# KeePassium Review: A Flexible Password Manager for iOS and macOS

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/keepassium-review-a-flexible-password-manager-for-ios-and-macos/27550
**Category:** Articles
**Created:** 2025-05-13T16:34:16Z
**Posts:** 13
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## Post 12 by @paulrudy — 2025-05-17T22:34:57Z

> [@kama](#):
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> However, because I bought a lifetime Strongbox a long time ago, I don’t see the point in switching.

I also got a lifetime Strongbox license, but switched to KeePassium because of concerns with their [falsely touting open-source](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/remove-strongbox/19613) and their [recent acquisition by Applause Group](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/strongbox-being-acquired-by-applause/25767).

> [@Remove Strongbox](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/remove-strongbox/19613):
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> Why should this tool be removed? Now that it has come to light that Strongbox [is not an open source password manager](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/2654), even though they misleadingly claim so, I suggest that we stop recommending it and instead take a closer look at KeePassium, and if we want to recommend it over Strongbox. [Here](https://github.com/strongbox-password-safe/Strongbox/issues/784) is also a relevant thread where a user and the Strongbox developer discuss this matter, which @Jonah has already called: “informative, and unfortunate”. I don’t think it would be wise to continue recommend…

> [@Strongbox being acquired by Applause](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/strongbox-being-acquired-by-applause/25767):
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> Beginning of an enshittification or a good thing?

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