Comparison

PGPony vs SEPass

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

Head to head
About

PGPony

This app simplifies PGP encryption for users on their iPhone. It allows for key generation, secure message and file encryption/decryption, digital signing, and hardware security key integration. All features are available for free.

Highlights
  • Generate PGP keys
  • Encrypt/decrypt messages and files
  • Sign and verify digital documents
  • Hardware security key integration (YubiKey, Token2)
  • Password-only encryption
  • Key management and revocation
  • Share sheet extension for app integration
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 eight languages. New in 8.3.0: post-quantum signatures, NIST P-256, P-384 and P-521 keys, messages to several post-quantum recipients, and a reorganized Key Detail screen. 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 device. 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. EIGHT LANGUAGES English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. 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

SEPass

Securely generate GPG keys within your device's Secure Enclave. Sync your password store via git and decrypt sensitive information on demand, protected by biometrics. The app prioritizes privacy with no account or tracking.

Highlights
  • Generate GPG keypair in Secure Enclave
  • Private key never leaves device
  • Sync password store via git
  • Decrypt passwords on demand
  • Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Automatic clipboard clearing
Features
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SEPass is intended to let a user do three things: 1. Generate a GPG keypair inside your device's Secure Enclave. The private key is created in the enclave and can never leave the device. SE Pass exports the matching GPG public key for you to add to your password store as an additional encryption key. 2. Sync your password store via git to your device. You can clone and refresh over HTTPS (public or token) or SSH (with a separate enclave key for ssh authentication). 3. Browse the password tree and decrypt passwords on demand. Decryption runs in the Secure Enclave, gated by biometrics (Face ID or Touch ID). The clipboard then clears itself automatically after 45 seconds. SE Pass has no account, sends nothing to us (Modiot Labs), and uses no analytics or tracking. It talks only to the git server you configure. It’s intended to be a relatively focused app to enable access to your existing password store on your portable device.

Screenshots

PGPony4 screens
SEPass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SEPass at 100% against PGPony's 67%. SEPass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). PGPony's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SEPass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PGPony has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of PGPony's written reviews are positive against 100% of SEPass's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PGPony ships an update weekly, SEPass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PGPony versus SEPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPGPonySEPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin StewartModiot Labs LLC

Customer experience

PGPony

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

SEPass

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PGPony

No in-app purchases

None

SEPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PGPony free?
PGPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SEPass free?
SEPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PGPony or SEPass?
SEPass is rated higher. PGPony averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while SEPass averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PGPony or SEPass have ads?
Neither PGPony nor SEPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PGPony or SEPass?
PGPony ships an update weekly, and SEPass fortnightly. Most recently, PGPony was updated on October 25, 2026 and SEPass on October 10, 2026.

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