Photo Vault vs Flashback
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Vault
Securely store and encrypt your private photos and videos with advanced 256-bit encryption. Protect your memories with a passcode or biometric authentication, and sync across devices via iCloud. Offers advanced features like album-specific passcodes and disguise mode for ultimate privacy.
- 256-bit data encryption
- Passcode and biometric lock
- iCloud Sync
- Wi-Fi transfer
- Album-specific passcodes
- Disguise Mode
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What makes Privoto different from other photo vault apps? None of the photo vault apps we investigated provide genuine data encryption. Essentially, these apps only offer a passcode screen as a form of protection when the application is launched. Consequently, the data stored in your phone remains unencrypted and susceptible to easy access. In contrast, Privoto employs robust security measures by encrypting all imported photos and videos with a 256-bit encryption key. This key is directly linked to the passcode you establish for the app. This ensures that not only are others unable to access your data, but even we, as the app creators, do not have access to it. The exclusive individual with the ability to decrypt the data is the one possessing the passcode – you. ◉ KEY APP FEATURES AT A GLANCE ▸ Lock your photos and videos with passcode or Face/Touch ID. ▸ Most secure level of encryption: no hacker is able to break the encryption. ▸ Import photos and videos from your local camera roll. ▸ Use iCloud Sync to share photos & videos across devices securely. ▸ Copy & paste to import photos from other apps. ▸ Pin photo/video to the top of album. ▸ Minimal design: let the user focuses on their photos and videos. ▸ Transfer photos and videos from your computer via Wi-Fi. ▸ No ads at all. ▸ No register needed. ▸ Works offline without internet. ◉ PREMIUM FEATURES ▸ Easily transfer data to a new device. ▸ Separate passcode for each album. ▸ Safe mode passcode - enter separate album without sharing your real passcode. ▸ Disguise Mode. ▸ Login activities. Are you excited to try it out to prevent unauthorized access to your photos and videos? Download Privoto today. ◉ WE LOVE FEEDBACK If you have any feedback for us, please send an email to hello@ideanology.co.uk and we will be happy to act on it to improve your app experience.
Flashback
Record and track changes over time with video. Capture personal transformations, healing progress, growth, or everyday moments. Enhance your recordings with visual aids like grids and translucent overlays.
- Record changes over time
- Track personal transformations
- Monitor healing progress
- Record growth of plants/children
- Visual aids for recording
- Capture everyday moments
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Flashback can be used to record change of a variety of things. Here are some examples below. - Take a selfie and enjoy the changes in your face and hairstyle - Check the healing of a wound every day and see how it is progressing on video - Check your daily motivation for dieting, muscle training, etc. - Record the growth of fast-growing children, houseplants, etc. - Just record something (my friend seems to use it to record fishing catches!) Also, you can take beautiful pictures with the grid and the translucent previous picture. Enjoy your own Flashback!
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Verdict
Photo Vault and Flashback both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Flashback's written reviews are positive against 35% of Photo Vault's. Flashback also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Photo Vault's advantage is ratings volume (232 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Photo Vault sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flashback asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Photo Vault against 4.0 for Flashback. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Vault has 232 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Photo Vault's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flashback's.
Photo Vault ships an update every 2 weeks, Flashback every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Vault | Flashback |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (232 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 232 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDEANOLOGY LTD | Nao Enomoto |
Customer experience
Photo Vault
Flashback
Bugs and requests
Photo Vault
Reported bugs
7 issues- Wi-Fi transfer not working between phones
- Purchase restoration fails or shows duplicate charges
- App displays in wrong language (Arabic/Chinese)
- Password protection doesn't persist when switching apps
- Import limits not properly synced across devices
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- Video codec compatibility issues
- Premium purchase not recognized on new device
Requested features
10 requests- Tag and search functionality for photos
- Dark mode option
- Local NAS sync capability
- Built-in notes/document encryption
- Private browser feature
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- In-app photo capture
- Alphanumeric and pattern-based passcodes
- Custom album cover photo selection
- Computer transfer/sync instructions
- Wi-Fi transfer between devices
Flashback
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Vault
- iCloud Sync$2.991 Month
- Premium Account$2.991 Month
- 30 imports$2.99
- 30 imports$3.99
- 100 imports$4.99
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- 100 imports$7.99
- Unlimited$7.99
- Premium Account$9.99
Flashback
No in-app purchases









