It depends on how you feel about tracking: GalleryVault declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are user content. In total the label lists 5 data types; 46% of photo vaults we checked declare tracking.
GalleryVault privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
GalleryVault's developer reports using identifiers, usage data to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did GalleryVault ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what GalleryVault's developer declared.
Location is not on GalleryVault's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
GalleryVault lists User Content on its label. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.
Contacts is not on GalleryVault's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
GalleryVault declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on GalleryVault's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What GalleryVault collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| User ContentSensitiveNot linked to you | Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too. |
| PurchasesLinked to you | What you have bought or tend to buy. | Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. |
| IdentifiersUsed to track youNot linked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| Usage DataUsed to track youNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What GalleryVault's label means for you
GalleryVault's label has 2 types under “Data Used to Track You”, 1 type under “Data Linked to You”, 4 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means identifiers, usage data from GalleryVault can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
The items that deserve the most attention are user content. This is the content you actually care about. Where it is stored, who can read it and how it is backed up matters more than any other line on the label.
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. 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.
Among the 167 photo vaults in our snapshot with a label, 46% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 28% say they collect nothing. GalleryVault lists 5 data types, more than the average of 2.5 for this group.
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.
Settings to check for GalleryVault
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 3
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 4
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › GalleryVault › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does GalleryVault track you?
Identifiers and usage data. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does GalleryVault track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock GalleryVault behind Face ID
- Find GalleryVault on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. GalleryVault now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not GalleryVault has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About GalleryVault
| Developer | DAOWEI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. |
| App Store category | Photo & Video (also Utilities) |
| Latest version | 2.66.0, released August 2026 |
| First released | August 2014 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ |
| Languages | 17 (AR, EN, FR, DE, HI, ID, IT, JA…) |
| Bundle ID | com.thinkyeah.iGalleryVault |
The current version shipped in August 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
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What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what GalleryVault sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask GalleryVault's developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
GalleryVault vs similar photo vaults
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- Photo Vault Shh
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Your GalleryVault privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists identifiers and usage data under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: User Content appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.
GalleryVault privacy FAQ
Is GalleryVault safe to use?
Does GalleryVault track you?
What data does GalleryVault collect?
Who makes GalleryVault?
Can I lock GalleryVault with Face ID?
How does GalleryVault compare with other photo vaults?
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
How do I delete my data from GalleryVault?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.