# Secrets review (2026): is it worth $2.99 a month?

> Apple-only password manager with one-time purchases or a subscription

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Password Managers
- **Made by:** Outer Corner, Unipessoal LDA
- **Website:** https://secrets.app
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS, Browser extension
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as there is no app for either.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## 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.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **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 | $2.99 per month | Subscription that unlocks editing and sharing on all of your Apple devices. |
| Yearly | $29.99 per year | The same subscription billed once a year. |
| Editing | $59.99 one-time | In-app purchase to create, edit, delete and import items; valid on every platform. |
| Sharing | $39.99 one-time | In-app purchase that unlocks shared vaults so others can be invited to your items. |
| Editing + Sharing | $79.99 one-time | Bundle of both purchases for a single payment. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secrets-password-manager/id1591056366 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Secrets before buying.

## 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.

## Good for

- Apple users who want iCloud sync and no separate account
- People who prefer a one-time purchase to a subscription
- Families sharing a purchase through Apple Family Sharing

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: C.** $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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 7-day trial with no card stated. Once it ends, editing is locked until you buy or subscribe.
- **Features: C.** Syncs through iCloud with extensions and shared vaults. Invited sharers are read-only unless they also hold an editing purchase.
- **Ease of use: B.** An app you install and start using, with no store rating on record.
- **Platforms and integrations: C.** Mac, iPhone and browser extensions only. No Windows or Android apps, though a Windows extension can ask an iPhone for logins.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it stands among password managers

- 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/password-managers

## Keep it, 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.

- You could not: A password vault, the last thing anyone should make for themselves.
- You could not: Passkeys, which rest on security you cannot improvise.
- You could not: Apps for macOS and iOS that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, iCloud, 1Password and LastPass among them.
- You could not: Hooks into the device itself: an Apple Watch app.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

iCloud, 1Password, LastPass, Enpass, Safari, Chrome, Firefox

**Tags:** Password manager, Passkeys, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Strongbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/strongbox): KeePass-compatible password manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/secrets-vs-strongbox)
- [Apple Passwords](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apple-passwords): Apple's free password and passkey app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apple-passwords-vs-secrets)
- [1Password](https://toolgpa.com/tools/1password): Password manager for individuals, families and businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/1password-vs-secrets)
- [Enpass](https://toolgpa.com/tools/enpass): Password manager that keeps vaults in your own cloud storage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/enpass-vs-secrets)
- [KeePassium](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keepassium): KeePass-compatible password manager for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keepassium-vs-secrets)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://secrets.app/
- https://secrets.app/support/faq/
- https://secrets.app/support/browser-extensions/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secrets-password-manager/id1591056366

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