Private photo apps: Privacy Labels Compared
Private-photo apps promise to keep pictures out of your main library. The label shows what leaves the phone; it cannot show whether the hiding is a real lock or just a separate folder. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 71%
- Linked, no tracking
- 14%
- Collect nothing
- 0%
- No label details
- 2
← All lifestyle apps · Journal & diary apps · Security camera apps · Family organizers · Calendar planners
| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23snaps | 23 SNAPS LIMITED | Tracks you | Usage Data | 9 |
| BackThen | BACK THEN DIGITAL LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 6 |
| FamilyAlbum | MIXI, Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 9 |
| My Secret Folder | Red Knight | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Personal | Blalock Consulting Group LLC | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Photo Vault Private Album | Kirill Skotnikov | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Pic Safe | 书敏 贾 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| PicLoop | Cardinal Blue Software, Inc | Linked | None | 4 |
| Tinybeans Private Family Album | Tinybeans USA Ltd | Tracks you | Location, Contact Info, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data | 10 |
Most common data types
- Identifiers86%
- User Content71%
- Contact Info71%
- Usage Data71%
- Diagnostics71%
- Location57%
- Sensitive Info43%
- Financial Info43%
How to read this list
Lifestyle apps cover family, home and personal organisation, and often combine location, contacts and photos in one place.
Check whether the app needs full Photos access or works with selected photos, and whether hidden items still appear in iCloud Photos.
Exposure follows the label's own structure: an app that declares any tracking is shown as “Tracks you”, even if it collects little else. Open any app for every data type explained and the iPhone settings that limit it.