# Private Vault: Secret & Safe

> Securely store and manage private photos, videos, passwords, and notes. (iPhone/iPad app by App Holdings.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-vault-secret-and-safe/id652220773 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [App Holdings](https://appshunter.io/developer/808581339)
- Category: Utilities, Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 81 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.1 · 17 MB
- Languages: Hebrew, German (Germany), American English, Dutch
- Released: 2013-08-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-vault-secret-and-safe/id652220773/reviews.md

## What is Private Vault?

Private Vault: Secret Photos+Videos+Passwords+Notes- A Secret Folder Manager For Your Private Photos, Videos, Passwords, and Notes
Now with full iOS7 Support!!!

The Best Free Private Photo, Video, Password, and Notes App for the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

Private Vault provides a much needed way to separate, group, organize, and back-up your private photos, videos, passwords, and notes providing a common-sense way for you to keep your private files safe.  No need to worry about others stumbling across your “private” photos, videos, passwords, or notes anymore!

With this app you can keep important files private in one App and manage your private life better!

Photo Management:
-Create albums right in the App
-Create folders for organizing your images
-Intuitive interface just like the native Photo App
-True Multiple Image Import
-Take photos from within the app
-Edit and delete albums and individual photos

Video Management:
-Import from your Video Library
-Create folders for organizing your videos
-Create albums right in the App 
-Watch videos within the application
-True multiple video import
-Take videos from within the app
-Keep you favorite private videos always at hand and watch them whenever and wherever you want
-delete albums and individual videos

Password Management:
-Manage all your private passwords, usernames, logins, secret codes, or credit card information
-Keep notes along with your password information
-Edit and delete passwords

Note Management:
-Manage all your private notes within this application
-Import content from any source within your device by way of copy and paste or simply write out your note in text format.
-Edit and Delete notes
-71 Fonts with ability to Bold, underline, italicize text. 
-Almost endless text color choices. 
-Ability to email, text message, Airdrop, copy, or print your entries. 

Security:
-The App acts as a Secret file vault for your media that will prevent anyone from accessing your private collection of Photos, Videos, Passwords, and Notes
-Password App entry
-With only one password, you can keep your private files a secret within this app
-Features a NUMERIC or PATTERN PASSCODE  
-PRIVACY is assured since for your secret photo, video, password, or note folders

New Features:
-Optimized for iOS7 
-New Store option to unlock 4 Premium Features
  1.  REMOVE ADS: Make Private Vault completely ad free!
  2.  DECOY MODE:  Use a fake or decoy passcode that opens a "safe" version of the Private Vault app!
  3.  BREAK-IN REPORT:  Capture an intruder's photo, time, date, and GPS location and have it emailed with 3 failed passcode entry attempts!
  4.  QUICK HIDE:  Quickly hide your Private Vault screens with either 2 quick taps or turn the entire device face down!
-Now for iPod, iPhone, and iPad
-Simple and Intuitive interface designed for your iOS 7 device
-and much more!

Please Note:
-All your data in this App is stored only in your device.  We don't access or store your private information such as media files, notes, or passwords.  We do not store or backup your passcode for app entry!
-Locking Access: This App only prevents access to running this app, NOT your entire device.  Therefore, only those images you store inside the app itself will be kept private by the passcode.  Please remember to delete any photo or video from your device's normal photo or video library after you've imported them into the App.
-Set Passcode:  To set or change the passcode, go to settings.  To use dot/pattern lock, go to settings.  To turn off passcode, you guessed it...go to settings.

If you like our app, please leave a review!  Thank you very much!

## Key features

- Secret photo and video vault
- Password manager
- Private notes organizer
- Album and folder creation
- Numeric or pattern passcode
- Decoy mode for added security
- Break-in report with intruder photo

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Premium Features and Remove Ads | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 81)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-vault-secret-and-safe/id652220773/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2021-11-13, version 2.4*

This is a excellent App for storing passwords and other stuff and for the price can’t really complain 
Highly recommend it

### 1/5 — Ужас

*2021-06-26*

Кто-нибудь придумал, как оттуда теперь извлечь данные?

### 1/5 — Нужно обновление 12

*2021-05-01*

Я столкнулся с такой проблемой, после того как программное обеспечение IPHONE было обновлено до iOS 12, приложение PRIVATE VAULTE прекратило работу. Выходит текстовое сообщение «Разработчик должен обновить приложение, чтобы оно работало с iOS 12». Ожидается ли обновление в ближайшем будущем? Как я могу извлечь данные из этого приложения?
Теперь вообще вылетает сразу после входа. Сделайте обновление!!!

### 1/5 — Do something FFS

*2021-04-08, version 2.4*

Please update this app I need to get my stuff out of it which I have stored FFS.

### 1/5 — Privat valut

*2020-11-26*

Не работает,обновите пожалуйста!Нет доступа к папке с важной информацией!

### 5/5 — renewal

*2020-10-16*

Please update the app. It stopped opening and always crashes

### 1/5 — Critical bug

*2020-06-05*

iOS 13 don’t work!

Исправьте уже приложение, оно даже не открывается!

### 1/5 — Огидно

*2020-04-25*

Погано придумали менї не подобалася виправте навїть не можу зайти гле вводити пороль навїть за грошї не слелай просто жах ось шо це таке.

### 1/5 — Can’t access my memories!

*2020-02-29*

I’ve had the paid version for years.  I upgraded my phone and with iOS 13.3.1 I can’t open it. Is there at least a way to recover the photos? Had some great memories stored which I have not been able to access for a long time.

### 3/5 — Проблема iOS 13.3

*2020-01-12*

После обновления ПО приложение перестало открываться

## Frequently asked questions about Private Vault

### What does Private Vault do?

Private Vault acts as a secure digital vault for your private photos, videos, passwords, and notes. It allows you to organize these sensitive files into albums and folders, ensuring they are protected from unauthorized access with a passcode.

### What are the key features of Private Vault?

Key features include a secret file vault for media, password management for logins and credit card information, private note-taking with formatting options, and the ability to create albums and folders for organization. It also offers security features like a numeric or pattern passcode, decoy mode, and a break-in report.

### How much does Private Vault cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases to unlock premium features. These premium features include removing ads, enabling decoy mode, activating the break-in report, and the quick hide function.

### What devices is Private Vault compatible with?

The application is designed for iPod, iPhone, and iPad devices and is optimized for iOS 7 and later versions. All your data is stored locally on your device.

### How can I use Private Vault to protect my information?

You can use Private Vault to safeguard your personal photos and videos by importing them into the app and organizing them into albums. It also helps manage all your private passwords and secret notes, keeping them secure behind a passcode. The decoy mode provides an extra layer of privacy by opening a fake version of the vault.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.4 — 2017-12-28

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

iOS 11 compatible

### 2.3 — 2014-08-20

Fixes for ads on launch & crash issues

### 2.2 — 2014-07-23

Bug fixes

### 2.1 — 2014-07-04

Minor fixes

### 2.0 — 2014-05-23

New social sharing features 
Save or airdrop photos back to device 
Reduced ads

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