FiFe vs AgePony
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FiFe
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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/
AgePony
Securely encrypt, decrypt, and sign files using the modern age protocol. Protect your data with post-quantum cryptography and verify file authenticity without relying on servers or accounts. Supports various key types and any file size for robust local-first security.
- Post-quantum encryption (ML-KEM-768 + X25519)
- Encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify files of any size
- Supports various public keys (SSH, age, passphrase)
- Hardware security key integration (NFC)
- Local-first, zero-backend architecture
- Encrypted notes for sensitive data
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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 • Anyone's published SSH keys, fetched by their username • Any age public key, classical (X25519) or post-quantum • Any SSH public key (ed25519 or RSA) • A passphrase, when you don't need recipient keys at all SIGN FILES Prove a file came from you and hasn't been altered. Sign on its own, producing a detached signature anyone can check without AgePony. Or sign and encrypt in one step, sealing the signature inside the file so the ciphertext never reveals who sent it. Signatures are verified automatically as a file decrypts. • Sign with an in-app SSH key (ed25519 or RSA) • Sign with a Secure Enclave key, generated in hardware and never exportable • Sign with an external hardware security key over NFC, including keys protected by a PIN • Standard SSHSIG signatures, verifiable with the usual SSH command-line tools • Verify signatures from other people right inside the app BUILT ON AGE A clean-room implementation of the age v1 file format, a modern, simpler alternative to older encryption tools. X25519 key agreement, ChaCha20-Poly1305 authenticated encryption, scrypt for passphrase-protected files. Bit-perfect with the reference age CLI: encrypt on your phone, decrypt on your laptop, and back again. HARDWARE, PAPER, NEXT PHONE • Secure Enclave decryption keys, quantum-safe if you like • Decrypt with a security key over NFC • Move keys to your next phone over Wi-Fi • Passphrase-protected paper backups ENCRYPTED NOTES Passphrase-locked notes for secrets that never need to leave your device: recovery phrases, API keys, server credentials. Each note has its own passphrase, stretched through scrypt into its wrapping key. Forget it and the body is gone for good. That is the point. EVERY KIND OF DATA • Files: encrypt anything from the Files app • Several at once: one archive, or one encrypted file each, your choice • Text: armored age blocks for paste-into-email use • Inspect: see what any age file is encrypted to, without decrypting it • .age files: tap "Open in AgePony" from the Files app LOCAL-FIRST, ZERO BACKEND No accounts. No cloud sync. No telemetry. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party SDKs. Your vault stays on your device, encrypted at rest with a master key in the iOS Keychain that Face ID or Touch ID unlocks. The only internet request AgePony ever makes is fetching someone's published SSH keys, when you ask. FOR THE DEVELOPER SECURITY COMMUNITY If you have ever wished file encryption were simpler, age is the answer and AgePony is age on your phone. Sending someone an encrypted file without coordinating keys first takes one tap and their username. The interface is deliberately minimal: files, notes, text, identities, settings. OPEN SOURCE Apache 2.0. Source code linked from agepony.com. COMPATIBILITY • Any age v1 implementation, including the reference command-line tool • Post-quantum recipients need age CLI 1.3 or newer • Reads and writes both binary and PEM-armored age files • Requires iPhone with iOS 17.0 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 Documentation, 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AgePony at none against FiFe's 1. FiFe's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. FiFe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. AgePony asks for nothing beyond the download.
FiFe ships an update every 5 weeks, AgePony every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FiFe | AgePony |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jeevan singh | Kevin Stewart |
In-app purchases
FiFe
- FiFe Pro$19.991 Year
AgePony
No in-app purchases









