Comparison

Cipher5000 vs VaultPony

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

Head to head
About

Cipher5000

Features
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Cipher is a creative tool that transforms text into fun, coded messages only decodable by the intended recipient. With a library of 250 unique ciphers, you can encode text into fun formats and then share them with friends through any messaging platform. As long as your recipient knows which cipher to use, they can decode the text and reveal its hidden meaning.

About

VaultPony

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VaultPony creates and opens encrypted containers on iPhone and iPad. A vault is a single encrypted file that holds a private filesystem, and only your password opens it. The containers are compatible with VeraCrypt, so you can open the same vaults on the desktop and back. There is no account, no cloud, and no network access. Your vaults are just files, kept wherever you choose, On My iPhone, iCloud Drive, or a third-party storage provider. Features: Create and open VeraCrypt-compatible containers, with a choice of cipher, hash, and filesystem (FAT or exFAT). Hidden volumes: conceal a second vault inside the first. Two passwords, and the outer one gives no sign the hidden one exists. The outer volume can be write-protected so normal use will not overwrite the hidden data. Header backup and recovery, in-place password change, and keyfiles. Face ID unlock, auto-lock when the app leaves the foreground, a privacy screen that hides vault content in the app switcher, and a no-trace mode that never writes decrypted content outside the vault. A full split-view layout on iPad; browse and preview side by side. Localized in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. VaultPony is free and open source, built on a shared Rust core you can inspect. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by IDRIX; VeraCrypt is a registered trademark of IDRIX.

Screenshots

Cipher50004 screens
VaultPony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cipher5000 at 3 against VaultPony's β€”. Cipher5000 also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Cipher5000 versus VaultPony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCipher5000VaultPony
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size185 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSean ScollinKevin Stewart

In-app purchases

None

Cipher5000

No in-app purchases

None

VaultPony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cipher5000 free?
Cipher5000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VaultPony free?
VaultPony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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