Evaluate Keepassium and Strongbox

[matchboxbananasynergy]

We currently list KeepassDX as a kdbx compatible password manager for Android, but we don't have any iOS equivalents.

It was suggested in Matrix that Keepassium and Strongbox are both quite good, so it might make sense to investigate and add those (or ideally, the best of the two) to provide an option for a local password manager on iOS as well.

I would look into this, but I don't currently own an iOS device.

@mfwmyfacewhen could take a look.

[ghost]

I've explored them both in the past and they're both functionally great. Still prefer 1P myself, but if I were looking for an offline option then they're both quite good.

[matchboxbananasynergy]

Nice! The sentiment seems to be that Keepassium is more straightforward (less features, minimal), while Strongbox offers a lot more. Did you notice anything like that as well?

If you were to pick one of the two, does anything in particular about each app jump out at you that would push it over the edge?

[freddy-m]

Strongbox was added in #1743, has anyone looked into Keepassium in further detail @privacyguides/team?

[matchboxbananasynergy]

We compared Strongbox and Keepasium and decided that Strongbox offered more features both in the free and paid versions (such as not being restricted to one database).

At this point, I think Strongbox is enough, as it fits the niche that we wanted to cover (KeePass compatible app for iOS).

[zetix]

Is there any reconsideration for Keepassium over Strongbox?

Strongbox’s pricing is quite disingenuous and shouldn’t really be recommended in my opinion. This is evident in their pricing history and can be viewed at appsliced. Strongbox pricing and Keepassium pricing.

Strongbox imo prioritizes maximizing profits compared to Keepassium’s more transparent pricing. Strongbox initially locked Biometric protection behind their paywall, whereas Keepassium has always provided this. Strongbox Zero is another example of this where they created a completely new app to sell with a focus on removing network connections. Keepassium on the other hand provides an in app option to toggle network connections.

Keepassium also has a rent-to-own model ($14.99/year) with their subscription on top of their lifetime license ($49.99).

Overall, I find Keepassium to be a much better option given their transparent pricing model along with a fully usable complete app for free users.

[jonaharagon]

This discussion board is closed, you’d have to ask on https://discuss.privacyguides.net.