SQLCipher vs Encrypting the data before storing in sqliteDB

Question

Is there is any difference in (encrypting the data before storing in sqliteDB) , (using SQLCipher along with sqliteDB).?

Because in both the case a hacker can able to get my passphrase(He might get from reverse engineering my code) and read my db, right?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Encryption using some hard-coded key is generally useless. Anyone who wants to can obtain that key through reverse-engineering.