I am really impressed with this application. I am currently using CiphSafe, however seeing as there is some uncertainty about whether the developer will update it into a Universal app, I decided to investigate other alternatives for storing my passwords. I tried at least a dozen - including iSafe, KeyMinder, KeyManager, Password Repository, Passwords Plus, Password Wallet, Safe Sphere, Safe Place, Steel, Vault, Wallet, Web Confidential, and info.xhead.

Because I often go back and forth between viewing passwords, and either typing them or pasting them into a website -hence, ease of use and simplicity of interface are essential to me. If there are several different fields and buttons to click on, that just creates more of a hassle for me. In other words, more features does not necessarily = better value, in my opinion.

I love Pastor's elegant interface with its nice, big text fields for inputting information. Unlike info.xhead, Pastor loads quickly on my 800 mhz Powerbook, and unlike SafePlace, there's no delay between clicking on a item in order to edit it, and waiting for it to load.

If possible, I would love to see the following features implemented in a future version of Pastor:

*Ability to view passwords as text, not bullet points
*Ability to reorder items in the toolbar
*Automatic back-ups to a different location
*Clicking on Pastor icon = loading my default file of choice. Currently, you can place the icon of your Pastor file on the right-hand side of the Dock where files and folders are stored. At the same time however, I have my Pastor icon located on the far left, where I keep all system utility icons located. I have a finite amount of Dock space, so to have the feature of a default file to load would be greatly appreciated.
*Last but not least, I hope the developer plans on releasing Pastor as a universal app sometime soon.

Pastor is donationware - which is another advantage it has over other applications. With iSafe, I only had the option of testing the free, lite version with all the important features missing. Their website did have a side-by-side comparison of all the features between the Lite and Pro versions - but seriously, if I'm going to pay for an application, I think I should be able to test it, fully-featured, for at least a few days. In addition, Pastor is not nagware - unlike Passwords Plus, I was able to try it without the distraction of annoying pop-up dialog boxes reminding me that I had X number of days remaining until the trial expired.

This is a great app - I heartily recommend it above all the others!