Whatool vs Pocket Keys
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whatool
This utility app allows you to read and search exported chat histories from messaging apps directly on your device. It supports searching by word, sender, or date, and can merge multiple conversations into a single timeline. All processing is done locally, ensuring your data remains private.
- Search exported chat histories
- Filter by word, sender, or date
- Merge multiple conversations
- Local data processing on device
- Read old or cleared chats
- Supports LINE exports
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Whatool turns an exported chat into something you can read and search, on your own device. In WhatsApp choose Export chat, then pick Whatool from the share sheet — it sits among the actions, in the bottom row. The .txt file and the .zip WhatsApp produces today are both read, and a chat file already on your device opens just as well. The whole history then becomes searchable: by word, by sender, by date. Jump to the day you are looking for instead of thumbing through years of messages. MERGE puts several conversations into one timeline, so a story told across three chats reads as one. Everything happens on your iPhone or iPad. Your messages are read and stored on the device, nothing is sent to a server, and Whatool works with no connection at all. Whatool also keeps what a messaging app does not. A phone you no longer own, a chat you cleared, someone you have lost: an export opened in Whatool stays readable years later. LINE exports are read too. Free, with optional purchases to remove the ads and lift the free limits. ----------------------------------- Disclaimer: app created by Luca Rubin. WhatsApp Messenger, LINE, their names, registered trademarks and all other aspects of these applications are registered trademarks of their respective owners. If you believe your rights have been infringed, please email us with all the relevant details at whatool@lucarubin.com
Pocket Keys
Securely store photos, notes, and passwords exclusively on your device. This app offers local storage with no external connections, ensuring your sensitive information remains private and protected by Face or Touch ID.
- Local photo storage
- Note taking
- Password management
- Album organization
- Face/Touch ID protection
- No external services
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This very simple application allows you to store photos, notes and passwords locally and only on your iPhone. No connection, servers, externals services or account are required. Your data remains only on your device. The photos taken are local to the application and do not mix with your iOS photo library. You can organize them with a small album feature. Access to your data is protected by Face or Touch ID. Such an app is handy if you want to save sensitive photos, such as a prescription, medicine card, ID, and being certain that they will only be on your device without syncing with iCloud. Passwords will be your identifiers like those used to login to Taxes government site, or your bank. Like photos, nothing is synchronized. User interface in English or French depending of your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Keys at 5.0 against Whatool's 4.3. Pocket Keys also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Whatool's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 27 months) and review sentiment (24% vs 0%). On price 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. Whatool sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pocket Keys asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pocket Keys holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whatool has 70 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 24% of Whatool's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pocket Keys's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Whatool ships an update every 3 months, Pocket Keys every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Whatool | Pocket Keys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luca Rubin | Laurent Favard |
Customer experience
Whatool
Pocket Keys
In-app purchases
Whatool
- Unlimited conversations$0.99
- Remove adverts$1.99
- Merge up to 5 conversations$1.99
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- Unlimited merging$3.99
- Unlock all features$5.99
Pocket Keys
No in-app purchases
