# Hidewell: Private Photo Vault — Hide Pictures & Secret Albums

> Hide Pictures & Secret Albums (iPhone/iPad app by SENTRY BRAIN SINGLE MEMBER P.C..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hidewell-private-photo-vault/id6824920124 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SENTRY BRAIN SINGLE MEMBER P.C.](https://appshunter.io/developer/389989159)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-10-26
- Data updated: 2026-10-30

## What is Hidewell?

Hide photos and videos. Keep them encrypted.

Hidewell is a private photo vault for personal pictures, videos, and documents. Protect your files with AES-256 encryption, organize secret albums, and open your vault with your own pattern.

Lock photos with your own pattern
One pattern opens your personal photos. Another opens a separate vault for other files. With Hidewell Pro, each pattern leads straight to its own private space. The unlock screen never displays a list of your vaults.

Capture directly into your photo vault
Take photos and record videos directly into your encrypted vault with the built-in camera. Your recordings go straight into Hidewell without first being saved to your phone's gallery.

Watch videos inside your private vault
Watch videos directly from your vault. Hidewell decrypts only the chunks needed for playback, so you can start watching without waiting for the whole file to be decrypted. Playback does not create a decrypted video file on your device.

Keep your devices in sync with LiveSync
With Hidewell Pro, keep a vault up to date on your iPhone and iPad through the same iCloud account. Connect with your 12 recovery words; file names and contents stay encrypted. Sync runs while the vault is open. LiveSync requires iOS 26 or later and Pro on each device. It uses your available iCloud storage; cloud storage is not included.

Your backup. Your recovery words.
Back up encrypted vaults to your own iCloud Drive and restore them for free, independently of LiveSync. Your 12-word recovery phrase lets you restore backed-up vaults and reset a forgotten pattern. Keep those words somewhere safe: anyone with the phrase and access to your backup can restore it.

A panic pattern that opens a dummy vault
With Hidewell Pro, set up a dummy vault with content you choose. Drawing its panic pattern opens that vault and erases the local unlock keys to every other vault on the device. Existing cloud backups remain recoverable with your recovery phrase.

Organize your private gallery
Import photos, videos, and documents, then organize them with albums and tags. Browse your collection and open photos inside your vault. When importing existing files, you choose whether to remove the originals; copies outside Hidewell are not protected by your vault.

Encrypted storage, even offline
Your files and thumbnails are protected with AES-256 encryption. Automatic locking and a hidden app-switcher preview help keep private content out of view. Create and use your local vault offline, without a Hidewell account. Cloud backup and LiveSync require an internet connection.

Open source and audited
The encryption core that protects your vaults is open source and audited. Anyone can read the code and the security review on GitHub at hidewell-oss/hidewell-core.

Start with your first vault
Hidewell includes a free tier with an item limit. Hidewell Pro adds multi-device LiveSync, more vaults, panic patterns, disguised app icons, and removes the free tier's item limit. Monthly, yearly, and lifetime options are shown in the app with current prices. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple account settings.

Create your first vault and give your private moments a place of their own.

Terms: https://hidewell.app/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hidewell Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Hidewell Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hidewell Pro Lifetime | $44.99 | one-time |
| Hidewell Pro Lifetime Intro | $31.49 | one-time |


## Is Hidewell safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Hidewell.

## Is Hidewell legit?

Hidewell: Private Photo Vault appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Hidewell is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-30

• Choose which vaults to back up, with daily automatic backups.
• Keep up to seven backups per vault.
• Browse backup history, restore an earlier version as a separate vault, or delete backups you no longer need.
• See backup progress and how much new data each backup adds.
• Unchanged vaults no longer create duplicate backups.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-27

* LiveSync: Sync your encrypted vault across devices through iCloud, independently of your private backup.
* Simpler navigation: Tap your vault’s name to manage its pattern, backup, and LiveSync settings.
* Clearer backup controls: Choose which vaults to back up independently of the device-wide backup pause.
* Better camera feedback: See recording time, saving progress, and confirmation when photos and videos are safely stored.
* Improved browsing: Quickly sort and filter your files, with video durations visible on thumbnails.
* iPad refinements: Better layouts for pattern setup and larger text.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-26

No release notes.

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