Rot13 (Unix Flashback) vs CipherRecorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rot13 (Unix Flashback)
This utility app performs a simple letter substitution cipher, rotating English letters by 13 positions. It's useful for obscuring text like spoilers or sensitive content from casual viewers. You can type directly, share text from other apps, or integrate it with shortcuts.
- Letter substitution cipher
- Rotate by 13 positions
- Hide spoilers and sensitive content
- Share text from other apps
- Integrate with shortcuts
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Rot-13 (short for rotate 13) is a simple letter substitution cipher that was popular in online forums for hiding spoilers, punchlines, offensive material, and other things from a casual glance. It works by replacing the current english letters in a message with those that are 13 positions ahead in the alphabet. For example, the letter a is replaced by n, b by o, c by p, etc. Numbers and punctuation are not encoded. This lets you type in and convert with the app, share text from another app to convert, or include in a shortcut.
CipherRecorder
Securely store your usernames and passwords for websites and applications. This app prioritizes your privacy with no network connection and offers biometric authentication for enhanced security.
- Add, edit, and delete password records
- Customizable name, username, password, and icon
- Face ID and fingerprint recognition
- Offline data storage
- No network connection
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Have you ever tried to forget your username or password when logging in to a website or application? I often forget it myself, don’t be afraid, this application can record your username and password, and this application will not connect to the network and involve any of your privacy. Please feel free to use it. This password record application contains functions: 1. Add password record items, you can edit name, user name, password and icon 2. Support deletion and modification, collection 3. Need to open faceid or fingerprint recognition to ensure security 4. Not involved The network connection guarantees the absolute security of the data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CipherRecorder at 5.0 against Rot13 (Unix Flashback)'s 3.7. CipherRecorder also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). Rot13 (Unix Flashback)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. CipherRecorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rot13 (Unix Flashback) asks for nothing beyond the download.
CipherRecorder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Rot13 (Unix Flashback)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of CipherRecorder's.
Rot13 (Unix Flashback) ships an update every 26 months, CipherRecorder every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rot13 (Unix Flashback) | CipherRecorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Macplugins | 昶燎 张 |
Customer experience
Rot13 (Unix Flashback)
CipherRecorder
In-app purchases
Rot13 (Unix Flashback)
No in-app purchases
CipherRecorder
- Remove Ads$0.99
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