# Secure Folder - Private Vault™ — hide photo, videos - vault app

> Password-protected vault for private photos, videos, files, and apps. (iPhone/iPad app by Khushal Vasani.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-folder-private-vault/id6471090693 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Khushal Vasani](https://appshunter.io/developer/1714420029)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 439 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 76 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi and 10 more
- Released: 2023-11-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-folder-private-vault/id6471090693/reviews.md

## What is Secure Folder?

Private Photo Vault is the perfect place to store all the photos, videos, files, private app and data you want to keep private.

Secure Folder - Safe files is an app developed for the secure app that lets you protect any private folder on your smartphone quickly and easily. With Secure Folder upload, you can create a PIN or password to stand between your files and prying eyes.

Secret Folder in which you can add the video from your library or record directly thru the app & the app is password protected, so no one will be able to access your videos/photos. View the videos/photos in easy-to-view albums and you can even group your video and later view them in a grid view or list view.

With Secure folder, how to enhance the files security?
- Add data to Secure folder upload (carpeta segura)
- Private app effectively manage secrets data in secret folder
- Confidential data encryption
- Vault protect with intruder selfie
- Password protection - PIN, pattern, or biometric
- Apps lock - App Photo Video Gallery Lock
- Hide Pictures & Videos - Vaulty
- Secure folder with 2-step verification
- Secure folders sync
- Secure folders store
- Cloud-based backup and restore

Key Feature: Private Photo Vault - SafeFile

Personalize Secure Folder
Private App keep safe everything on your phone, including private information and potentially embarrassing photos & personal data, using a unique passcode.

Manage secret folder
Secure & private cloud - Large storage space for data in Keepsafe.
Space Saver secret folder - Compresses photos and saves originals to the cloud drives.
Secure Folder upload to store your private contacts, photos and more in a separate account.
Allows you have two profiles on a device so you can manage your data more effectively.

Pro security folder
Secret folder fake Pin - Creates a decoy Keepsafe with a separate PIN code.
Album Lock - Assign unique PIN codes to access particular albums.
Break-In Alerts - secret folder takes photos of intruders and tracks break-in attempts.
Secret folder, private photo vault is keep picture safe from unknown.

Intruder Selfie & Alert
Picture Safe Folder Lock capture selfie photos secretly when the password is entered incorrectly.
Unknown tries to break into a private photo Vault at a time safety feature will send you an alert to protect your hide photos and videos.

Encrypted File Sharing
Security folder to quick offline file sharing is secured with WPA2 encryption, providing a more secure docs files transfer.
Safe & secure files shared with encrypted security so that you can safely transfer videos or photos to your friends.

Password recovery
Don't worry about forgetting your password because you can set a security email in Vault so you can retrieve it by unique features of Secure Folder (carpeta segura).

Cloud Backup - Safe files
Secure Folder in trash recovery - Safe retrieves photos you’ve mistakenly deleted.
Secure folder upload files in vault & keep safe data in secret folder
By using cloud backup, users can take backup of their data (For ex., images, video, audio, notes, contacts).

Hide the Secure Folder
When you don't want anyone even to know the Secure Folder lock exists on your phone, you can hide Secure Folder App from your phone home screen & make your photos or videos data safe.


Privacy Policy - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/privacy-policy.html
Terms & Coditions - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/terms-conditions.html
EULA - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/end-user-license-agreement-eula-of.html

## Key features

- Password protection (PIN, pattern, biometric)
- Intruder selfie and break-in alerts
- Encrypted file sharing
- Cloud backup and restore
- App lock
- Fake PIN for decoy vault

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Week | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Year | $39.99 | per year |
| Month | $9.99 | per month |


## What do users think of Secure Folder?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🔒 Hides photos and passwords
- 👍 Extremely useful app
- 👍 App is perfect

