Comparison

Eclipse vs Local Vault

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

Head to head
About

Eclipse

Capture photos and videos discreetly with a black screen, ensuring your privacy. This app offers advanced focus and stabilization for high-quality images, perfect for journalists, investigators, and privacy-conscious users.

Highlights
  • Invisible Mode with dark screen
  • Advanced focus and stabilization
  • High photo and video quality
  • Covertly capture moments
  • Ensures complete privacy
Features
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Every camera setting is free. 4K, your iPhone's top frame rate, burst, timers, silent capture. No trial, no unlock, no watching an ad to take a photo. Eclipse takes photos and video while the screen shows something ordinary. Tap anywhere to shoot, press a volume button, or fire the shutter from your Apple Watch while the phone stays flat on the table. FREE FOR EVERYONE - Black screen capture: the screen looks off while the camera runs - 4K and the highest frame rate your iPhone supports, up to 120 or 240fps for slow motion - Burst, self-timer, and a delay between shots - Silent capture, with a haptic instead of a sound - Volume button shutter, and an Apple Watch shutter (2 photos and 1 video a day) - A private album inside the app, locked behind Face ID - Audio-only recording with auto-stop, saved as .m4a - Slideshow playback - Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center shortcuts ECLIPSE PRO ADDS - Three more screen looks: your own image, a web page, a QR scanner - An unlimited private album, and no ads - Unlimited Apple Watch capture, and the watch's own capture settings - Widget backgrounds and icons you choose RESPONSIBLE USE Recording people without their consent is illegal in many places. Eclipse is built for recording your own surroundings, and you are responsible for complying with the law where you are. Eclipse PRO is an auto-renewable subscription: Monthly US$4.99 / Yearly US$29.99. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24h before the period ends; manage in Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://iphonehiddencamera.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://iphonehiddencamera.com/privacy/

About

Local Vault

Features
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Local Vault is the most private way to store your sensitive files on iPhone. Everything is encrypted with AES-256-GCM — the same standard used by banks and governments — and never leaves your device. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Import photos, videos, and any file type • Protect vaults with a personal PIN code • Create multiple vaults to organize your content • Add cover photos to your vaults • Sort files by name, date, or size • Share or export files securely when needed YOUR PRIVACY, GUARANTEED • All files encrypted with AES-256-GCM • PIN protection on every vault • No internet connection required • No accounts, no sign-up, no cloud upload • Files stay 100% on your device • App locks all vaults when sent to background PERFECT FOR • Private photos and videos you don't want in your camera roll • Sensitive documents, IDs, and contracts • Personal notes and confidential files • Anyone who values digital privacy Simple, fast, and completely private. Your files belong to you.

Screenshots

Eclipse4 screens
Local Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Local Vault at none against Eclipse's 5. Eclipse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Eclipse sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Local Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Eclipse versus Local Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEclipseLocal Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (16 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPongYin SiuDespawn Labs

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Eclipse

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Cake Tip$2.99
  • Gift Tip$4.99
None

Local Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eclipse free?
Eclipse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Local Vault free?
Local Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eclipse or Local Vault have ads?
Neither Eclipse nor Local Vault shows ads.

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