Encrypted by default. Beautiful by design.
hYYa Encrypted Folder turns any folder on your iPhone or iPad into a private, AES-256 encrypted vault that unlocks with Face ID or Touch ID. Your files stay unreadable until it's you.
No account. No servers. Nothing to trust but your own device.
REAL ENCRYPTION, NOT A DISGUISE
• AES-256, powered by Apple's own CryptoKit — not a hidden folder, not a passcode over plain files. The contents are genuinely encrypted on disk.
• Your key lives in the Keychain, behind Face ID or Touch ID. It is end-to-end encrypted wherever it goes: not us, not Apple, nobody but you can read it. There is no server, no backup, no backdoor.
• Files are encrypted the moment they enter a vault. Add them in a few taps.
• The file list inside is encrypted too, so the names of your files stay private. A vault's own name is its filename, so that much is visible — what's inside it is not.
NEW IN 2.0
• Recovery Key — a one-time key that opens a folder if you forget your passphrase. We have no way to reset it for you; this is the thing that can.
• Share to hYYa — send files straight into an encrypted folder from Photos, Files, Mail, or anywhere that shares.
• Add from Photos — pick photos and videos directly, with no re-compression, then remove the originals if you want to.
• Recently Deleted — deleting inside a folder is undoable for 30 days.
• Verify This Folder — checks that every file still decrypts, so you never have to wonder.
• Shortcuts and Siri — "Lock all folders", ready for the Action button and your automations.
• Family Sharing — one purchase now covers your household.
UNLOCK WITH FACE ID OR TOUCH ID
• Open every vault with a single Face ID or Touch ID check — no passwords to juggle. Your device passcode is always there as a fallback.
• The app locks itself the moment you switch away, and hides your contents from the app switcher — so nothing shows behind your back.
• Auto-Lock re-locks everything on a quiet timer while you're away.
SYNC PRIVATELY WITH iCLOUD
• Keep a vault in iCloud and it syncs across your iPhone, iPad and Mac, end-to-end encrypted the whole way — only your devices can read it.
• Enter your passphrase once on each device, then unlock with your biometrics.
• Everything works offline too. No sign-up, no email, no tracking, ever.
FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE
• Free: create up to two encrypted folders in total, plus Face ID / Touch ID unlock and private iCloud sync. Opening the folders you already have is always free — forever.
• hYYa Encrypted Folder Pro (one payment, no subscription): unlimited encrypted folders and Auto-Lock.
ALSO ON MAC
The Mac version adds Folder Styler — give any everyday Finder folder a custom colour and emblem. Folder Styler is a macOS feature; this iPhone and iPad app focuses on encryption and private iCloud sync.
PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY
We collect nothing. There is no analytics SDK, no account system, and no network service behind the app. The encryption is Apple's own, audited and standard. Your files, your key, your device — that's the whole story.
hYYa Encrypted Folder is part of the hYYa family — a small studio building beautiful, private tools you can actually trust.
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