MaskID vs Nixly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MaskID
This app allows you to selectively hide sensitive information on documents before sharing them. It uses on-device OCR to detect private data and offers secure local storage with optional cloud sync. Protect your identity and personal details with customizable masking and secure export options.
- Selective data masking
- On-device OCR for data detection
- Local secure vault with Face ID/PIN
- Optional iCloud sync
- Metadata removal
- Secure PDF and image export
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MaskID helps you redact IDs, passports, PDFs and photos before sharing them. Hide only the details a recipient does not need, then review the protected copy before sending it. PROTECT WHAT YOU SHARE Cover ID numbers, addresses, signatures, phone numbers, email addresses, bank details and other personal information. Keep required details visible and add a watermark to state the purpose of a copy. REVIEW ON YOUR DEVICE • Capture or import from Camera, Photos and Files. • On-device OCR suggests details that may be sensitive and can work without an internet connection. • Review every suggestion and adjust each mask yourself. You decide what remains visible. • Prepare multi-page PDFs, images, contracts, pay slips, forms and travel documents. • Optional direct import from Google Drive and Dropbox. CHECK THE EXPORTED COPY • Export a flattened, rasterized PDF or image. • Check the export for hidden text and recoverable layers. • Remove common GPS, camera and timestamp metadata from supported exports. • Share the protected copy, not the original. Checks help you review an export, but cannot confirm that you selected every sensitive area. Review every page and the recipient before sharing. KEEP DOCUMENTS PRIVATE • Store documents in an encrypted local library. • Protect the local Vault with Face ID or PIN and AES-GCM encryption. Vault documents stay on your device. • Core protection works without an account. • Optional MaskID Pro iCloud sync stores complete restorable packages for documents outside the Vault in your private CloudKit database. FREE AND PRO MaskID Free includes manual masks, on-device OCR suggestions, protected export and the local Vault. Free supports up to 10 documents processed cumulatively. MaskID Pro adds unlimited processing, batch tools, additional mask styles, image controls, purpose workflows and optional cloud features. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lbernardo-dev.github.io/apps/en/case-studies/shield/privacy/
Nixly
This app helps you reclaim storage space by identifying and deleting duplicate photos, similar shots, screenshots, and large videos. It offers an honest approach to cleaning your device, ensuring your memories are preserved while freeing up gigabytes.
- Finds exact duplicate photos
- Identifies similar shots and bursts
- Detects and removes screenshots
- Locates and shrinks large videos
- Swipe-to-clean interface
- On-device photo analysis
- Privacy-focused design
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Your photo library is quietly eating your storage. Nixly finds what's actually reclaimable and shows you the real gigabytes you can free, with none of the fake "boost" tricks other cleaners use. Nixly is the honest photo cleaner. Photo analysis runs on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. WHAT NIXLY FINDS - Exact duplicates: true byte-for-byte copies - Similar shots: bursts and near-identical photos, kept separate so counts are never inflated - Screenshots: the ones you never look at again - Large videos: the real storage hogs SWIPE TO CLEAN Flick through your camera roll: keep the best, clear the rest. Nixly pre-picks the highest-quality shot in each group so you never lose the good one. SHRINK VIDEOS, KEEP MEMORIES Re-encode storage-hogging videos to a smaller size on-device and reclaim real space. RADICALLY HONEST Deleting photos moves them to your Recently Deleted album for 30 days, so storage isn't truly freed until you empty it. Nixly tells you this clearly and shows you exactly where the space really goes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. Your photos and videos stay on your device. FREE TO START Scan your whole library and see everything for free, including a set of free deletions. Upgrade to Nixly Pro for unlimited cleaning, video shrinking, Smart Clean, and unlimited swipe-to-clean. Nixly Pro subscription options: - Weekly, with a 3-day free trial - Yearly (best value) Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nixly-app.vercel.app/privacy.html Recommendations for our other apps load online. Their views and taps are counted as daily totals, without personal profiles or user/device identifiers. See our privacy policy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MaskID at every 4 days against Nixly's every 5 weeks. Nixly's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. MaskID sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Nixly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MaskID against 5.0 for Nixly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nixly has 5 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.
MaskID ships an update every 4 days, Nixly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | MaskID | Nixly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lester Romero Bernardo | Levin David Schwab |
Customer experience
MaskID
Nixly
In-app purchases
MaskID
- MaskID Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- MaskID Pro Annual Event$12.991 Year
- MaskID Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- MaskID Pro Lifetime$44.99
Nixly
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Yearly$29.991 Year









