None declared
Mostly a question of trust: Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are location and user content. In total the label lists 5 data types; 51% of private photo apps we checked declare tracking.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault 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.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault collects 2 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.
Did Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's developer declared.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault lists Location on its label. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.
Contacts is not on Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault'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.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault'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 Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| LocationSensitiveNot 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. |
| User ContentSensitiveLinked 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. |
| Contact InfoNot linked to you | Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. | Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences. |
| Usage DataLinked 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 Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's label means for you
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's label has 2 types under “Data Linked to You”, 3 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.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — user content and usage data — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.
The items that deserve the most attention are location and user content. 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. Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault lists 5 data types, more 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 Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault
- 1
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
- 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
Sign-in
When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.
- 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 › Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's label.
Does Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault behind Face ID
- Find Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault 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. Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault: step-by-step guide →
About Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault
| Developer | Avanquest North America |
| App Store category | Photo & Video (also Utilities) |
| Latest version | 1.12.0, released May 2023 |
| First released | November 2019 |
| Requires | iOS 12.1 or later |
| Size | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 8 (AR, EN, FR, DE, IT, PT, ES, TR) |
| Bundle ID | com.safephotos.app |
The current version shipped in May 2023, 3 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.
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 Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault 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 Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's developer: Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
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Your Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault's label.
- 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, 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.
Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault privacy FAQ
Is Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault safe to use?
Does Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault track you?
What data does Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault collect?
Who makes Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault?
Can I lock Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault with Face ID?
How does Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault compare with other private photo apps?
Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
How do I delete my data from Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.