RelayPony vs ProEncryptor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
RelayPony
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Send files from one device to another, privately. RelayPony is an encrypted file transfer app for photos, videos, documents, folders, text and links. Pair two devices once, then send between them over Wi-Fi or over the internet. No account, no sign-up, no cloud copy of your files. HOW IT WORKS Pair two devices by scanning a QR code or typing a short word code. From then on, pick what to send and tap the device. Nearby devices connect directly over your Wi-Fi network. Devices on different networks connect over the internet, directly when they can, or through a relay that only ever sees encrypted data. WHY RELAYPONY ⢠End-to-end encrypted with the age encryption standard. Only the paired device can open what you send. ⢠No account, no sign-up, no cloud storage. The relay passes encrypted data along and keeps nothing. ⢠Only paired devices can send to you. Anyone else is turned away and listed, so you can pair with them if you want to. ⢠No size limit set by the app. Send one photo or a whole video library. ⢠Folders, text and links. Folders arrive as a zip you can extract to Files, and links arrive ready to open. ⢠Share from any app. RelayPony is in the share sheet, so photos, documents and links go straight to the device you choose. ⢠Run your own relay server if you prefer. It is open source too. ⢠No ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases, no analytics. ⢠Open source, so anyone can check exactly what the app does. WORKS ACROSS PLATFORMS RelayPony 4 pairs and sends between iPhone, iPad and RelayPony 4 on other platforms, with the same QR and word codes. PRIVATE FILE SHARING, NOT FILE HOSTING Nothing is uploaded to a server you have to trust. A nearby transfer never leaves your network. An internet transfer is encrypted on your device before it goes anywhere, and the relay cannot read it. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE RelayPony is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese. PERMISSIONS, PLAINLY The camera is used only to scan a pairing QR code, on your device. Local network access is used only to find and connect to the device you are sending to. Your files leave your device only as the encrypted transfer you choose to send. relaypony.app
ProEncryptor
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ProEncryptor encrypts your files on this device and nowhere else. No servers, no accounts, no tracking. WHY IT IS FREE The iOS version is completely free, with no in-app purchases and no ads. ProEncryptor's revenue comes from the macOS version ā and letting .pe files be opened on more devices is exactly what makes the macOS version worth having. DECRYPTION IS FREE FOREVER Opening a .pe file is free on every platform and in every version, with no limits. If someone sends you an encrypted file, you can always open it. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Pick one file or many from the Files app or iCloud Drive ⢠Choose a password ā it is never stored and never uploaded ⢠Encrypt. You get .pe files you can share anywhere ⢠Tap any .pe file in the Files app to come straight back here and decrypt it WHAT IS INSIDE ⢠AES-256-CBC with PKCS#7 padding ⢠HMAC integrity checking (Encrypt-then-MAC) ⢠PBKDF2 key derivation ⢠The same Rust core as the macOS version, so .pe files are byte-for-byte compatible across both platforms PRIVACY ⢠Collects no data ⢠No advertising ⢠No user accounts Encryption and decryption run entirely on this device. Neither your files nor your password ever leave it. BEFORE YOU START Your password cannot be recovered. We do not store it and there is no backdoor. If you forget it, your files can never be opened again ā save it in a password manager. Encrypted files can be saved to the ProEncryptor folder in iCloud Drive, the same location the Mac version uses.
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Verdict
RelayPony and ProEncryptor are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | RelayPony | ProEncryptor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Stewart | Uniation Software Co.,Ltd. |
In-app purchases
RelayPony
No in-app purchases
ProEncryptor
No in-app purchases









