Comparison

Gallery Pro vs HideApp

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

Head to head
About

Gallery Pro

Securely hide your private photos and videos in a secret vault. This app offers password protection, decoy passwords, and private camera features to ensure your memories remain confidential. Organize your hidden media into albums and easily export or share them.

Highlights
  • Photo Locker
  • Hide Pictures
  • Create Hidden Albums
  • Private Camera
  • Decoy Password
  • Export and Share Photos
Features
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Keep your private photos and videos completely hidde protected by PIN, Face ID, or Touch ID. Nobody sees what you don't want them to see. WHY USERS CHOOSE THIS VAULT REAL PRIVACY, NOT JUST A FOLDER LOCK Your photos live inside an encrypted vault only you can open. Files are stored privately within the app invisible to your iPhone's Photos app and iCloud backup. CAPTURE DIRECTLY INTO THE VAULT Take photos and videos with the built-in secure camera. They save straight into your vault they never appear in your camera roll. QUICK CAPTURE FROM THE LOCK SCREEN A camera icon on the PIN screen lets you capture moments instantly without entering your vault or exposing any content. Perfect for capturing privately in public. DECOY MODE THE INDUSTRY'S BEST PROTECTION Show a completely fake, empty gallery if someone forces you to unlock. Your real photos stay invisible. Decoy mode uses a separate password, so it looks 100 percent legitimate. ORGANIZE INTO PRIVATE ALBUMS Create as many private albums as you need. Each album can have its own password and Face ID lock total separation between your most sensitive collections. AUTO-LOCK Set the vault to lock immediately, or after 1, 5, 15, or 30 minutes. Step away without worrying the vault locks itself. FORGOT YOUR PIN? NO PROBLEM Use your iPhone device passcode to verify your identity and create a new vault PIN without losing any of your photos. HOME SCREEN WIDGET & SHORTCUTS Open the secure camera instantly from your Home Screen widget, a long-press shortcut, or Siri without unlocking the vault first. PREMIUM Upgrade to Premium for an ad-free experience and to hide your Camera folder from the album list so even the vault's folder structure stays private. Premium options: , 1 Month , 1 Year, Lifetime (one-time purchase) PRIVACY PROMISE All files stored locally never uploaded to any server No account required No cloud sync your data never leaves your device Works fully offline LANGUAGES Available in English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. Privacy Policy: https://www.11rox.com/privacy-policy

About

HideApp

Securely store your private photos, videos, and documents with on-device encryption. Create unlimited vaults and protect your files with military-grade security. Choose your preferred login method for added privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device encryption
  • Unlimited vaults
  • Hide photos and videos
  • Encrypt documents
  • 256-bit encryption
  • PIN and Biometric login
  • Customizable encryption settings
Features
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Hide your private photos, videos and documents from prying eyes? Encryption/decryption is done on your device. Your data is never uploaded by HideApp to the cloud. Features • Create your own vault • Unlimited number of vaults • Hide/encrypt photos and videos from Photo gallery • Hide/encrypt any document (PDF, MSWord, MSExcel, MSPowerPoint, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Text files and many more) • Each photo, video, document is individually encrypted • Blurred thumbnail for encrypted photo/video (optional) • Prompt for deletion of original photo, video or document after hiding • No file size limit on photo, video or document • Personalisation: ○ Automatic or user customisable destination folder for encrypted files ○ Blurness level (Low, Medium or High) ○ Thumbnail size for encrypted photo/video (Small, Medium or Large) Security • 256-bit military grade encryption (Apple CryptoKit) • Login using 4-8 digit PIN or Biometric (TouchID or FaceID) • Specify your own "secret key" for encryption. • PIN login required if Biometric data (TouchID or FaceID) changed • Delayed PIN login after 3 or more unsuccessful attempts • Personalisation: ○ Disable PIN login (not recommended) ○ PIN length (4-8 digits) ○ Disable Biometric use (TouchID or FaceID) Multiple Tiers • Free, up to 5 items • Unlimited, no item limit; device capacity limit (IAP) • No on-going subscription For support, feedback, feature requests, please contact at hideapp_support@icloud.com

Screenshots

Gallery Pro4 screens
HideApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HideApp at none against Gallery Pro's shown. HideApp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Gallery Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gallery Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and HideApp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gallery Pro ships an update fortnightly, HideApp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Gallery Pro versus HideApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGallery ProHideApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB114 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdul MateenMAURICE LEUNG PIN

Customer experience

Gallery Pro

All ratings60 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

HideApp

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gallery Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Ad-Free Monthly$1.491 Month
  • Ad-Free Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad-Free Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

HideApp

One-time3
  • Free BonusFree
  • 5 items$0.99
  • Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is Gallery Pro free?
Gallery Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HideApp free?
HideApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gallery Pro or HideApp have ads?
Gallery Pro shows ads; HideApp does not.
Which is updated more often, Gallery Pro or HideApp?
Gallery Pro ships an update fortnightly, and HideApp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Gallery Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and HideApp on October 24, 2026.

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