Comparison

FiFe vs AgePony

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

Head to head
About

FiFe

Features
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Keep your documents and personal files in encrypted cloud storage. FiFe backs up the folders you choose and helps you access your files on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Start with 1GB of built-in storage. You do not need a separate cloud-provider account to get started. ENCRYPT BEFORE YOU UPLOAD File contents are encrypted on your device before they reach the cloud. Your recovery phrase protects access to your encrypted files. BACK UP THE FOLDERS YOU CHOOSE Keep your folder structure, browse your files and download the files you need. Sync selected folders across your registered devices. USE YOUR OWN CLOUD STORAGE Connect supported accounts from Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Oracle Object Storage, IDrive E2 or other S3-compatible providers. External storage accounts and any provider charges are separate. OPEN SOURCE FiFe's source code is available to review. Learn about the app and its encryption approach at https://fife.jeero.one. FREE AND PRO FiFe includes 1GB of built-in storage. An optional auto-renewing FiFe Pro subscription provides additional features. Current benefits and localized pricing are shown in the app before purchase. You can manage your subscription through your App Store account settings. GET STARTED Sign in, save your recovery phrase, choose your storage and add a folder. Keep your recovery phrase in a safe place. It is needed to restore access to your encrypted files. If you lose it, FiFe cannot recover your encrypted files for you. On iPhone and iPad, background activity is scheduled by the operating system. Open FiFe when you want to check transfer progress or start a sync. Support: jeerovan@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://fife.jeero.one/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AgePony

Securely encrypt, sign, and manage files using advanced post-quantum cryptography. Protect your data with robust encryption methods, verify file authenticity, and keep sensitive information private on your device without relying on servers or accounts.

Highlights
  • Post-quantum encryption (ML-KEM-768)
  • File signing and verification
  • Encrypt to various recipients
  • Support for any file size
  • Passphrase-locked notes
  • Biometric and PIN app lock
  • Local-first, zero-backend design
Features
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Modern file encryption and signing for iPhone, built on the age protocol. Encrypt anything to anyone, sign files so others can verify they came from you, and keep every byte on your device. No accounts, no servers, no key-management headaches. POST-QUANTUM Hybrid ML-KEM-768 + X25519 recipients, so a file captured today stays private even if X25519 falls to a quantum computer years from now. Interoperable with the age CLI 1.3 and newer. Files already on a classical key? The re-encrypt tool moves them across. ANY SIZE Encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify files of any size. Nothing is held in memory, so a 1 GB video behaves like a text file. ENCRYPT TO ANYONE A GitHub username. AgePony fetches their published SSH keys Any age public key, classical (X25519) or post-quantum A YubiKey, through age-plugin-yubikey recipients (age1yubikey1...) Any SSH public key (ed25519 or RSA) A passphrase, when you don't need recipient keys at all Exchange keys in person without typing: show yours as a QR code, or scan theirs. SIGN FILES Prove a file came from you and hasn't been altered. Sign on its own for a detached signature anyone can check without AgePony, or sign and encrypt in one step so the signature is sealed inside the ciphertext. Signatures verify automatically as a file decrypts. An in-app SSH key (ed25519 or RSA) A Secure Enclave key, generated in hardware and never exportable An external security key over NFC: tap a YubiKey or Token2, including keys behind a FIDO PIN Standard SSHSIG (ssh-keygen -Y sign), verifiable anywhere OpenSSH runs BUILT ON AGE A clean-room implementation of the age v1 format, the modern alternative to PGP: X25519 key agreement, ChaCha20-Poly1305, scrypt for passphrases. Bit-perfect with the reference age CLI. Encrypt on your phone, decrypt on your laptop, and back again. ENCRYPTED NOTES Passphrase-locked notes for secrets that never leave your device: recovery phrases, API keys, credentials. Each note has its own passphrase, stretched through scrypt. Forget it and the body is gone for good. That is the point. LOCK IT DOWN Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID, or set an app password or PIN, with or without biometrics. Choose how long AgePony waits before it locks. An optional duress password looks exactly like a normal unlock but silently wipes the vault, for the moment you are made to open the app. Delete an identity by mistake and Recently Deleted holds it for 30 days. EVERY KIND OF DATA Files: encrypt anything from the Files app Several at once: one archive, or one file each Text: armored age blocks for paste-into-email use Keys: share yours as a QR code, or scan someone else's Inspect: see what any age file is encrypted to, without decrypting it LOCAL-FIRST, ZERO BACKEND No accounts. No cloud. No telemetry. No analytics. No ads. No third-party SDKs. Your vault stays on your device, encrypted at rest with a master key in the iOS Keychain, unlocked by Face ID, Touch ID, or an app password you set. The only network request AgePony ever makes is fetching a GitHub user's public keys, when you ask, and you can route even that through an HTTP proxy. OPEN SOURCE Apache 2.0. Every line at github.com/norsehorse-dev/AgePonyiOS. COMPATIBILITY Any age v1 implementation (FiloSottile/age, str4d/rage, and more) Post-quantum recipients need age CLI 1.3 or newer YubiKey recipients through age-plugin-yubikey SSH-ed25519 and SSH-RSA public keys Binary and PEM-armored age files Detached signatures verify with ssh-keygen -Y verify Requires iPhone with iOS 18.6 or later PRIVACY AgePony collects nothing and there is no server. Your data never leaves your device unless you export it. Policy: agepony.com/privacy. SUPPORT Docs, FAQ, and contact: agepony.com/support. Email: NorseHorse@norsehor.se Built quietly in Alabama by NorseHorse. Sibling to PGPony, the same idea for OpenPGP keys.

Screenshots

FiFe4 screens
AgePony4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AgePony at none against FiFe's 1. AgePony also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). FiFe's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. FiFe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. AgePony asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FiFe ships an update every 6 weeks, AgePony every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FiFe versus AgePony: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFiFeAgePony
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjeevan singhKevin Stewart

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FiFe

Subscriptions1
  • FiFe Pro$19.991 Year
None

AgePony

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FiFe free?
FiFe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AgePony free?
AgePony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FiFe or AgePony have ads?
Neither FiFe nor AgePony shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FiFe or AgePony?
FiFe ships an update every 6 weeks, and AgePony every 3 weeks. Most recently, FiFe was updated on October 20, 2026 and AgePony on October 12, 2026.

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