Reader vs Phone Security & Secret Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reader
This app provides a distraction-free reading and annotation experience for PDF documents on iOS. Seamlessly sync your annotated files with your Mac for further editing and workflow integration via iCloud.
- Distraction-free reading
- PDF annotation
- iCloud sync with Mac
- Companion to macOS app
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The iOS companion to the macOS Reader PDF viewer. Here you can read with no distractions and annotated, then work further with your documents back on your Mac using iCloud.
Phone Security & Secret Vault
Secure your personal data with a private vault for photos, videos, and documents. It also checks for system updates, phone security settings, and data breaches using a reputable API.
- Secret photo and video vault
- Secure document storage
- Contact backup via iCloud
- Real-time OS update checks
- Phone security settings analysis
- Data breach and leaked password checks
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“Phone Security & Secret Vault” is a lightweight and easy to use security application, provide a secure solution to protect your personal information against external threats. FEATURES ► Secret vault feature: • Secret albums: Keep your photos, videos and sound recordings safe from other ways, easily manage folders, edit, import, export… • Secret documents: Keep your documents absolutely safe, easily manage folders, customize and publish ► Backup contacts: • Store your contacts quickly and securely with iCloud ► Security feature • Real-time check for updates, see the latest patches of the OS system. • Check your phone's security settings ► Check breach feature • Powered by API v3 haveibeenpwned.com • Check leaked mail: Getting all breaches for an account • Check leaked website: Getting a single breached site • Check leaked password: Your password will be encrypted and checked in data breach • Check leaked pastes: Search through pastes containing email addresses exposed in potential data breaches • How Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) handles privacy: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Privacy ► Subscription Information • Free trial period is provided • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription ► Privacy Policy • Our Privacy Policy: https://petal-dust-3ab.notion.site/Privacy-policy-f2dcdd1516b24f0abb945b574517f618 ► Terms of Use (EULA) • Our Terms of Use: https://petal-dust-3ab.notion.site/Term-of-use-EULA-854bbe049a5b448db06207830261807a • You can review subscription terms under “PAYMENTS - SUBCRIPTIONS” ► Contact us • If you have any problems, please contact us by Email: quoc.viet.coo@outlook.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reader at 5.0 against Phone Security & Secret Vault's 4.2. Reader also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (5 vs 3). Phone Security & Secret Vault's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Phone Security & Secret Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively.
Reader ships an update weekly, Phone Security & Secret Vault every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reader | Phone Security & Secret Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.2 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Augmented Text Company LTD | GIA QUANG PHAT JOINT STOCK COMPANY |
Customer experience
Reader
Phone Security & Secret Vault
In-app purchases
Reader
- Ask AI Subscription$1.99
Phone Security & Secret Vault
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Yearly premium3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Lifetime premium$4.99
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