Comparison

Hide My Text vs Telepathy

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

Head to head
About

Hide My Text

Features
Read full description

Hide My Text helps you protect private text and files before you share them. Write a message or bring supported text and files into Hide My Text from another app using the iPhone share menu. Choose a trusted contact, group, or broadcast list, protect your content, then send the encrypted result through the messaging or email app you already use. Only the trusted recipients you selected can reveal it. IMPORT FROM OTHER APPS Share supported content to Hide My Text, then open the app to receive it and choose your recipient. Longer text is preserved as a text file. Temporary imports expire after 10 minutes. CLEAN PHOTO METADATA Create a fresh copy of a supported photo with its original embedded metadata removed. Your original photo stays unchanged. Cleaning may change image quality, dimensions, and file size; it does not hide anything visible in the photo. PROTECT TEXT AND FILES Protect private messages and supported files up to 25 MB, including documents, photos, and videos. CONTACTS, GROUPS AND BROADCAST LISTS Pair using invitation and response QR codes, scanned nearby or imported as shared images. Compare the safety phrase before confirming trust. Use groups for shared replies or broadcast lists for owner-only sending. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY No Hide My Text account, email address, or phone number required. No Hide My Text messaging server. No cloud message history. Your keys are stored locally in an encrypted vault. The delivery app you choose still carries the protected content and may process information such as who shared it and when. RECOVERY AND BACKUP Keep your recovery phrase and encrypted vault backup somewhere safe. Together, they let you restore your identity and recover saved records when changing phones. Restored contacts require verification again. Use Backup Health Check to check a saved encrypted backup without restoring it or changing trust. Hide My Text adds a private layer to the apps you already use. Protect your content, then choose how to send it.

About

Telepathy

Read full description

Telepathy moves small pieces of text between two nearby devices using sound you can't hear. Type a password on one phone, press Send, and it appears on the other — no Wi-Fi, no Bluetooth, no pairing, no account. The data travels through the air as near-ultrasonic tones (16.4–18.1 kHz) and never touches a network. Perfect for the moments that are always harder than they should be: • Give a guest your Wi-Fi password without spelling it out • Move a password or one-time code to a colleague's phone • Hand off a link, an address, or a note to any nearby device • Transfer between devices on different Apple IDs — nothing to set up HOW IT WORKS 1. On the receiving device, switch Listen on 2. Type or paste on the sending device and press Send 3. A short tone sequence plays — the receiver decodes it live and shows it with one-tap Copy Every transfer is integrity-checked (CRC-32), and a live spectrum view shows all 19 acoustic channels working in real time. Long Range mode trades speed for extra reliability past 2 m. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No internet, no servers, no cloud — the sound in the room is the entire network • Works completely offline, even in airplane mode • No account, no analytics, no tracking. The microphone is used only to decode tones while Listen is on; nothing is recorded or transmitted anywhere TELEPATHY PREMIUM Telepathy requires a Premium subscription, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers — try everything free for a week. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; the subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Both devices need Telepathy running. Best results within arm's reach in a quiet room. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://software.nanorescenter.com/telepathy-privacy Support: https://software.nanorescenter.com/telepathy-support

Screenshots

Hide My Text4 screens
Telepathy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hide My Text at none against Telepathy's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Telepathy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Hide My Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Hide My Text versus Telepathy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide My TextTelepathy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAsaf SorotzkyNANO ELECTRONICS RESEARCH MUHENDISLIK ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

Hide My Text

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Telepathy

Subscriptions1
  • Telepathy Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Hide My Text free?
Hide My Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telepathy free?
Telepathy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hide My Text or Telepathy have ads?
Neither Hide My Text nor Telepathy shows ads.

Other comparisons