Best KeePass-Compatible Apps for iPhone and iPad With Real Offline Access

KeePass Touch offline — there’s a better way

If you sync a KeePass database through OneDrive on iPhone or iPad, you’ve probably hit this wall: no internet means no passwords. KeePass Touch tries to pull the latest database from the cloud before it shows you anything, and if that connection fails it just hangs — and canceling quits the entire app. That’s not a fixable setting. It’s how the app was built.

The good news is that two well-established KeePass-compatible iOS apps handle this completely differently, and migrating takes about five minutes.

KeePassium

KeePassium is the go-to recommendation for most people moving away from KeePass Touch on iOS. After the first successful sync, it stores a local copy of your database on-device. The next time you open it without a connection, it simply opens that cached version — no hang, no reset, no drama. It supports OneDrive (and Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, WebDAV/SFTP) and reads standard .kdbx files, so your existing database works as-is.

The free version handles everyday use fine. The premium tier adds things like unlimited database entries, a more advanced App Lock, and a few quality-of-life features — but the offline behavior that matters here is not gated.

Setup is direct: install the app, tap to connect your OneDrive account, navigate to your .kdbx file, enter your master password. From that point on it manages sync automatically and falls back to local cache when offline.

Strongbox

Strongbox is the other serious option. It covers both KeePass 2.x (.kdbx) and the older 1.x format, and if you’re also on a Mac, there’s a companion desktop app that shares the same database without any format conversion. Offline access works the same way — last synced copy stays on the device.

Strongbox runs a freemium model. The core offline functionality works without a subscription.

Why KeePass Touch can’t just be configured to fix this

KeePass Touch was built around an always-sync-first approach. There’s no local cache fallback in the architecture — which is why the only workaround is resetting the sync service. You’re not missing a setting; the setting doesn’t exist.

KeePassium and Strongbox flip the priority: local copy is the source of truth on open, and sync happens in the background or on launch when connectivity is available. That’s the architectural difference.

Moving your database over

You don’t need to export or convert anything. Your existing .kdbx file on OneDrive is fully compatible. Install either app, authorize your OneDrive account inside it, navigate to your database file, enter your master password, and you’re done. The file stays exactly where it is.

One thing to keep in mind: if you edit the database on two devices while offline and then reconnect, you can get a sync conflict. Both apps have conflict handling, but the cleanest habit is to let a sync complete before editing on a second device when you have the option. In practice this matters less than it sounds — most people only actively edit on one device at a time.

Which one

For anyone coming straight from KeePass Touch with an existing OneDrive setup, KeePassium is the easier starting point. It requires no changes to your database location or format and the offline behavior just works out of the box. Strongbox makes more sense if you want a Mac app in the same ecosystem or simply prefer its interface after trying both.