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passforios vs QtPass
passforios has 1,648 GitHub stars, 115 forks, 176 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. QtPass has 1,150 stars, 172 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped today. passforios leads on adoption by 43% (1,648 vs 1,150 stars). passforios is written in Swift under MIT; QtPass is written in C++ under GPL-3.0. passforios has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, QtPass 15%. QtPass was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (password-manager), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| passforios | QtPass | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 1.6K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Swift | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-26 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 115 | ⑂ 172 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick passforios if
- You weight community size — 1.6K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick QtPass if
- You want the QtPass feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and QtPass fits your workflow better
About passforios
Pass for iOS is an open source iOS client for ZX2C4's Pass command line password manager, built for people who already keep credentials in a GPG encrypted, Git versioned password store and want to view, copy, or edit them from an iPhone or iPad.
read the full passforios overview →
About QtPass
QtPass is a multi platform graphical front end for pass , the standard Unix password manager, aimed at people who want to manage encrypted credentials with GPG without living in a terminal.
read the full QtPass overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is passforios or QtPass more popular?
passforios has 1,648 GitHub stars and QtPass has 1,150. passforios has the larger community by that measure.
Are passforios and QtPass free?
Both are open source. passforios is licensed under MIT and QtPass under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between passforios and QtPass?
passforios is written in Swift and QtPass in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, passforios or QtPass?
Choose passforios if you want the larger community (1,648 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose QtPass if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.