Photo vaults: Privacy Labels Compared
A photo vault holds the pictures you least want seen, so the questions that matter are where the files live, whether they are encrypted, and what happens if you forget the PIN or change phones. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 41%
- Linked, no tracking
- 11%
- Collect nothing
- 30%
- No label details
- 6
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| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Secret Photo Vault | Chi Hin Ngan | Not linked | None | 4 |
| AlterVault | Devaprime LLC | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Amazon Photos | AMZN Mobile LLC | Linked | None | 9 |
| App Lock Secret Photo Vault | TALENT ACQUISITIONS PTY LTD | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Calc+ Secure Photo Vault | Evgeniy Tsoy | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Converter Hidden Photo Vault | Dmitry Petrov | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| droplock | Supermax (Apps) | Linked | None | 6 |
| Encamera Encrypted Photo Vault | Encamera LLC | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Find Text In Pic | Orga Inc. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Free Photo & Video Vault | Scott Ferreira | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Gallery Album | Akashkumar Akabari | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Gallery Lite Photo Video Vault | Hareshbhai Hirpara | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Gallery Lock Private Vault | Bhuvan Gupta | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| Gallery Photo Vault | Laxay Gajera | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| Gallery Photo Vault & Album | Mayur Sutariya | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 2 |
| Gallery Photo Vault & Cleaner | Yash Baraiya | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| Gallery Photo Vault & Cleaner by Parth Vora | Parth Vora | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Gallery Private Photo Vault | Zipo Apps Ltd. | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Gallery Secret Photo Vault | Mohit Rudani | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Gallery Vault Secrete Photo | Niraj Mangukiya | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| GalleryVault | DAOWEI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| Google Photos | Google LLC | Linked | None | 11 |
| Hidden Photo Vault Gallery | Simple Start Technologies | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| Hidden photo vault Keep Secret | Aliaksandra Radziukhina | Tracks you | Contact Info, Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Hidden Photo Vault-Hide App LS | Universum Multimedia OOD | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| HiddenVault Secret Photo Vault | Kyle Allen | Tracks you | Usage Data | 3 |
| Hide Photos Calculator vault | Preyashkumar Gaudani | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Hide Photos Video Hide it Pro | Anuj Tenani | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Illex | Joshua Taylor | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Inner Gallery | Jungle Labs | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Keep Photo Safe Vault | Shrishail Rana | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Keep Photos Secret | Shrishail Rana | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Keepsafe Photo Vault Lock Hide | Anastasiia Ivanchenko | Not linked | None | 3 |
| LockBox Secure PIN Photo Vault | Afriwan Ahda | Tracks you | Identifiers | 1 |
| Locket | AppForge Incorprorated | Linked | None | 5 |
| Locket : Privacy Photo Vault | APPSTACK LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| LockMyPix Secret Photo Vault | LockMyPix Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Mavaul | Diogo Ferreira | Not linked | None | 2 |
| My Video Safe | 炜 桂 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| Offline Photo Vault | 小花 邓 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Phorder | Benyamin Chenkirov | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo & Video Vault | Rambax, LLC | Linked | None | 5 |
| Photo Cleaner | Alexander Simons | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Hider | AOMV, LLC | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Photo Vault by Pixo | RR TRADING GLOBAL LTD | Linked | None | 6 |
| Photo Vault Darkbox | 璐 江 | Tracks you | Diagnostics | 1 |
| Photo Vault Encrypted Photos | Giovanni Fernando | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Hidden Album PV | GIFBUZ LIMITED | Tracks you | Identifiers | 6 |
| Photo Vault Hidden Calculator | FAY FAY ALEXANDRE JEAN-FRANCOIS PASCAL | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Photo Vault Hide Photo | Chetan Shah | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Hide Photos Pro | Whizpool | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Hide Pics | 飞 申 | Linked | None | 1 |
