VEIL – Hidden Messages

Write the message you want to hide, then pick an everyday sentence to carry it. VEIL tucks the secret inside the sentence using invisible characters, so the result reads like a normal message. You send it through Messages, WhatsApp, email or whatever app you already use, and the person you send it to pastes it into VEIL to reveal the hidden part. Only someone with the app can read it.

There's an optional keyword lock. The App Store listing says the message is then encrypted on your device, so someone who spots the hidden text still can't read it without the keyword. That's the setting to use for anything you'd actually mind someone else seeing. Invisible characters on their own only hide a message from a casual reader. The listing says VEIL works in most messaging and email apps, which also means a few may strip or change those characters on the way.

For discretion, VEIL opens to a simple recipe page, and you tap a leaf to get into the app. Apple rates the app 13+, and the privacy policy says it isn't meant for children under 13. The disguise is a deliberate part of the design, so parents of younger teens may want to know what it is if they see it on a phone.

VEIL runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 15.1 or later, and the listing shows English plus 26 more languages. The privacy policy, last updated October 16, 2026, names the developer, Stamatis Moshonas in Canada. It says hiding, revealing and encryption happen on the device, and that secret messages, cover text and keywords never leave it. The app does use an account, with your email address and, if you sign in with Google or Apple, your name. A paid VEIL Pro plan goes through Stripe, and Pro session history stays on the device. Base44 hosts the service and stores account data, and Google Ads conversion tracking runs on the website but not in the app. The App Store privacy label lists contact info, user content and identifiers as data that may be linked to you.