for passage stores, OpenPGP keys for pass stores. Synced with git: clone your existing store, publish a new one, and resolve conflicts per entry, never with a silent merge. Interoperable: commits match the pass CLI format, so the store stays fully usable from the desktop tools. EVERYDAY USE QuickType autofill: your passes appear above the keyboard when you sign in. Only entry names are indexed; nothing decrypts until you fill. Live one-time codes: entries with an otpauth line show a TOTP code with a countdown ring. Face ID or Touch ID unlock, with a five-minute grace window shared with autofill. Ephemeral clipboard: copies are local only and clear after 45 seconds. Field-level editing that preserves the exact bytes of lines it does not touch. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE No account, no signup, no PassPony server. The only network connection is the git remote you configure. No analytics, no ads, no tracking. Open source, Apache-2.0. The full app and its Rust core are published in a public git repository for anyone to audit. FORMATS passage stores encrypt with modern age identities. pass stores encrypt with OpenPGP keys (Cv25519 and X25519/Ed25519 in software). RSA-keyed stores need a smartcard, which is not supported yet. Each format keeps its own store; switching never touches the other. Localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian. If you already run pass or passage, PassPony is the missing phone half of your setup. If you have never used them, the first-run tour will have you adding your first pass in about a minute.

Screenshots

PassVault Pro4 screens
PassPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PassPony at none against PassVault Pro's 2. PassPony also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). PassVault Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PassVault Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. PassPony asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PassVault Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, PassPony every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PassVault Pro versus PassPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassVault ProPassPony
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmer IsmailKevin Stewart

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PassVault Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

PassPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PassVault Pro free?
PassVault Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PassPony free?
PassPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PassVault Pro or PassPony have ads?
Neither PassVault Pro nor PassPony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PassVault Pro or PassPony?
PassVault Pro ships an update every 5 weeks, and PassPony every 5 days. Most recently, PassVault Pro was updated on September 21, 2026 and PassPony on September 7, 2026.

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