Secret Code Maker vs iMib
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secret Code Maker
Create unique images that secretly embed your messages. View hidden text by aligning the image with your device's charging port. This fun entertainment app offers a novel way to share secrets.
- Embed messages into images
- View hidden text via charging port alignment
- Create unique visual secrets
- Hard-to-read message encoding
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With this application, you can make a wonderful picture easily. The picture you made includes your messages inside. You can only see the messages, if you see the picture through the direction of the charge mouth of iPhone. This is not real cipher. But it's hard to read. Can you read THIS??? FYI, if you can't see the messages well, please watch this movie I made. http://youtu.be/xkblFaH-PXQ This is Japanese version. But you can find how to see the picture soon.
iMib
Send and receive virtual messages hidden in locations around the world. Discover messages left by others, track their journey, and see your own messages travel far. Enjoy a private and engaging way to connect.
- Create and drop virtual messages
- Pick up messages left by others
- Track message journeys
- Social networking features
- 100% privacy with no registration
- Featured messages on scoreboards
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Message in a bottle, geocaching and social networking all in one: iMib lets you create, drop off and pick up short messages that delight, amuse and brighten up your day. Be surprised who will pick up your messages, through how many hands they will pass and how far they travel. Find one in your favourite coffee shop, drop it at the metro station, keep an eye on the ones you really like. Create messages that delight many and travel far, and see the most successful ones featured on our score boards. There is no registration and no login, you have 100% privacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Secret Code Maker at 71% against iMib's 0%. Secret Code Maker also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Secret Code Maker ships an update every 2 months, iMib every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secret Code Maker | iMib |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sho Kurozumi | Kilian IT-Consulting |
Customer experience
Secret Code Maker
iMib
In-app purchases
Secret Code Maker
No in-app purchases
iMib
No in-app purchases
