Secret!

Giving this a well-deserved 5 stars. My previous review 3 days ago (which I'm editing here), reported some minor problems. I'm glad to report that--true to the Dev's usual form--all the new-for-Apple stumbling blocks have been fixed, and the app is ready for prime time! The original developer Linkesoft created this great private info bank for Palm devices, ported it to Windows desktop and Windows Mobile devices, to Macs, and now thanks to tv-apathy, to iPod Touch & iPhone. I've happily used it through all of its migrations for the last 9 or so years. The devs continually listened to their users, and added/modified features to make it ever more useful and user-friendly. Make sure you visit the Developers' web sites; an essential companion of this iPod Touch & iPhone version is the Desktop version, which runs on both Windows and Mac platforms. With this Desktop you can use all your Secret! data right from the convenience of your desk- and laptop machines: all your critical data ready to hand, highly encrypted, easy to find and use. Cut and paste passwords, accounts, etc into your browser to shop on line, manage your bank accounts, and find that old address where you lived 30 years ago. Keep whatever info you need kept secret in an easy to access form from whatever your device/platform.

I have been very satisfied using Secret! with my Palm (Sony Clie) and Windows desktops for many years. Although I had already purchased another password app on recently switching to an iPhone, I purchased the Secret! iPhone app as soon as I found it and dropped the other app. I much prefer the notes approach (vs. fields), with category/records list/records displayed in panes arranged in one window rather than the fields approach and records displayed in a separate window from the categories/records pane. The developers have always responded quickly to questions, and continue to update the program with new features and improvements. I also purchased the Macsecret desktop after the developers quickly answered my inquiry in the affirmative that I could sync my iPhone with both my work Windows desktop and Macbook Pro laptop so that the information is readily available on all three platforms.

I have been using Secret Desktop and the Palm version for many years and have been very pleased with Linkesoft support. The syncing feature between the desktop and the iPad couldn't be easier, and definitely could not be faster. I was completely amazed at the speed...... the entire sync was done in much less than one second after I clicked the sync button!!! If you have been using Secret! Desktop, and/or on a Palm device (or if like me, you still use it on your Treo and desktop), and you also have an iPad and want to have your data there too, then this is a great app for you. The Secret! Desktop program even lets you sync with both Treo (or a more modern device) and iPad (albeit 2 different files). You can specify whether the sync is bidirectional or whether desktop overwrites the mobile device(s) or vice versa. Re the user Woodwise review just above this one-- you CAN copy and paste data. Just go to the entry you are interested in, and click the EDIT button at the upper right. Then you can SELECT, COPY, etc. If you have never used Secret! before, you should check it out. Very easy to use, has Windows and Mac versions for the desktop and supports all major handheld OS, strong encryption, easy syncing between the desktop and the mobile devices and great support.

Best darn security software I have used. I have used it on my Palm and PC platforms for several years. I love it's ease of use! Very happy to see it here for my iPod Touch. My hope is to have the dev make a version to work on my Blackberry Storm. Also, over the years any time I have had a question or a suggestion, I was treated like I was a personal friend. Questions were answered almost immeadiately and suggestions were very often incorporated. Customer service is way above the norm. This is one app you will not regret having to keep ALL your private notes and passwords just that. .... SECRET!

I have used Secret! Palm and Desktop for 8 years and have been satisfied with the product and support. I was sad to lose Secret! when the PalmOS was discontinued and I switched an iPod touch. I am happy to discover this version for the iPhone and iTouch. My large database of userids and passwords transferred and synch'ed perfectly. There is no way for me to use a product like this on my iTouch without a companion desktop version like Secret! has. I am a happy camper.