**Cons**

- 🐛 Videos not playing after update
- 🐛 Photos don’t upload
- 🐛 Lost all images and videos
- 🐛 Videos not viewing in the app
- 🐛 Ads are non-stop
- 🐛 App is full of ads
- 🐛 Not free after starting use
- 🐛 No access to things without Pro version
- 🐛 Crashes too much
- 🐛 Bad experience
- 🐛 Lost all my videos
- 🐛 Stupid ads that are non-stop
- 🐛 Ruined due to greed

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Videos not playing after update
- Videos show as black thumbnails with only duration
- Photos do not upload
- Lost all images and videos
- Cannot view videos
- App crashes too much

**Most requested features**

- Change photo orientation in the app
- Change video orientation in the app

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-folder-private-vault/id6471090693/reviews.md

### 1/5 — WhatsApp not open

*2026-03-25*

WhatsApp not open

### 4/5 — A

*2025-11-28*

A

### 4/5 — Almost perfect slight miss

*2025-10-28, version 17.0*

Works great just wish you could change the photo orientation in the app.

### 4/5 — Almost perfect slight miss

*2025-08-16, version 16.0*

Works great just wish you could change the video orientation in the app.

### 2/5 — Videos not playing after update.

*2025-07-16, version 16.0*

After the recent update, I can no longer play my videos stored in the app. They show as black thumbnails with only duration showing. The photos still work, but videos do not open. My storage shows 1.76 GB, which means the videos are still there. Please fix this issue or guide me how to recover them. These videos are very important to me..

### 5/5 — PERFECT

*2025-05-15, version 16.0*

This app Is perfect! It can hide all my photos and passwords! extremely useful!

### 1/5 — Photos don’t upload

*2025-04-24, version 16.0*

I purchased the weekly package just to stay and see how the app works. When I try to upload photos I select delete from device but the it doesn’t upload into the app. I’ve tried everything. Additionally you can change the icon, but it still says secure folder under the icon even if the icon is changed. Cancelling my subscription.

### 1/5 — Trash

*2025-04-08, version 16.0*

This app is trash!!!  Is full of ads.  Once you start using it is not free!   You won’t have access to your things if you don’t pay for the “Pro” version.  Don’t waste your time or money.

### 1/5 — Worst app

*2025-03-02*

Lost all my images and videos asking for premium upgrade on every picture lost all my videos very poor app

### 1/5 — Can’t see video

*2025-02-27, version 16.0*

Have been able to see my videos in 30 days

## Frequently asked questions about Secure Folder

### What does Secure Folder do?

Secure Folder acts as a private vault to store and protect your photos, videos, files, and even other apps. It uses password protection to keep your sensitive data safe from prying eyes.

### What are the key security features of this app?

The app offers robust security features including password protection (PIN, pattern, or biometric), intruder selfies that capture photos of unauthorized access attempts, and break-in alerts. It also supports a fake PIN for a decoy vault and album-specific PIN codes.

### Is there a cost associated with using Secure Folder?

The application is available for free but includes in-app purchases. This means core functionality is free, with optional upgrades or features available for purchase.

### Can I recover my password if I forget it?

Yes, you can set up a security email within the vault. This feature allows you to retrieve your password if you happen to forget it, ensuring you don't lose access to your protected data.

### What happens if I accidentally delete a file from the vault?

The app includes a trash recovery feature. This allows you to retrieve photos or files that you may have mistakenly deleted from the secure folder, providing an extra layer of data safety.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 17.0 — 2025-09-17

- Minor Bug Fixed.
- Improved User Interface & Performance.
- UI/UX Improvements.

### 16.0 — 2025-02-25

- Minor Bug Fixed.
- Improved User Interface & Performance.

### 15.0 — 2025-02-09

- Minor Bug Fixed.
- Improved User Interface & Performance.

### 14.0 — 2025-02-04

- Minor Bug Fixed.
- Improved User Interface & Performance.

### 13.0 — 2025-01-26

- Minor Bug Fixed.
- Improved User Interface & Performance.

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