Shady Encoding
Sergey Tereshkin Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Shady Encoding is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Sergey Tereshkin. Requires iOS 18.2. Updated January 13, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 2 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jan 13
- 2026 · v1.0
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About Shady Encoding
Shady Encoding turns plain text into fun coded messages using simple, key-based transformations (think classic Caesar-style ciphers). Create a custom key, encode a message, and share it. To make sharing easy, you can export and import keys using QR codes. FEATURES • Encode and decode text with your own keys • Save and manage multiple keys (name them, reuse them) • Export keys as a QR code • Import keys by scanning a QR code • Copy or share encoded text via the iOS Share Sheet • Works offline — no account required IMPORTANT Shady Encoding is for puzzles, learning, and light obfuscation. It is not secure encryption and should not be used to protect sensitive information. “What’s New” (Version Notes) Initial release. Encode/decode messages with custom keys and share keys via QR codes.
App privacy
The developer, Sergey Tereshkin, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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