Private Message Box vs iSecure
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
iSecure
Encrypt your messages with a custom password before sending. Recipients need the correct password to decrypt and read sensitive or confidential information.
- Password-protected messages
- Message encryption
- Customizable passwords
- Secure communication
- Enhanced privacy for sensitive data
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iSecure seals your messages so only someone who knows the key can read them. Write a secret, pick a key and tap Seal. Send it in iMessage, share it as a QR code, or paste it into any chat, email or note. Your friend opens it with the same key — nobody in between can read it, and your messages are never stored on a server. SEAL AND SEND • Seal right inside iMessage — the live bubble shows your hint and turns to "Opened" • Share as a QR code or as text to WhatsApp, Telegram, Mail or anywhere • Add a hint so your friend knows which key to use OPEN WITHOUT COPY-PASTE • Long-press a secret in any app → Share → Open in iSecure • Scan an iSecure QR code with the iPhone Camera or inside the app • You always choose the key — nothing opens by itself REVEAL SAFELY • Hold to reveal; the text hides again automatically • Revealed secrets are hidden from screenshots and screen recording • Face ID or your passcode before any saved key is used STRONG KEYS • Generate a 5-word passphrase or a random key in one tap • A strength meter warns you about weak keys • Keys live in the secure iOS Keychain on your device only ISECURE PRO Free: 2 saved keys, 30-second auto-hide, ads. Pro: unlimited keys, seal with a one-time password, choose when secrets hide (10 s to never), burn after reading, and no ads. Pro Yearly with a 1-week free trial, Pro Monthly, or Pro Lifetime. Earlier "Pro" and "No Ads" purchases are honoured. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your messages and keys never leave your device unencrypted • AES-256-GCM encryption with a unique salt for every message • The app locks with Face ID or your device passcode Messages sealed with earlier versions of iSecure still open. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage them in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aghajanyan.me/isecure/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iSecure at 5.0 against Private Message Box's 2.9. iSecure also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Private Message Box's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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. Private Message Box sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and iSecure sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iSecure holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Message Box has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Private Message Box ships an update monthly, iSecure every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Message Box | iSecure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vartit Technology Private Limited | Hovik Aghajanyan |
Customer experience
Private Message Box
iSecure
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
iSecure
- Pro Version$3.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- PRO without Ads$7.99
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