Is this your app? Claim this page to add your own description, links and contact info. It's free. →
Version
2.0.1
Size
9.49 Mb
Updated
2 weeks ago
Released
25 Mar 2018
Screenshots
Description
Keep the photos, videos, files, and passwords you'd rather keep private locked away in one app — Private Vault.
Worried about handing your phone to family or friends and having them stumble onto something private? The built-in "Hidden" album in Photos can be opened by anyone. Real privacy needs a dedicated vault.
■ Highlights
【Full encryption】
ChaCha20-Poly1305 (military-grade, RFC 7539) protects every item. The master key lives only in RAM while the app is unlocked and is zeroed out the moment you lock. Without your password, nobody — including us — can read your data. Zero-knowledge by design.
【Layered lock】
Face ID, Touch ID, and a PIN code. The vault re-locks instantly when you send the app to the background. If you re-enroll your biometrics, the cached key is automatically invalidated.
【Photos, videos, and files】
- Bulk import from Photos library (with optional auto-delete of the original)
- Take photos directly inside the app (never written to the camera roll)
- Live Photos, HEIC, and 4K video are all supported
- Import any file type from the Files app — PDFs, documents, archives, and more — each stored encrypted on-device
- Choose whether to keep or strip EXIF / GPS metadata
- Originals and thumbnails are both encrypted at rest, on-device only
【Password manager】
- Store logins, passwords, and secure notes — all encrypted on-device
- Built-in strong password generator
- Password strength meter
- Have I Been Pwned breach check (see the transparency note below)
■ HIBP breach check transparency
The breach check uses k-anonymity. We never send your password or its full hash to any server. Only the first 5 hexadecimal characters of the SHA-1 hash leave your device, queried against api.pwnedpasswords.com; the candidate list returned by the server is matched on-device. No full hash, no plaintext password, and no other data is transmitted.
■ Privacy commitments
- Vault contents (photos, videos, files, passwords, master key material) are encrypted on-device and never sent to our servers — optional iCloud sync (off by default) stores only encrypted blobs in your own private iCloud
- No ads
- No account required (your vault data stays on your device by default)
- We use Firebase Crashlytics to monitor stability and improve features. This service never includes vault contents, file bytes, passwords, filenames, or anything you store
- Password breach check uses Have I Been Pwned with k-anonymity (only the first 5 hex chars of SHA-1 leave your device)
- Built on swift-crypto (Apple-maintained)
■ Who this is for
- People with photos they'd rather keep out of casual view
- Anyone managing passwords in Notes or messaging apps
- Anyone who needs a private, encrypted place for sensitive documents
- Parents who occasionally hand the phone to a child
- Anyone uneasy about putting sensitive data in the cloud
Estimates
Availability
Devices
iPad2Wifi
iPad23G
iPhone4S
iPadThirdGen
iPadThirdGen4G
iPhone5
iPodTouchFifthGen
iPadFourthGen
iPadFourthGen4G
iPadMini
iPadMini4G
iPhone5c
iPhone5s
iPadAir
iPadAirCellular
iPadMiniRetina
iPadMiniRetinaCellular
iPhone6
iPhone6Plus
iPadAir2
iPadAir2Cellular
iPadMini3
iPadMini3Cellular
iPodTouchSixthGen
iPhone6s
iPhone6sPlus
iPadMini4
iPadMini4Cellular
iPadPro
iPadProCellular
iPadPro97
iPadPro97Cellular
iPhoneSE
iPhone7
iPhone7Plus
iPad611
iPad612
iPad71
iPad72
iPad73
iPad74
iPhone8
iPhone8Plus
iPhoneX
iPad75
iPad76
iPhoneXS
iPhoneXSMax
iPhoneXR
iPad812
iPad834
iPad856
iPad878
iPadMini5
iPadMini5Cellular
iPadAir3
iPadAir3Cellular
iPodTouchSeventhGen
iPhone11
iPhone11Pro
iPadSeventhGen
iPadSeventhGenCellular
iPhone11ProMax
iPhoneSESecondGen
iPadProSecondGen
iPadProSecondGenCellular
iPadProFourthGen
iPadProFourthGenCellular
iPhone12Mini
iPhone12
iPhone12Pro
iPhone12ProMax
iPadAir4
iPadAir4Cellular
iPadEighthGen
iPadEighthGenCellular
iPadProThirdGen
iPadProThirdGenCellular
iPadProFifthGen
iPadProFifthGenCellular
iPhone13Pro
iPhone13ProMax
iPhone13Mini
iPhone13
iPadMiniSixthGen
iPadMiniSixthGenCellular
iPadNinthGen
iPadNinthGenCellular
iPhoneSEThirdGen
iPadAirFifthGen
iPadAirFifthGenCellular
iPhone14
iPhone14Plus
iPhone14Pro
iPhone14ProMax
iPadTenthGen
iPadTenthGenCellular
iPadPro11FourthGen
iPadPro11FourthGenCellular
iPadProSixthGen
iPadProSixthGenCellular
Pricing by country
| Country | Price |
|---|---|
| Canada | free |
| China | free |
| France | free |
| Germany | free |
| Italy | free |
| Netherlands | free |
| Portugal | free |
| Spain | free |
| UK | free |
| India | free |
| Japan | free |
| Korea, Republic Of | free |
| Poland | free |
| Russia | free |
| Turkey | free |
| USA | free |
| Ukraine | free |
Version History
Latest: 2.0.1
Polish & improvements:
- Smoother PIN entry and a refreshed photo & video viewer
- Better iPad layouts and clearer Face ID / Touch ID setup
- Stability fixes
Thanks for using Private Vault!
v1.5.0
2 weeks ago
