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Is Keep Photos Secret Safe?

Keep Photos Secret privacy label · by Shrishail Rana · checked November 2026

  • Collects no data
  • Not updated in 2+ years
App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Data Not Collected

The developer states that no data is collected from this app.

Short answer

On the label, yes. Keep Photos Secret's developer reports that it collects no data, which puts it among the 28% of photo vaults we checked with a "Data Not Collected" label. That is a self-declared statement, not an audit, and it does not cover data processed only on your device.

At a glance

Keep Photos Secret privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Data not collected
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Data not collected

Keep Photos Secret's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app.

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Did Keep Photos Secret ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Keep Photos Secret's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Not on the label

Location is not on Keep Photos Secret'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.

Not on the label

User Content is not on Keep Photos Secret'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.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Keep Photos Secret'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.

Not declared on the label

Keep Photos Secret declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Keep Photos Secret'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.

Reading the label

What Keep Photos Secret's label means for you

“Data Not Collected” is the cleanest result a label can show. It means the developer states that no data leaves your iPhone in a way the developer or its partners can access for longer than needed to handle a request. Data processed only on your device does not count as collected, so Keep Photos Secret can still read files or photos you open in it.

The statement is the developer's own. Apple reviews apps but does not audit every label, and analytics or crash-reporting libraries added later can make a label out of date. If Keep Photos Secret asks you to create an account, upload files or allow tracking, that would not match a no-collection label — and is worth noticing.

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. Keep Photos Secret lists 0 data types, fewer 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.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Keep Photos Secret

  1. 1

    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.

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    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.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Keep Photos Secret › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Keep Photos Secret track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Keep Photos Secret's label.

Does Keep Photos Secret track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Keep Photos Secret behind Face ID

  1. Find Keep Photos Secret on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Keep Photos Secret now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Keep Photos Secret has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Keep Photos Secret: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Keep Photos Secret

DeveloperShrishail Rana
App Store categoryPhoto & Video (also Utilities)
Latest version2.2, released February 2024
First releasedDecember 2016
RequiresiOS 10.0 or later
Size24 MB
Age rating17+
Languages1 (EN)
Bundle IDcom.systweak.secretphotovault

The current version shipped in February 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.

Also by Shrishail Rana: Keep Photo Safe Vault, Tuneup Contacts, Duplicate Contacts Fixer.

Read with care

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 Keep Photos Secret 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 Keep Photos Secret's developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?

How it compares

Keep Photos Secret vs similar photo vaults

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Do it now

Your Keep Photos Secret privacy checklist

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Keep Photos Secret's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Keep Photos Secret's label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    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.

  3. Q3An app with a “Data Not Collected” label cannot read any of your photos.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It can read photos you give it access to. Processing on your device is not collection; only data sent off the phone counts.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Keep Photos Secret privacy FAQ

Is Keep Photos Secret safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, keep Photos Secret's developer states that the app does not collect any data from this app. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Keep Photos Secret track you?
No. Keep Photos Secret's label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does Keep Photos Secret collect?
None, according to the developer's label.
Who makes Keep Photos Secret?
Shrishail Rana, according to the App Store. It was first released in December 2016 and the current version is 2.2.
Can I lock Keep Photos Secret with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Keep Photos Secret's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Keep Photos Secret compare with other photo vaults?
Across 167 photo vaults with labels in our snapshot, 46% declare tracking and 28% say they collect no data. Keep Photos Secret lists 0 data types against an average of 2.5.
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Keep Photos Secret's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. 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.
How do I delete my data from Keep Photos Secret?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.

For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.

Facts on this page come from Keep Photos Secret on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction