Comparison

Hush Secret Text vs Simple Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Hush Secret Text

Features
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Sealed Bundles protects several files in one authenticated encrypted package. Reopen a bundle, verify its complete contents and prepare recovered files only when you choose. HOW TO USE THE UPGRADE 1. Open Sealed Bundles, select files and enter a strong secret. Seal the bundle and share the encrypted package. 2. To verify or recover, choose Open a bundle, select the package and enter its secret. A just-created bundle can be opened directly for verification. 3. Authenticate the whole bundle before preparing recovered files for sharing. Clear the workspace when finished. Secret text, encrypted single-file workflows and the existing Hush tools remain available. Bundles are opened through Sealed Bundles; they are not ZIP archives. WHAT TO KNOW One to 12 files, up to 20 MB combined raw data. The existing HUSHF2 format uses AES-256-GCM and PBKDF2-SHA256 with 600,000 iterations. The secret cannot be recovered by the developer. Encrypted filenames and contents are authenticated; the outer file reveals the bundle format. Recovered exports are ordinary independent files. Clear removes this workspace’s temporary copies; it is not guaranteed secure erasure of storage or previously shared copies. iPhone and iPad. No account required.

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Simple Viewer

Features
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Simple Viewer opens files. Quietly, quickly, and without asking for anything in return. Share any file from any app β€” Mail, Messages, Files, a browser, a cloud drive β€” and Simple Viewer renders it the way it was meant to be read. No account. No upload. Files stay on your device. It is designed for the moment when you just need to see what's inside a file. RENDERED WITH CARE β€’ PDF with smooth scrolling and pinch-to-zoom β€’ Markdown with typography that reads β€’ Source code with precise syntax highlighting β€’ JSON, XML, and YAML, pretty-printed β€’ CSV and TSV, as readable tables β€’ Excel spreadsheets (XLSX) β€’ Word documents (DOCX) β€’ ZIP archives, browsed inside β€’ Plain text, logs, and scripts β€’ x509 certificates BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD β€’ Open from any app via the iOS share sheet β€’ Recent files, one tap away β€’ Orientation-aware on iPad β€’ Works offline. Always. NOTHING YOU DON'T NEED No sign-up. No subscription. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. No bloat. Just a clean surface for reading what you already have. Because simple is elegant.

Screenshots

Hush Secret Text3 screens
Simple Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Simple Viewer at Free against Hush Secret Text's $2.99. Hush Secret Text's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Simple Viewer is free to download; Hush Secret Text costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hush Secret Text ships an update fortnightly, Simple Viewer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Hush Secret Text versus Simple Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHush Secret TextSimple Viewer
Price$2.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyFortnightly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinSTLink

In-app purchases

None

Hush Secret Text

No in-app purchases

None

Simple Viewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hush Secret Text free?
Hush Secret Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Viewer free?
Simple Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hush Secret Text or Simple Viewer have ads?
Neither Hush Secret Text nor Simple Viewer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hush Secret Text or Simple Viewer?
Hush Secret Text ships an update fortnightly, and Simple Viewer every 2 months. Most recently, Hush Secret Text was updated on October 7, 2026 and Simple Viewer on October 20, 2026.

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