Comparison

NexusVault vs Sync

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

Head to head
About

NexusVault

Features
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NexusVault is a private, encrypted home for the sensitive information you'd rather not write down anywhere โ€” passwords, payment cards, bank accounts, IDs, software licenses, secure notes, and more. Everything lives in your own iCloud, locked behind your master password. More than a password manager. Built for everything that matters. WHAT YOU CAN STORE โ€ข Logins & Passwords โ€” for websites, apps, devices, and servers โ€ข Secure Notes โ€” anything you don't want in plain text โ€ข Payment Cards โ€” credit and debit, with security codes and PINs โ€ข Bank Accounts โ€” account numbers, SWIFT codes, balances โ€ข Software Licenses โ€” keys, registrations, purchase records โ€ข Personal IDs โ€” passports and driver's licenses with expiry tracking โ€ข Domains โ€” registrar info and renewal dates โ€ข Custom Fields โ€” extend any item with the fields you need PRIVACY BY DESIGN NexusVault was built around one rule: your secrets should belong to you alone. โ€ข AES-256 end-to-end encryption โ€” every field encrypted on your device โ€ข Zero-knowledge architecture โ€” your master password never leaves your phone โ€ข Your iCloud, not our servers โ€” there's nothing on our end to breach โ€ข PBKDF2 key derivation with brute-force lockout protection โ€ข Hidden content on app switcher and when backgrounded โ€ข No tracking, no analytics, no ads KEY FEATURES โ€ข iCloud Sync (Optional) Sync seamlessly across iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. Or stay fully offline โ€” it's your choice. โ€ข Face ID & Touch ID Unlock instantly with biometrics. โ€ข Multiple Vaults Separate work, personal, and family information into independent vaults with custom names and icons. โ€ข Smart Organization Group by category, favorite items for quick access, sort and filter, and search instantly across your vault. โ€ข Encrypted Backup & Export Export your entire vault to a password-protected backup file. Restore on any device with your password. โ€ข Auto-Lock Lock immediately, after a minute, or on a schedule you set. WHY NEXUSVAULT? Most "password managers" ask you to trust their servers. NexusVault doesn't have any. Your iCloud, your device, your keys โ€” that's it. Whether you're securing a handful of logins or hundreds of cards, IDs, licenses, and notes, NexusVault gives them a private, beautifully designed home built natively for iOS.

About

Sync

This app helps you compare your planned schedule with your actual daily activities. It visualizes where your time goes, highlighting discrepancies and helping you identify time-wasting habits. Integrate with Apple Health and Calendar for automatic tracking.

Highlights
  • Dual timeline for plan vs. actual
  • One-tap confirmation of planned activities
  • Habit and repeat plan creation
  • Real-time timer tracking
  • Goal setting and to-do lists
  • Apple Health and Calendar integration
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Few days go exactly as planned. Sync lines up your plan and what you actually did on one timeline, and shows where they part. After a week, the hours that always slip become obvious. Plan your day in the morning, record what you did in the evening, and the two tracks line up side by side. Time that went as planned and time that drifted show in color. โ–  Two tracks Plan and actual share one time axis. Drag over the hours, pick an activity, done. โ–  One tap to confirm When a plan ends, Sync asks "Did it go as planned?" โ€” Record as planned ยท Adjust and record ยท Skip. The buttons are right on the Lock Screen and in widgets. โ–  Repeats and habits Turn a plan into a repeat or a habit as you save it. When you edit a repeating plan, choose "Save for this day only" or "Save for all future days." Plans that run past midnight save in one go. โ–  Timer Start a timer and the actual track grows in real time. Stop it from the Lock Screen or the Dynamic Island. โ–  Goals and to-dos Set weekly, monthly, or yearly time goals per activity and they fill in from your actuals. To-dos can have both a scheduled day and a deadline. โ–  Apple Health, Calendar, Reminders Connect Apple Health (HealthKit) and your workouts and sleep โ€” from Apple Watch or any app that writes to Health โ€” flow into the actual track automatically. Read-only: Sync never writes to Health. Calendar events show beneath the plan track; choose which calendars to show, and the activity is picked for you when you import an event. To-dos stay in sync with a Reminders list. โ–  Close the day Close your day before bed to see your Sync and time per activity, and leave a one-line note. โ–  iPhone and iPad On iPad, Sync uses views made for the larger screen. Turn on iCloud sync to keep records in step on an iPhone and iPad signed in to the same Apple Account. Your records are stored on your device. With iCloud sync on, they move only through your own iCloud. No sign-up, no server of ours.

Screenshots

NexusVault4 screens
Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NexusVault at Free against Sync's $4.99. Sync's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

NexusVault is free to download; Sync costs $4.99 up front. NexusVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
NexusVault versus Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexusVaultSync
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxiles037

In-app purchases

1 purchases

NexusVault

One-time1
  • Pro2 variants$4.99
None

Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexusVault free?
NexusVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync free?
Sync costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do NexusVault or Sync have ads?
Neither NexusVault nor Sync shows ads.

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