Comparison

Nox vs VCELY

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

Head to head
About

Nox

Securely store your most sensitive personal information locally on your device. This app uses strong encryption to protect identities, financial details, medical records, and more, with no cloud storage involved. Features include biometric unlock and expiry reminders for your documents.

Highlights
  • On-device encrypted storage
  • Biometric unlock (Face ID/Touch ID)
  • Expiry reminders for documents
  • Encrypted backup and restore
  • Screenshot protection
  • Store identity, financial, medical, and travel data
Features
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Your most sensitive information belongs on your device — not in the cloud, not on someone else's server. Nox is a zero-knowledge personal vault that keeps everything locally, encrypted on your device in the iOS Keychain. What you can store – Identity: Passports, Driver's Licenses, National IDs, Birth Certificates – Financial: Bank accounts, Credit cards, Crypto wallets, Tax IDs – Medical: Health insurance, Blood type, Emergency contacts, Vaccination records – Travel: Frequent flyer cards, Hotel loyalty, Global Entry, Travel insurance – Vehicle: Car insurance, Registration, Roadside assistance – Other: Wi-Fi passwords, Safe combinations, Software licenses, Loyalty cards Privacy by design We have no servers. We have no access to your data. Your PIN is never stored — only a cryptographic hash. Backup files are encrypted on your device with a key derived from your PIN, so only you can open them. This is not a privacy policy. This is how the app works. Smart features – Scan passports and ID cards to fill in their details, entirely on-device – Face ID / Touch ID unlock – Expiry reminders for documents and cards – Encrypted backup & restore – Screenshot protection Nox Pro Unlock unlimited item storage, expiry reminders, custom categories, and custom item types with a Pro subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Privacy Policy: https://noxappdev.github.io/nox-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

VCELY

This beekeeping journal app simplifies hive management with quick notes, apiary tracking, and queen details. Log harvests, feeding, and plan inspections with customizable shortcuts and reminders. All your beekeeping data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Quick note shortcuts
  • Customizable shortcuts
  • Apiary and hive management
  • Queen mating year and marking color
  • Yearly harvest and revenue totals
  • Inspection reminders and task lists
  • Data privacy, no account needed
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VCELY is a simple beekeeping journal for your pocket. Log inspections, honey harvests and feeding right at the hive – with a few taps, no long typing. QUICK NOTES • Shortcuts based on 50 years of beekeeping practice. Short and handy: queen OK, inspection, brood combs, foundation, honey, fondant, sugar • For amounts (kg of honey, sugar, fondant, number of combs) the app asks for the number • Create your own shortcuts to suit your habits • Change the date of any note at any time HIVES AND APIARIES • Any number of apiaries and hives • Hive buttons in the queen's marking color – see every queen at a glance • Switch hives with buttons or a swipe • Add hives and fill in missing numbers • Medication list and photo gallery for each apiary (camera or Photos) QUEENS AND COLONIES • Year of mating and marking color – the app suggests the color by the international marking system • Notes on colony strength and temperament, brood and queen origin YEARLY TOTALS • Honey, foundation, fondant and sugar per hive, per apiary and in total • Revenue based on your honey price • Switch between years – past seasons are always at hand PLANNING • Inspection reminders, one-time or repeating daily, weekly or monthly • A task list for each apiary – what to bring, what to buy • Beekeeper profile with your total number of colonies and a photo • An app tour on first launch shows you around; start it again anytime in Profile PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No sign-up or account needed, and the app collects no data about you. The app is free. It shows an ad at launch, which you can remove permanently with a one-time purchase. Works on iPhone and iPad, in English and Czech (voice control is available in Czech only).

Screenshots

Nox4 screens
VCELY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nox at 6 against VCELY's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year and VCELY sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nox against 5.0 for VCELY. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nox has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nox versus VCELY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoxVCELY
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB15 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNour AhdiCode Creator, s.r.o.

Customer experience

Nox

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VCELY

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nox

Subscriptions1
  • Nox Pro — Annual$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nox Pro — Lifetime$22.99
1 purchases

VCELY

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Nox free?
Nox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VCELY free?
VCELY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nox or VCELY?
Nox and VCELY are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Nox or VCELY have ads?
Neither Nox nor VCELY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nox or VCELY?
Nox ships an update weekly, and VCELY weekly. Most recently, Nox was updated on October 9, 2026 and VCELY on October 26, 2026.

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