| Photo Vault Lock Photos App | Sounak Sarkar | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| Photo Vault lock Secret album | Artezio, LLC | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Photo Vault OrNET Lock it | Stronger Apps | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Private Lock | Branko Borota | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Privoto | IDEANOLOGY LTD | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Safe Box | ARC MOBILE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI REKLAMCILIK LIMITED SIRKETI | Tracks you | Contact Info, Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Photo Vault SafeVault | Axora Global OU | Tracks you | Identifiers | 6 |
| Photo Vault Secret Locker | Vishalbhai Vaghasiya | Tracks you | Location | 1 |
| Photo Vault Secret Safe Lock | SUNSHINE SOFTWARE LABS YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETI | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault Secure Folder | 雪梅 黄 | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Photo Vault ShyVault | AZ Digital Inc. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Photo Vault Vaultaire | Wraxle LLC | Linked | None | 4 |
| Photo Vault-Private Photos | 东严 陈 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Vault-Secret Calculator | Echo Data Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 2 |
| PhotoLocker | luay elghossain | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PhotoVault | 红英 杨 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PhotoVault Lite | 红英 杨 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| PicVaultPro | JUSTIN LEE WHITFIELD | Linked | None | 8 |
| Pixsafe | Grit Rebels BV | Tracks you | Purchases | 4 |
| Private Photo Vault Pic Safe | Legendary Software Labs LLC | Tracks you | Usage Data | 5 |
| Private Photo Vault ST | 龙 王 | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Private Photo Vault Veilin | 威 朱 | Not linked | None | 3 |
| PT - My Photo SafeKeeper | HSIN WEI LEE | Tracks you | Diagnostics | 1 |
| PV - Secret Photo Album | Haibin Jiao | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| Safe Lock Hidden Photo Vault | Katerina Akhlebinina | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Safe Vault Private Photo & Video | Le Thanh Quang | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Safety Photo+Video Vault | Sixbytes PLT | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Calculator Photo Vault | VOIO TOV | Tracks you | Usage Data | 2 |
| Secret Photo & Video Vault Kit | 富成 魏 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Secret Photo Album SA | BP Mobile LLC | Tracks you | Purchases, Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics, Other Data | 7 |
| Secret Photo Vault Album | RV AppStudios LLC | Tracks you | Identifiers | 7 |
| Secret Photo Vault App Lock | Nitin Gohel | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault Calcvot | 佳成 姚 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Secret Photo Vault Hide Safe | Beijing iDOTOOLS Technology Co., Ltd | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Secret Photo Vault iSafe | Heyou Co., Ltd. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault Keep Hide | Muljibhai Vaishnav | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault Keepsafe | KeepSafe Software, Inc | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| Secret Photo Vault Lock Photos | 伟林 莫 | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault Lock Safety | 勇强 温 | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Secret Photo Vault Paranoid | Andrei Artsiushenia | Linked | None | 4 |
| Secret Photo Vault Photosafe | iGeniusDev Technology | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault PSV | ShenZhen Niddles Technology Co., Ltd. | Not linked | None | 5 |
| Secret Photo Vault Safe Files | PB Studios OU | Tracks you | Identifiers | 4 |
| Secret Photo Vault SafeCalc | Jayotsanaben Hadiya | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Secret Photo Vault WeaveVault | Silmaril Software Private Limited | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret photos KYMS | IdeaSolutions S.r.l. | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Secret photos KYMS by IdeaSolutions S.r.l | IdeaSolutions S.r.l. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Secret Vault Photo Safe | sublime applications pty limited | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Secure Photo Vault Hide / Lock | Ali Jawad | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Secure Photo Video Hider Vault | Senem Cakıroglu | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Stello | KIM JIHWAN | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| SubGallery | ChangHyun Nam | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data | 4 |
| SV - Private Photo Vault PRO | Legendary Software Labs LLC | Tracks you | Usage Data | 6 |
| Touch Vault | Winkpass Creations, Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| VALTRO Private Photo Vault | Ambi Martinez | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 2 |
| VaultEx | EMRE AYKUL | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| Vaulty | MAPPVATE YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETI | Linked | None | 6 |
Most common data types
- Usage Data60%
- Diagnostics55%
- Identifiers48%
- Purchases23%
- User Content20%
- Contact Info15%
- Location12%
- Other Data6%
How to read this list
Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.
Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.
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.