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Top Android Encryption Apps

After I released my own android encryption app called Dexacrypt, I wanted to see what else was available on the market. Although, I thought my idea was unique there are already a large number of encryption apps on the market. Let's review some of them and rank them. 

In this post, we will only look at message encryption apps and not advanced apps such as Surespot or SSE that provide file encryption or messaging. Meet the Contenders:

Encrypt Messages And Text

This app was last updated in November 2021 and has more than a 100,000 installs. Many reviews praise its simple UI and small size, however one user has specified that the latest version no longer works on Android 12.

Secret Message - Encrypt/Decrypt Messages

This app has a slightly larger size of 12 MB but only has 5000+ installs. The top review says and I quote,

I am sorry but this is not as easy or self explanatory as it should be. You need to grab someone and hand them a phone and watch their expression.

Ouch! maybe he can try Dexacrypt... 😎

AES Message Encryptor for SMS

The smallest encryption app by far, only 84K, now that is impressive. As per the reviews, it does not offer many different ciphers but it seems to be by far the easiest and simple to use. Encryption is provided through AES algorithm and the app was last updated in 2017. 

Text Encryption

Woah, too many negative reviews on this one. Some have mentioned that the encryption works once, others have mentioned spyware and that encryption is not deterministic. This app is also very small and has 1000+ installs. The reason many people have come across this app is because of its brilliant name but that seems to be the only upside. 😒

Dexacrypt

Last but not the least, comes my very own app which I am obviously very biased towards. I should mention that my app is in no way the best but it does have a few upsides. Compared to the rest, its size is rather big at 22 MB. It is using a dark material style which takes up most of the space but I do think it makes it look much cooler, almost a movie-like encryption gadget. Also it offers two encryption algorithms unlike some of the other apps. Don't forget the sexy name Dex a Crypt! 💕

So here is my final takeaway, ranking the above five apps:

1. Dexacrypt 😉

2. Secret Message - Encrypt/Decrypt Messages

3. AES Message Encryptor for SMS

4. Encrypt Messages And Text

5. Text Encryption


 Anyways, thanks for reading my article, stay crusty and GLHF!

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