It depends on how you feel about tracking: Photo Gallery Albums declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are location. In total the label lists 1 data type; 51% of private photo apps we checked declare tracking.
Photo Gallery Albums 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.
Photo Gallery Albums' developer reports using location to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Photo Gallery Albums ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Photo Gallery Albums' developer declared.
Photo Gallery Albums lists Location on its label, including for tracking. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.
User Content is not on Photo Gallery Albums' 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.
Contacts is not on Photo Gallery Albums' 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.
Photo Gallery Albums 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 Photo Gallery Albums' 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 Photo Gallery Albums collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| LocationSensitiveUsed to track youNot linked to you | Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). | Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it. |
What Photo Gallery Albums' label means for you
Photo Gallery Albums' label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 1 type 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 location from Photo Gallery Albums 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 location. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.
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. Check whether the app needs full Photos access or works with selected photos, and whether hidden items still appear in iCloud Photos.
Among the 85 private photo apps in our snapshot with a label, 51% declare tracking, 61% collect data linked to you and 18% say they collect nothing. Photo Gallery Albums lists 1 data type, fewer than the average of 3.1 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 Photo Gallery Albums
- 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
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Photo Gallery Albums. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Photo Gallery Albums › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Photo Gallery Albums track you?
Location. 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 Photo Gallery Albums track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Photo Gallery Albums behind Face ID
- Find Photo Gallery Albums 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. Photo Gallery Albums now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Photo Gallery Albums has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Photo Gallery Albums
| Developer | Vishalbhai Vaghasiya |
| App Store category | Photo & Video (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 2.7, released January 2026 |
| First released | May 2020 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.app.GalleryPlus |
The current version shipped in January 2026. That is recent enough that the label should reflect current practices, but check the App Store page again before relying on it.
Also by Vishalbhai Vaghasiya: Photo Vault Secret Locker.
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 Photo Gallery Albums 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 Photo Gallery Albums' developer: Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
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Your Photo Gallery Albums privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists location 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: Location appears on its label.
- 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.
Photo Gallery Albums privacy FAQ
Is Photo Gallery Albums safe to use?
Does Photo Gallery Albums track you?
What data does Photo Gallery Albums collect?
Who makes Photo Gallery Albums?
Can I lock Photo Gallery Albums with Face ID?
How does Photo Gallery Albums compare with other private photo apps?
Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
How do I delete my data from Photo Gallery Albums?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.