Comparison

rawgram vs Cipher

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

Head to head
About

rawgram

Features
Read full description

rawgram is an anonymous messaging app built with one goal: freedom from every trace you leave behind. Sign up with nothing but an ID and password β€” that's it. Just pick a nickname to use in the app. rawgram never collects your real name, phone number, email, contacts, or any other personal information. Every message is encrypted with the Signal Protocol (X3DH + Double Ratchet). Only the person you're chatting with can read what you send. Not the server. Not the rawgram team. Nobody else. Try taking a screenshot β€” it won't work. All that gets captured is a black screen. Read messages vanish 5 minutes after they're opened. Unread messages disappear after 7 days. No conversation is ever stored permanently on our servers. Use the same account on your PC through any web browser. Your PC sessions are protected by the very same end-to-end encryption. Every one of these features is completely free. Embrace the data bohemian life with rawgram.

About

Cipher

Features
Read full description

When the other person is on your Wi-Fi, nothing passes through a relay. No phone number. No email. No account. And the things this app cannot protect you from are written down inside it. NO SERVER, BY DEFAULT Cipher tries two transports in order. On the same network it connects over Bonjour, using no infrastructure at all. Only when that is unavailable does it fall back to a relay you chose yourself - and relays are off by default. The transport in use is shown at the top of the screen, and each message carries its own mark: this one arrived over the LAN, this one went through a relay. DRAKE/1 The cryptography is not homemade. X25519, Ed25519, ChaCha20-Poly1305, HKDF-SHA512 and ML-KEM-768 - widely reviewed standards, nothing else. What is ours is how they are assembled. - Keys ratchet forward on every message, so a leaked key cannot open the past - Headers are encrypted too: the message index and key rotations are invisible from outside - Every message is padded up to one of a fixed set of sizes, so the exact length never travels - The routing tag handed to a relay changes hourly, so you cannot be followed across time - Between devices on iOS 26 or later, ML-KEM-768 post-quantum key exchange runs alongside WHAT IT DOES - One-to-one text, with replies, quotes, edits, reactions and search - Disappearing messages, from send or from open, 10 seconds to 4 weeks - Safety-number verification: 60 digits, or scan the QR to compare automatically - Multiple accounts and disposable IDs - Biometric lock, decoy vault, wipe PIN - Encrypted backup and restore, CSV/JSON export - Settings you can actually change, down to the last detail WHAT WE ADMIT A product that sells safety and then overstates it is itself a danger. Settings > What this cannot protect lists the limits in plain language: if the device itself is compromised, if the first key exchange was tampered with, if the person you are talking to copies the contents out, or if you need your IP address hidden - none of those are within reach of this app. PRICING Everything cryptographic is in the free version. Padding, header encryption, key ratcheting, safety-number verification, disappearing messages, blocking - none of it is limited. We do not hold safety hostage. Cipher Pro adds convenience: 14-day relay retention, unlimited disposable IDs, cover traffic. The annual plan includes 7 days free. Terms: https://revot.jp/apps/cipher/terms.html Privacy: https://revot.jp/apps/cipher/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

rawgram4 screens
Cipher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: rawgram at none against Cipher's 4. rawgram also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). Cipher's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Cipher sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. rawgram asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
rawgram versus Cipher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrawgramCipher
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size117 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHaechon ElectronicsREVOT, K.K.

In-app purchases

None

rawgram

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cipher

Subscriptions3
  • Cipher Pro 週鑍$3.997 Days
  • Cipher Pro 月鑍$6.991 Month
  • Cipher Pro 年鑍7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cipher Pro θ²·γ„εˆ‡γ‚Š$69.99

Questions

Is rawgram free?
rawgram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cipher free?
Cipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do rawgram or Cipher have ads?
rawgram shows ads; Cipher does not.

Other comparisons