Private Message Box vs iHideIt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Message Box
Secure your private conversations with password protection. Send unlimited texts, photos, and location details to other users for free. Enhance your privacy with a virtual number option.
- Password protected conversations
- Free texting between users
- Send unlimited text, photo, and location
- Full emoji support
- Virtual number for hidden communication
- Privacy Guard
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Do you want to hide your private conversations? Worried on messages from one friend checked by others, then Private Message Box is for you. It saves messages of secret contacts behind PIN pad. Its easy to use and keeps user conversation secret. Your conversation with PSB contacts is 100% SECRET and secure. It also provides free texting between App Users. Just Sign-In with your number. Send unlimited text, photo and location details to another user. You can do conversations only with users who have enabled Free messaging. Full of emoji characters (300 emoji support), useful to represent emotions. Features - Free text & Multimedia Messaging between Users - Image/Location sharing - Password protection: Cannot be opened by other people - Privacy Guard Pro version feature: -No Advertise - Remove ads from the application. Pro version subscriptions Options: -Duration of the subscription is 1 Year with a charge of $4.99 every year. Buy Virtual Number: - Hide your private conversation from your personal cell phone bill. - Keep your personal phone number hidden from some contacts. - Send or receive messages from anywhere in the world. Buy Virtual Number Options: - 58.99$/year for countries like USA, Canada etc. - 102.99$/year for countries like Estonia, Latvia etc. Please note :- All subscriptions are auto renewable. Subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel your subscription any time by turning off auto-renewal in your iTunes Account Settings. You can manage your subscription in iTunes Account settings after purchase. -Find more information in our privacy policy, click on this link http://privatesmsbox.com/legal.html - For terms of use, click on this link http://privatesmsbox.com/termsofuse.html Excited to receive feedbacks or queries at: info@privatesmsbox.com
iHideIt
Securely send messages that require a password for decryption. Ensure your private conversations remain confidential on both ends, adding a vital layer of protection for sensitive information.
- Encrypted message sending
- Password-protected decryption
- Enhanced message privacy
- Secure communication
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iHideIt allows you to send encrypted messages which can only be read if the recipient has the password. Keep your messages safe and secure with iHideIt. Be sure that your messages are private on both ends. "It adds an added layer of protection to messaging that could be vital in defending notably sensitive messages that you want to make certain that only 1 particular person ever reads." - technology2015.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iHideIt at 50% against Private Message Box's 7%. iHideIt also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Private Message Box's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Private Message Box sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. iHideIt asks for nothing beyond the download.
iHideIt holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Message Box has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Private Message Box's written reviews are positive against 50% of iHideIt's.
Private Message Box ships an update monthly, iHideIt every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Message Box | iHideIt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (20 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vartit Technology Private Limited | Gregory Prosper |
Customer experience
Private Message Box
iHideIt
In-app purchases
Private Message Box
- Proversion$4.991 Year
- Buy Number - Zone1 Yearly$21.991 Year
- Buy Number - Zone2 Yearly$58.991 Year
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- Buy Number - Zone3 Yearly$102.991 Year
- Get SMS Balance$6.99
iHideIt
No in-app purchases
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