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GhostCode: Hidden Messages Live

Northbound Apps6 apps · 1.5K installsToolsFreeIn-app purchases: $1.99 - $24.99 per itemcom.northboundapps.app_ghostcode

Hide a secret message in any photo. Only people with your Key can unlock it.

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Total installs
165
exact · Play shows 100+
Installs / day
—
measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
—★
— ratings · — reviews
Released
7 Jun 2026
4mo ago
Last update
4 Sept 2026
v1.3.0 · 1mo ago
Countries
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Install history

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Change timeline

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Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

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App manifest

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Permissions

9 in 4 groups
5 Sensitive1 Notable3 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
OtherNotable4

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
GhostCode hides a secret message inside an ordinary photo. Write your message, pick any picture, and set a Key. You get back a normal-looking photo with an encrypted, hidden message inside. Send it in any chat, and only the people with your Key can read it. To everyone else it is just a photo. To your people it is a secret message waiting to be unlocked. One image, two audiences. You decide who gets the real meaning. HIDE MESSAGES IN PHOTOS (PIXEL GHOSTING) • Hide a secret message inside any photo, up to 4,000 characters: a whole letter, not a one-liner • An on-device AI model bonds your encrypted message to the picture; your Key and your readable message never leave your phone • The photo looks identical to the naked eye: no lock icon, no badge, nothing that says hidden message • Send it like any other photo, in a chat, DM, text message, or email. Invisible ink for the group chat. HIDDEN MESSAGES IN QR CODES • Pack an encrypted secret message into a QR code that scans on every phone • Decoy Link: one QR code, two destinations. Everyone sees a normal public page; people with the Key unlock the real one • Print it, post it, or put it on an invite, a flyer, or a merch table MADE FOR REAL MOMENTS • Couples: a hidden love note inside the photo you already send every day • Event organizers: a QR code on the invite; guests with the Key unlock the venue and time • Creators and fan clubs: members-only links and early access behind one ordinary photo • Scavenger hunts, escape rooms, and ARGs: clues that only work for the right person • Anyone with something worth saying to exactly one person HOW IT WORKS 1. Write your secret message, pick a photo (or choose a QR code), and set a Key 2. GhostCode encrypts it on your device and hides it in the photo (or builds the QR code) 3. Share the photo in any chat or message; QR codes can also be posted or printed 4. They open the photo in GhostCode (or scan the QR code), enter the Key, and unlock the hidden message SELF-DESTRUCT AND DECOYS • Set a self-destruct timer so a reveal stops working after your chosen window • Failsafe: a decoy Key reveals an alternate message, while the real one stays under a different Key • Revoke a message so it can no longer be opened PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required: you never sign up or log in • Your readable message and your Key never leave your device • Strong, standard encryption: AES-256-GCM with passphrase hardening (Argon2id) • Sensitive screens are protected, and your data deletion request is honored in-app GHOST MODE (optional upgrade) GhostCode is free to use, with some limits. Ghost Mode unlocks: • Unlimited protected creates • Unlimited saved Keys • Decoy Link and extended self-destruct timers • Failsafe filters Ghost Mode is a subscription billed weekly or yearly (with a free trial on the weekly plan). It renews automatically unless cancelled, and you can manage or cancel anytime from your store account. Full terms are shown on the purchase screen. A NOTE ON HOW IT STAYS SECURE Revealing a protected message needs a one-time check with GhostCode's verification service, which stops brute-force guessing and lets messages self-destruct or be revoked. GhostCode never sees your Key or your readable message. For photo (Pixel Ghosting) messages, your encrypted message is stored on GhostCode's servers for the message's lifetime, so it can be revealed and auto-deleted; it stays encrypted and cannot be read without your Key. It is deleted at self-destruct or expiry, or right away when you request data deletion. Questions or feedback? [email protected] Privacy Policy: https://moonsailsoftware.com/ghostcode/privacy/ Terms: https://moonsailsoftware.com/ghostcode/terms/

What's new

Free drops now refill every week instead of running out for good. Out of drops before the week turns over? A new one-time pack adds 5 more, and they never expire. Fixed: the example key in onboarding was too weak to pass the app's own strength check.

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