Secrets review (2026): is it worth $2.99 a month?
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Secrets report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for an Apple-only password app bought once
Secrets is a password manager for Mac and iPhone that you can buy once or rent at $2.99 a month. Editing stops after the 7-day trial until you pay, sharing is a separate purchase, and there is nothing for Windows or Android.
Who Secrets is for
- Fits if you are all-in on Apple and want iCloud sync
- Works for people who would rather pay once than subscribe
Who Secrets is not for
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as there is no app for either
- Tight if you want to stay free, since editing is locked after the 7-day trial
- Pricey if you want sharing too: it is a separate $39.99 unless bundled or subscribed
- Watch out: invited sharers get read-only access unless they pay too
- Watch out: the App Store shows promotional prices of $44.99 and $29.99 for the same items
Why Secrets gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, which is the category middle. One-time Editing is $59.99, or $79.99 with Sharing.
- CFree plan and trialA 7-day trial with no card stated. Once it ends, editing is locked until you buy or subscribe.
- CFeaturesSyncs through iCloud with extensions and shared vaults. Invited sharers are read-only unless they also hold an editing purchase.
- BEase of useAn app you install and start using, with no store rating on record.
- CPlatforms and integrationsMac, iPhone and browser extensions only. No Windows or Android apps, though a Windows extension can ask an iPhone for logins.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Secrets's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Secrets's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 9 of the 49 other password managers we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 31 of 49) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $2.50 for the category: 13 of the 29 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 50 password managers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Secrets’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 49, level with 20
- CFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 49, level with 20
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 49, level with 31
- BEase of useAbove 31 of 49, level with 9
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 49, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 password managers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Secrets, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Secrets you would be making a password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 32 of the 49 other password managers grade higher. It costs $29.99 a year.
What you could not
- A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves.
- Passkeys, which rest on security you cannot improvise.
- Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, iCloud, 1Password and LastPass among them.
- Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app.
What this rests on. Secrets’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Secrets?
Secrets is a password manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch from Outer Corner. It syncs through iCloud rather than its own servers, stores passwords, passkeys, cards and files, and fills logins through Password AutoFill and browser extensions. It is sold either as one-time in-app purchases or as a monthly or yearly subscription.
Worth knowing
- There are no Windows or Android apps; on those systems a browser extension can request logins from Secrets on an iPhone or iPad.
- Editing is locked after the 7-day trial until you buy it or subscribe; sharing is a separate purchase unless you bundle it or subscribe.
- Invited sharers get read-only access unless they also hold an editing purchase or subscription.
- The App Store listing also shows promotional purchase prices of $44.99 for Editing and $29.99 for Sharing.
Key features
- iCloud sync
- Syncs iPhone, iPad and Mac through iCloud, and puts selected items on Apple Watch; data is never synced to Secrets' own servers.
- Autofill and browser extensions
- Fills logins with Password AutoFill on iOS and macOS and with extensions for Safari, Chrome and Firefox, plus Chromium browsers.
- Passwords, passkeys and more
- Stores passwords, passkeys, credit cards, bank details, files and notes, with one-time password generation for two-factor logins.
- Shared vaults
- Shares logins and cards with family or a team, kept in sync; invited people have read-only access unless they also hold an editing purchase.
- Biometric unlock
- Unlocks with Face ID, Touch ID or an Apple Watch, with automatic locking, or with a strong passphrase.
- Import from other managers
- Brings data in from 1Password, LastPass, Enpass and others, or from a CSV file.
Secrets pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Secrets is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
- Starts at
- $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial starts when you install; editing needs a purchase or subscription afterward
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $2.99per month | Subscription that unlocks editing and sharing on all of your Apple devices. |
| Yearly | $29.99per year | The same subscription billed once a year. |
| Editing | $59.99one-time | In-app purchase to create, edit, delete and import items; valid on every platform. |
| Sharing | $39.99one-time | In-app purchase that unlocks shared vaults so others can be invited to your items. |
| Editing + Sharing | $79.99one-time | Bundle of both purchases for a single payment. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Secrets before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Secrets have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Secrets is listed for macOS and iOS.
Does Secrets have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Secrets is listed for macOS and iOS.
Is Secrets open source?
Secrets is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.