Comparison

Private Message Box vs Enclosure Messenger

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

Enclosure Messenger

Features
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ENCLOSURE : Valuable messaging app. A space where your message becomes more valuable and communication becomes meaningful. YOUR MESSAGE : will become more valuable here. Every word gets clarity, importance and respect. FOR BILLION PEOPLE : For personal. For professional. For every corner of the world. Enclosure is built for everyone. MORE PRIVACY SO MORE SAFE : For personal, professional, family, relationship and all work. Stronger privacy for your important conversations. FOR NO DISTRACTIONS : Enclosure comes with a Sleep Mode feature, so you can stay peaceful whenever you want. CALL / VIDEO CALL : You can keep it ON or OFF anytime, as per your comfort. SET YOUR PRIVACY LIMIT :
So people don’t cross the limit.
You control how much access others get. NEW LOOK : New theme. Better visibility. Better experience. NEW LOCK SCREEN : Set a 360° lock screen for extra protection. WHY NO DOUBLE TICK : Because it increases trust issues, frustrations, misunderstandings and breaks expectations. Enclosure removes this pressure. GROUP : Create your personal group. Messages sent in a group will be received individually by each member. ENCLOSURE is built to raise the quality of communication. Start Enclosure for valuable and better conversations.

Screenshots

Private Message Box4 screens
Enclosure Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Enclosure Messenger at none against Private Message Box's 5. Enclosure Messenger also leads on ads (none vs shown). Private Message Box's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

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. Enclosure Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Message Box ships an update monthly, Enclosure Messenger every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Private Message Box versus Enclosure Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Message BoxEnclosure Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB50 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperVartit Technology Private LimitedRushang Tangal

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

Enclosure Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Message Box free?
Private Message Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Enclosure Messenger free?
Enclosure Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Private Message Box or Enclosure Messenger have ads?
Private Message Box shows ads; Enclosure Messenger does not.
Which is updated more often, Private Message Box or Enclosure Messenger?
Private Message Box ships an update monthly, and Enclosure Messenger every 6 weeks. Most recently, Private Message Box was updated on October 24, 2026 and Enclosure Messenger on October 13, 2026.

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