SaltThePass vs IronCrypto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SaltThePass
This app generates unique, secure passwords for every website you visit using a single master password. It doesn't store your passwords, but rather uses a repeatable algorithm to create them on demand, ensuring your accounts remain secure even if one site is breached.
- Generates unique passwords per website
- Uses a single master password
- Does not store or manage passwords
- Repeatable password generation algorithm
- Enhances security against breaches
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SaltThePass is a companion app for https://saltthepass.com. SaltThePass is a password generator that will help you generate unique, secure passwords for all of the websites you visit based on a single Master Password that you remember. SaltThePass helps you generate passwords for all of the websites you visit. Unlike traditional password managers, SaltThePass does not actually store, save or manage any passwords for you. Instead, SaltThePass is a repeatable algorithm that you can use to generate unique passwords for all of your websites. Instead of storing each website's password in a password manager or writing it down on a piece of paper, you can look it up (re-generate it) from anywhere you have internet access. The problem users face today is how to efficiently yet securely manage all of their passwords for all of the websites they visit. To simplify things, many people simply re-use one password on multiple websites. Unfortunately, this means that if a hacker gains access to a password on one of their websites, all of their accounts could be vulnerable, since many people also use the same email address or login name on all of their websites. Recently, this has become an alarming problem due to several high-profile password breaches on websites such as LinkedIn, Yahoo, Evernote and many others. SaltThePass helps you avoid password re-use over multiple websites by having you come up with a Master Password that is known only to you (and you never disclose it to anyone or use it anywhere else). When a password for a new website is needed, such as the first time you visit foo.com, SaltThePass combines the your Master Password with the website's name (foo.com), and inputs this into a one-way cryptographic hash function, the output of which can be used as a password for the website (the Salted Password). This algorithm is deterministic, so the same Salted Password is generated every time. And since the website name is used as an input to the algorithm, the Salted Password is different for each website. The benefit of this is that you just have a single Master Password to remember. Since you never disclose it to anyone else or use it for any reason except for on the SaltThePass website to generate a Salted Password, it cannot be stolen from you even if any of the websites you generated a password for has a security breach. SaltThePass was created by Nic Jansma.
IronCrypto
Securely store and manage all your passwords, documents, and personal data across devices. This app uses zero-knowledge encryption to ensure your information is only accessible by you, even offering secure file sharing with other users.
- Zero-knowledge encryption
- Secure document storage
- End-to-end encrypted file sharing
- Automatic password generation
- Secure autofill extension
- Organize with labels and search
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Share a password with anyone, free. No invite, no family plan, no second subscription, and the person you send it to does not need a paid account to open it. Most password managers treat sharing as the upsell. IronCrypto does not. Unlimited passwords, unlimited passkeys, autofill, a strong password generator, sync across your devices, and encrypted sharing are all on the free tier. IronCrypto helps you keep your passwords and personal data secure and accessible across any device or browser. The app is built around three tenets: security, simplicity and accessibility. **Security** Security is our number one priority. IronCrypto encrypts all your data on your device using AES-256 with your own master password. Your master password is never transmitted to our servers, so your data arrives fully encrypted and is only readable by you. We run on Google Cloud for its reliability, scalability and security. Because your data is encrypted before it ever reaches us, even in the event of a breach your information remains completely safe. We cannot read, store or sell your data, and we would not want to. When you share a login, it is re-encrypted specifically for the recipient's key before it is sent. Nothing is ever shared in plain text. One tradeoff, said plainly: there is no password recovery. Forget your master password and the vault is gone, and we cannot get it back for you. That is the cost of zero knowledge, and we would rather say it here than bury it in an FAQ. **Simplicity** IronCrypto is built on the belief that less is more. You never have to tap through dozens of categories to find or create a password. A powerful search lets you find entries by title, URL, username or notes. Labels help you organize and filter passwords by category: work, shopping, banking and more. Adding a password is fast: fill in only what you need. IronCrypto can also generate strong, unique passwords so you never have to think one up yourself. The secure autofill extension works directly in your browser and apps, so your credentials are always one tap away. **Accessibility** Security is a right, not a privilege. IronCrypto is free for all users, with no subscription required to keep your passwords safe or to share them. All you need is a Google or Apple account, which acts as a second layer of authentication. To access your data someone would need to compromise your Google or Apple account and know your master password. IronCrypto Pro is 3.99 a month and adds encrypted document storage, document sharing and bigger secure notes. Passwords and passkeys stay free. IronCrypto has proudly served thousands of customers and our mission remains the same: make it easy for everyone to keep their sensitive data secure. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ironcrypto.com/static/terms.html#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SaltThePass at none against IronCrypto's 2. SaltThePass also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). IronCrypto's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (207 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. IronCrypto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SaltThePass asks for nothing beyond the download.
SaltThePass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IronCrypto has 207 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SaltThePass ships an update every 47 months, IronCrypto every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SaltThePass | IronCrypto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (207 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 73.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicholas Jansma | Lorenc Kerxhalli |
Customer experience
SaltThePass
IronCrypto
Bugs and requests
SaltThePass
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IronCrypto
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot change master password
- Notes cannot be edited if they are more than 5 lines
- App support unresponsive
- Lost all passwords/data
- Login errors
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- App/data disappears
- Issues with facial recognition after updates
- Unable to log in
- Face ID locked out
- Symbol input issues
Requested features
9 requests- Add two-factor authentication for the keyboard symbol
- Improve symbol recognition and pasting
- Keep app open longer after Face ID unlock
- Export all passwords and descriptions to a file
- Change logout button location
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- Add Face ID option to open the application
- Add a new option similar to Labels for color-coded passwords
- Add dark mode
- Improve note editing for longer notes
In-app purchases
SaltThePass
No in-app purchases
IronCrypto
- IronCrypto Pro$3.991 Month
- IronCrypto Pro$34.991 Year
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