Comparison

PGPony vs Mdocx

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

Head to head
About

PGPony

Securely encrypt, decrypt, and sign messages and files using PGP standards. Generate and manage encryption keys, including advanced post-quantum and hardware security key support. Offers robust privacy features with no analytics or tracking.

Highlights
  • PGP encryption and decryption
  • Key generation and management
  • Post-quantum encryption support
  • Hardware security key integration
  • Message and file signing
  • Key backup and restore
  • Share sheet extension
Features
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PGPony makes PGP encryption easy, private, and powerful, and every feature is free. Generate keys, encrypt to people or to a password, sign and verify, back up your whole keyring, and revoke compromised keys, all from your iPhone and iPad, in eleven languages. New in 8.4.0: pairing with PGPony Desktop, key certification, Ed448 keys, a PGPony PIN, and Korean, Turkish and Ukrainian, with every screen translated. POST-QUANTUM Encrypt with ML-KEM-768 or ML-KEM-1024 paired with X25519, and sign with ML-DSA-65 paired with Ed25519 (RFC 9980), on RFC 9580 (v6) keys or the v4 shape GnuPG 2.5 reads. Add post-quantum subkeys to a key you already have. HARDWARE SECURITY KEYS Generate a key pair on the card over NFC, or add an existing card with a tap. Sign, decrypt, and encrypt-and-sign in one step, with RSA and ECC (Ed25519/Curve25519) keys, on YubiKey, Token2, and others, over NFC or USB-C. Full card admin: PINs, factory reset, and Card Details. ENCRYPT, DECRYPT & SIGN Encrypt messages and files of any size to one or many public keys, or to a password with no keys at all, readable by gpg -c and back. Pick which subkey to encrypt to when a key has more than one. Decrypt with a private key, a hardware key, or a passphrase, and see which of your keys opened the message. Sign without encrypting, including detached signatures, and verify a file against its signature. GENERATE & MANAGE KEYS Create keys on a card or in-app: post-quantum, v6 Ed25519, classic Ed25519 + Cv25519, or RSA 2048/4096, with or without an email address. Add, revoke, or remove subkeys (including authentication subkeys) and User IDs. Full OpenPGP v6 (RFC 9580), interoperable with Sequoia PGP and GnuPG. Import from files, clipboard, QR codes, or keyservers. Make revocation certificates and export private keys (GnuPG-compatible). BACK UP & RESTORE Save your whole keyring, secret keys included, as one encrypted file. A single backup code opens it, and the same file restores onto another iPhone or iPad. The file stays with you, never on anyone's server. KEYSERVERS Look up a recipient by email through Web Key Directory, then key servers. Add your own servers, publish to several at once, and upload an updated key straight from Key Detail. Route lookups through Tor or a SOCKS proxy, or turn on offline mode to stop every network request. PASSWORD STORE Open a pass (password-store) folder, decrypt an entry with a software or hardware key, and copy it through an auto-clearing clipboard. SHARE SHEET EXTENSION Encrypt or decrypt text, encrypt a file, or sign a file in any app: Safari, Files, Notes, Mail. SECURITY FIRST Face ID / Touch ID lock with auto-lock. Software keys live in the iOS Keychain. Keys and messages from outside are checked strictly before they are used. No analytics, tracking, accounts, or sign-up. Your private keys never leave your device, and with a hardware key they never leave the card. ELEVEN LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Built by an indie developer who cares about your privacy. Your keys, your messages, your data, always yours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pgpony.app/eula.html Privacy Policy: https://pgpony.app/privacy.html

About

Mdocx

Features
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Mdocx is a focused Markdown editor and document workspace for iPhone and iPad, with support for Markdown, Word, Excel, and PDF files. Built for people who work with many document types, Mdocx helps you read and edit Markdown, preview Word documents, inspect Excel spreadsheets, view PDF files, and keep documents organized. Open a Markdown document, write directly in the rendered editor, save changes back to the source file, and arrange frequently used documents into custom categories. Useful for: - Markdown notes and MD documents - Word, Excel, and PDF reference documents - Writing drafts, product docs, reading lists, and personal knowledge files - Local file management without importing or duplicating files - Quick access through recent files, favorites, and custom categories - Syncing your document workspace across devices Key features: - Markdown reader and WYSIWYG editor - Save edits back to the original source file - Preview Word documents - Inspect Excel spreadsheets - View PDF files - Recent files and lightweight file categories - Drag files into categories for quick access - Rename source files from inside the app - Word count, image count, and code block count - Account sign-in and document sync - Light and dark appearance Markdown editing is fully built in, while Word, Excel, and PDF files are available for preview and organization.

Screenshots

PGPony4 screens
Mdocx4 screens

Verdict

The call

PGPony and Mdocx are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PGPony versus Mdocx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPGPonyMdocx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin Stewart平 王

In-app purchases

None

PGPony

No in-app purchases

None

Mdocx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PGPony free?
PGPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mdocx free?
Mdocx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PGPony or Mdocx have ads?
Neither PGPony nor Mdocx shows ads.

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