Comparison

Vault vs Photo/Message Lock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vault

Securely store sensitive information like photos, videos, documents, passwords, and credit card details. Keep your private data hidden from prying eyes with a protected vault and easy file management.

Highlights
  • Hide photos and videos
  • Save notes and thoughts
  • Store passwords securely
  • Save credit card information
  • Easy copy/paste functionality
  • Encrypted file manager
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Apt as its names, this app allows you to store your credit/debit card information, images, files, videos and other relevant information without letting you break in sweat that someone might get hands on them. 1) Hide Photos/ Videos - Trying hard to save few pictures away from your parents or clingy GF's hands? Lock them here and breathe free of never getting caught. 2) Save Notes - To never miss out on your eureka moments save your thoughts by writing them and lock away for future reference. 3) Save Passwords - Now are you fed up of remembering passwords for Insta, FB, Twitter and Snapchat to your Gmail? No worries! Squirrel allows you to save all your passwords at one place away from everyone's eyes to save you from referring a "did you forget your password" window ever again. 4) Save Credit card information - Now money matters are pretty confidential. Who would want to lose such private information getting disclosed? Stash it all on this Vault and relax! 5) Easily copy any information on a tap - No more trying hard to cut - copy - paste what you want. Copying data comes as smoothly like a buttery touch with Squirrel. 6) File Manager: Built keeping in mind to support every format this vault helps to move/copy/delete/rename files. It supports encrypted PDF files along with audio, video, Microsoft files, PDF and much more like importing the files using iTunes file sharing. You can even hide your files from within the vault.

About

Photo/Message Lock

Securely store private photos, videos, and messages in a personal cloud vault. Protect your sensitive data with multi-factor authentication and biometric unlock options. Easily import chats from popular messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Cloud storage for private data
  • Import chats from WhatsApp and Line
  • Biometric unlock (TouchID, FaceID)
  • Optional cloud syncing
  • Password recovery via multi-factor authentication
Features
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Have messages, photos or videos that are so private you want to keep on a separate safe cloud only you could access? This app is for you! The only app that enables multi-factor authentication to access your cloud stored private data! Easily backup your popular application's messages (including videos, photos etc) in the cloud securely and safely. Currently fully support importing chats from WhatsApp and Line. Other chats, photos & videos could be imported manually. Make any of your conversation, photos or videos private easily and keep those behind a lock only you have access to. You can unlock your saved chats, photos or videos using TouchID, FaceID or a passcode (depend on your device capability) Store all your private conversations, photos and videos on a secure cloud which could be unlocked by you only. Syncing your data with our cloud and login is optional. If you decide to store your data in our cloud and you forget your password you can restore it by multiple factor authentications so you would have access to this private data always. To have access to the cloud data you would need to have access to the email and phone number you have provided. Important: The app doesn't add a lock to the original app, it is used to store your sensitive data and chats in a safe cloud. It is your responsibility to delete those chats from the original device. ----------------------------------- Information about the auto-renewable nature of the subscription - If you want to use our service, we offer you cloud archiving service. With subscribing you will get 10GB cloud disk space. - Subscription period is monthly or yearly. Every month or year your subscription renews. - Prices for subscriptions depends on which package you choose and will be seen in payment screen. - 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. - 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 a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 - Privacy policy: http://privacy.safecloudapp.com - Term of use: http://tos.safecloudapp.com - Subscription Information : http://subscription.safecloudapp.com ----------------------------------- DISCLAIMER Unofficial Product. Any product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks or images featured or referred to within this app are the property of their respective trademark holders. Any of these trademark holders are not affiliated with us, our products, or our apps. They do not sponsor or endorse this app or any of our online products. Get updates also on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SafeCloudApp

Screenshots

Vault4 screens
Photo/Message Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vault at 93% against Photo/Message Lock's 43%. Vault also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Photo/Message Lock's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (796 vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo/Message Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo/Message Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo/Message Lock has 796 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Vault's written reviews are positive against 43% of Photo/Message Lock's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault ships an update every 8 days, Photo/Message Lock monthly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vault versus Photo/Message Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVaultPhoto/Message Lock
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.4 (796 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.0% of reviews — better43.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4796 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeraphic Infosolutions Pvt LtdShesek LLC

Customer experience

Vault

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.0%

Photo/Message Lock

All ratings787 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Vault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Photo/Message Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Data loss issues
  • Subscription management problems

Requested features

2 requests
  • Expand chat app support beyond WhatsApp
  • Add password recovery option

In-app purchases

None

Vault

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Photo/Message Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Vault free?
Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Photo/Message Lock free?
Photo/Message Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vault or Photo/Message Lock?
Photo/Message Lock is rated higher. Vault averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Photo/Message Lock averages 4.4 from 796 ratings.
Do Vault or Photo/Message Lock have ads?
Neither Vault nor Photo/Message Lock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault or Photo/Message Lock?
Vault ships an update every 8 days, and Photo/Message Lock monthly. Most recently, Vault was updated on November 2, 2026 and Photo/Message Lock on November 2, 2026.

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