Comparison

strong room vs Paranoia File Encryption PRO

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

Head to head
About

strong room

Securely store and manage all your passwords, PINs, and account details in one organized place. Features encryption, custom fields, and private browsing for quick access to your online accounts.

Highlights
  • Password and secret storage
  • Custom fields and notes
  • Categorization and tagging
  • Secure private browsing
  • Password autofill (iOS 12+)
  • Data export and import
Features
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If you're looking at this, then you already know that you have way too many user names, passwords, PINs, access codes, and account numbers to remember on your own. You need a simple and safe way to put all of these in one place and then be able to get to them quickly when you need them. You found it. strong room uses industry best practices for encryption and security to protect your secrets from unauthorized access and presents and manages them within a simple, flexible, and intuitive user-interface. SECRET TYPES strong room doesn't just store passwords. You can store any type of user login, email account, credit card, debit card, access code, voicemail account, combination code, or client account. All in one place! CUSTOM FIELDS Each type of secret includes it's own specific set of fields for input, but you can add whatever else you need as a custom field, and there's a notes field too for all of those other details! CATEGORIES Organize your secrets by assigning them to one of the pre-defined categories or create your own categories and use them instead. TAGS Further categorize your items by assigning one or more 'tags' to associate them with things like 'work', or 'kids', or 'personal' and whatever other kind of tag that you need. FILTER AND SEARCH Use the assigned categories and tags to filter your secret list or find a secret quickly and easily by entering its name in the always-present search-field. SECURE PRIVATE BROWSING Assign a website to your secret and access the site directly from within the app, including quick access to the secret fields that you need for authentication. PASSWORD AUTOFILL Devices running iOS 12 or later with biometric authentication enabled for strong room can enable Password Autofill on the device and get access to strong room user logins directly from the standard iOS Password AutoFill mechanisms for websites and apps. DATA EXPORT AND IMPORT Securely export your stored secrets for backup purposes or for importing into another device. Super safe; super simple; and way less pricey than the other alternatives out there. Give strong room a try and you'll be glad that you did.

About

Paranoia File Encryption PRO

Securely encrypt your private files and folders with strong encryption algorithms. This app creates encrypted archives and offers options to delete original files automatically or manually. The PRO version includes advanced encryption methods and batch processing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Encrypts files and folders
  • Creates encrypted .enc archives
  • Supports multiple strong encryption algorithms
  • Optional automatic deletion of original files
  • Batch processing of multiple files (PRO version)
  • Key to activate desktop PRO versions
Features
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• Paranoia File Encryption is a universal file encryption application for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod), brought to you by Paranoia Works. It securely encrypts your private and confidential files or entire folders. P.F.E. works like an archiver, creating a new .enc file after encryption. The original file(s) can be deleted or wiped after the encryption process is completed. This can be done manually or set to be done automatically. • The app ensures real security as data is encrypted using the strongest encryption algorithms: Blowfish 448bit, AES 256bit, RC6 256bit, Serpent 256bit, Twofish 256bit, Threefish 1024bit, SHACAL-2 512bit, and Paranoia C4 2048bit ciphers are available. • Steganography: The application offers steganographic features, allowing you to conceal files within a JPEG image. Two algorithms are available: J-UNIWARD and F5. The selected algorithm works with your chosen symmetric cipher to create the final steganogram. • Versions for other systems and platforms are available on the application's homepage (download section - https://paranoiaworks.mobi/download/). • The AES web version is available at: https://pteo.paranoiaworks.mobi/paranoia-file-encryption/ • Free / PRO version differences: The PRO version contains more algorithms - specifically, Threefish 1024bit, SHACAL-2 512bit, and Paranoia C4 2048bit (which is a cascade of Threefish–Serpent–AES–SHACAL2). The free version can decrypt data encrypted by these advanced algorithms, but encryption is exclusive to the PRO version. In addition, the PRO version allows the selection of multiple files and their batch processing. It also provides a key to activate the PRO version of the desktop application: Paranoia File & Text Encryption for PC, Paranoia Text Encryption for PC and S.S.E. File Encryptor for PC • We greatly appreciate your feedback, including suggestions for improvement and reports of technical problems. Please feel free to contact us via email, particularly if you have questions. Comments don't provide the means for us to communicate with you effectively.

Screenshots

strong room4 screens
Paranoia File Encryption PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: strong room at $0.99 against Paranoia File Encryption PRO's $3.99. Paranoia File Encryption PRO's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

strong room costs $0.99 and Paranoia File Encryption PRO $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for strong room against 5.0 for Paranoia File Encryption PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

strong room ships an update every 3 months, Paranoia File Encryption PRO every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
strong room versus Paranoia File Encryption PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterstrong roomParanoia File Encryption PRO
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.614.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher KingFrantisek Dvorak

Customer experience

strong room

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paranoia File Encryption PRO

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

strong room

No in-app purchases

None

Paranoia File Encryption PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is strong room free?
strong room costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paranoia File Encryption PRO free?
Paranoia File Encryption PRO costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, strong room or Paranoia File Encryption PRO?
strong room and Paranoia File Encryption PRO are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do strong room or Paranoia File Encryption PRO have ads?
Neither strong room nor Paranoia File Encryption PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, strong room or Paranoia File Encryption PRO?
strong room ships an update every 3 months, and Paranoia File Encryption PRO every 2 months. Most recently, strong room was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paranoia File Encryption PRO on October 24, 2026.

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