HexBT vs Kryptos Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HexBT
Convert standard text and symbols into various formats like Binary, Hexadecimal, and Base64. It also supports decoding these formats back to ASCII and includes hashing methods like SHA1 and MD5. Share converted text easily with friends.
- ASCII to Binary conversion
- ASCII to Hexadecimal conversion
- ASCII to Base64 conversion
- SHA1 and MD5 hashing
- Text decoding to ASCII
- Copy and share converted text
Read full descriptionHide full description
HexBT is a simple app for you to convert standard ASCII text or symbols to various formats, as well as decoding them. This app consists of a few functions to convert ASCII text and symbols to different 'languages' such as Binary (Base 2), Hexadecimal (Base 16), Base64 and different hashing methods such as SHA1 and MD5. You can then copy and/or send the converted text to your friends for them to convert back to standard ASCII text and symbols via the decoder tab. HexBT is proudly brought to you by StatiX Industries of SST Inc.
Kryptos Tools
This app offers a comprehensive suite of classic cryptography tools, including Vigenère and Transposition ciphers, to help users explore and potentially solve complex puzzles. It consolidates features from previous versions and provides detailed information on famous unsolved codes.
- Classic cipher implementations
- Vigenère cipher
- Transposition Matrix
- Detailed puzzle information
- Sixteen classic ciphers
- Future cipher additions
Read full descriptionHide full description
Kryptos Tools combines the best features of the previous two apps (Kryptos Tools - Vigenère and Kryptos Tools - Transposition) along with additional details, documents and photos consolidated into one great app. Kryptos Tools includes classic ciphers, like the Vigenère cipher, that was used to encrypt the first two sections of Kryptos (K1 and K2). It also includes the Transposition Matrix which provides a visual implementation of the Transposition cipher for solving Kryptos section K3. Kryptos Tools now contains sixteen (16) classic ciphers: * Affine * Atbash * Beaufort (plus Autokey variant) * Bifid * Caesar * Columnar Transposition * Four-square * Gronsfeld (plus Autokey variant) * Hill * One-Time Pad * Playfair * ROT13 (Rotate-13) * Substitution * Transposition Matrix * Trifid * Vigenère (plus Autokey variant) Additional ciphers and utilities will be added in future releases. Detailed solutions and information about these sections of the puzzle are also detailed within. Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since the dedication of Kryptos on November 3, 1990, the first three sections have been successfully decrypted. However, the fourth section remains one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world. Are you going to be the one to solve this mystery?
Screenshots
Verdict
HexBT and Kryptos Tools both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of HexBT's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kryptos Tools's. HexBT also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). Kryptos Tools's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HexBT holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HexBT's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kryptos Tools's.
HexBT ships an update every 7 months, Kryptos Tools monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HexBT | Kryptos Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | School of Science and Technology, Singapore | Jeffrey Williams |
Customer experience
HexBT
Kryptos Tools
In-app purchases
HexBT
No in-app purchases
Kryptos Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HexBT free?
Is Kryptos Tools free?
Which has better reviews, HexBT or Kryptos Tools?
Do HexBT or Kryptos Tools have ads?
Which is updated more often, HexBT or Kryptos Tools?
Other comparisons















