None declared
None declared
On the label it is low-risk: Picture Keeper Connect collects some data but says none of it is linked to you or used for tracking. The sensitive items are contacts and user content. In total the label lists 4 data types; 20% of photo backup apps we checked declare tracking.
Picture Keeper Connect 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.
Picture Keeper Connect collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking.
Did Picture Keeper Connect ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Picture Keeper Connect's developer declared.
Location is not on Picture Keeper Connect'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.
Picture Keeper Connect lists User Content on its label. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.
Picture Keeper Connect lists Contacts on its label. Limited Access shares selected contacts instead of your whole address book.
Picture Keeper Connect 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 Picture Keeper Connect'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 Picture Keeper Connect collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| ContactsSensitiveNot linked to you | The people in your address book or social graph. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts: choose Limited Access to share only selected people, or None. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Picture Keeper Connect's label means for you
Picture Keeper Connect's label has 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.
Every type on Picture Keeper Connect's label is in the “not linked” section, so the developer says the data is stripped of anything that identifies you before it is used. That is typical of anonymous analytics and crash reporting. Not linked is still collected: the data leaves your phone.
The items that deserve the most attention are contacts and user content. Uploading contacts shares other people's details, not just yours.
Photo backup apps upload your library by design, including location metadata embedded in each picture. Check whether backups keep original location data and whether shared albums are public links.
Among the 93 photo backup apps in our snapshot with a label, 20% declare tracking, 29% collect data linked to you and 52% say they collect nothing. Picture Keeper Connect lists 4 data types, more than the average of 1.5 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 Picture Keeper Connect
- 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.
- 2
Contacts
Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts. Limited Access shares only the people you select instead of your whole address book.
- 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 › Picture Keeper Connect › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Picture Keeper Connect track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Picture Keeper Connect's label.
Does Picture Keeper Connect track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Picture Keeper Connect behind Face ID
- Find Picture Keeper Connect 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. Picture Keeper Connect now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Picture Keeper Connect has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Picture Keeper Connect
| Developer | Simplified I.T. Products, LLC |
| App Store category | Photo & Video (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 5.1.51, released October 2026 |
| First released | February 2016 |
| Requires | iOS 13.0 or later |
| Size | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.simplifieditproducts.pkc |
The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.
Also by Simplified I.T. Products, LLC: Ultimate Backup App.
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 Picture Keeper Connect 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 Picture Keeper Connect's developer: Is my photo library encrypted on their servers?
Picture Keeper Connect vs similar photo backup apps
- Picture Keeper Connect (this app)
- PhotoSync
- PhotoBackup External
- DSPhoto Backup
- CloudPhotos Photo Backup
- Photo Recovery: Restore Files
- Soto
- PhotoHarbor
Fewer types is not automatically safer: a cloud backup app has to collect your files to work. Compare like with like.
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Your Picture Keeper Connect 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 Picture Keeper Connect'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: Contacts 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.
Picture Keeper Connect privacy FAQ
Is Picture Keeper Connect safe to use?
Does Picture Keeper Connect track you?
What data does Picture Keeper Connect collect?
Who makes Picture Keeper Connect?
Can I lock Picture Keeper Connect with Face ID?
How does Picture Keeper Connect compare with other photo backup apps?
Is my photo library encrypted on their servers?
How do I delete my data from Picture Keeper Connect?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.