Comparison

Private Message Box vs WickCares

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Password protected conversations
  • Free texting between users
  • Send unlimited text, photo, and location
  • Full emoji support
  • Virtual number for hidden communication
  • Privacy Guard
Features
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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

About

WickCares

This social networking application is currently in pilot testing. Developed by Jack Wendell, it aims to connect users within a specific community. Further details on its functionality are limited due to its early stage.

Highlights
  • Pilot testing phase
  • Community focused
  • Developed by student
Features
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This app is currently in pilot testing. App Developed by Jack Wendell'27

Screenshots

Private Message Box4 screens
WickCares4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WickCares at 5.0 against Private Message Box's 2.9. WickCares also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Private Message Box's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Private Message Box sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. WickCares asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WickCares 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Message Box ships an update monthly, WickCares every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Private Message Box versus WickCares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Message BoxWickCares
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB16 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVartit Technology Private LimitedWickCares

Customer experience

Private Message Box

All ratings20 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%

WickCares

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Private Message Box

Subscriptions4
  • 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
One-time1
  • Get SMS Balance$6.99
None

WickCares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Message Box free?
Private Message Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WickCares free?
WickCares is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Message Box or WickCares?
WickCares is rated higher. Private Message Box averages 2.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while WickCares averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Private Message Box or WickCares have ads?
Private Message Box shows ads; WickCares does not.
Which is updated more often, Private Message Box or WickCares?
Private Message Box ships an update monthly, and WickCares every 5 days. Most recently, Private Message Box was updated on October 1, 2026 and WickCares on September 26, 2026.

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