Comparison

Folder Lock vs My Secret Folder ™ Classic

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

Head to head
About

Folder Lock

Secure your private files, photos, videos, and sensitive information with password protection and encryption. This app also functions as a file manager, allowing wireless transfers and secure browsing, acting as a comprehensive tool for smartphone data security and privacy.

Highlights
  • Password-protect files and folders
  • Encrypt sensitive data
  • Secure private photos and videos
  • Wireless file transfer (PC/Mac)
  • Password manager
  • Secure notes and wallet cards
  • Secure browser
Features
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Folder Lock lets you password-protect your personal files, photos, videos, documents, contacts, wallet cards, password manager, notes and audios in your iPhone. Apart from being a perfect cross-platform data security app, Folder Lock is a perfect WiFi manager app too, as you can transfer files from your iPhone to PC/Mac, or vice versa, wireless via Folder Lock. Its WiFi Music Manager feature allows you the options of audio import, music import, song import and mp3 import without using iTunes. Introducing Gallery Lock, which locks your photos and videos. It’s Gallery Lock, Photo Lock and Video Lock options allow you to secure and view your personal photos and videos in their respective windows. In all, this app is the Swiss army knife for smart phone data security and privacy app as well as a perfect file manager. So lock everything with Folder Lock! It is a cross-platform data security application that allows you to lock and encrypt files, back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox on multiple devices and create secure wallets. Additional features include Password Manager, Panic Switch and Hack Security. FEATURES: • Lock Files and Folders • Encrypt Files and Folders • Protect private photos • Hide sensitive videos and pictures • Password-protect secret audios • Lock down important documents •Back up and sync data online with Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox • Write secure notes • Import Saved Contacts • Lock Videos • Lock Photos • Create secret Contact • Secure Browser (leaves no traces and privacy enabled) • Audio Import • Password Manager • Save Protected Wallet Cards - Credit Cards - Bank Accounts - ID / Social Security - Driver’s License details - Business Cards - Business Info - Health and Hygiene - Passport details - General Purpose Cards • Import files from - Photo Gallery - Music - Camera - PC / MAC - Secure Browser • View, Run and Play - Media Player for videos - Audio Player for music and audios - Picture Viewer for Photos - Document Editor for Documents • Settings and Options - Hacker Deterrents - Brute force attack prevention - Take images of unauthorized login attempts - Logs unauthorized login attempts - Deterrents on multiple invalid login attempts FORMATS SUPPORTED: • Documents: doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, pdf, epub, txt • Pictures: png, jpg, bmp, gif • Videos: aac, m4v, mp4, mov, wmv, avi, aiff, wav, aax, aax+ • Audios: aac, he-aac, mp3, aax, aiff, wav, wma • Archives: rar, tar, gzip, 7z, gz, log, torrent, pps https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/folder-lock-eula/ https://www.newsoftwares.net/legal/privacy/

About

My Secret Folder ™ Classic

Securely store private photos, videos, notes, contacts, and audio with password protection. Features include break-in alerts with intruder photos and GPS location, decoy access modes, and organized content management. Import/export from Camera Roll and take private photos directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Password protection for content
  • Break-in alerts with intruder photos
  • Decoy access modes
  • Organize and manage private content
  • Import/export from Camera Roll
  • Take private photos within the app
  • Store secret notes and contacts
Features
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Have all of your private photos, videos, notes, contacts and audio password protected within the My Secret Folder app. Take break-in photos for incorrect logins (optional). Manage your content with simplicity and keep track of incorrect password attempts with badge alerts and e-mail break-in reports. KEY APP FEATURES: • Badge alerts for attempted break-in attempts • Sign up to e-mail break-in reports with intruder photo and GPS location • Separate normal and decoy access modes • Organize, browse, and share your precious photos and videos • Import & export photos and videos from your Camera Roll** • Take private photos from within the app without them entering your Camera Roll • Create & manage secret notes for passwords & secret messages • Store private contact details • Record and play secret audio files • Create & organise custom albums for your secret content • USB albums let you transfer content locally or in the cloud **Note: - Break-in location requires the user to ensure "Location Services" is switched ON. - Break-in photos requires the user to ensure "Privacy > Photos > My Folder" is switched ON. - We cannot delete photos from the native Photos app. You must delete them yourself, after importing them into My Secret Folder, if you want to protect those pictures from prying eyes. - We cannot access the VIDEO folder used in the native Videos Application. However videos from the Camera Roll are fully accessible and new videos can be recorded inside the My Secret Folder Application. - This free version of My Secret Folder allows you to create a limited number of folders and content, these limits can be removed by making a donation from within the app. - All files are locally stored in the App and remain private. By downloading the My Secret Folder App you are indicating acceptance of Red Knight Interactive’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy www.redknightapps.com/privacy.php. If you would like Red Knight Interactive to remove any data we have relating to you and your use of the My Secret Folder App or services, please email support@redknightapps.com

Screenshots

Folder Lock4 screens
My Secret Folder ™ Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Folder Lock at 4.2 against My Secret Folder ™ Classic's 2.6. Folder Lock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 13). My Secret Folder ™ Classic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Folder Lock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and My Secret Folder ™ Classic sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Folder Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Folder Lock has 1.8K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Folder Lock's written reviews are positive against 35% of My Secret Folder ™ Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Folder Lock ships an update every 2 months, My Secret Folder ™ Classic every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Folder Lock versus My Secret Folder ™ Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFolder LockMy Secret Folder ™ Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.8K ratings) — better2.6 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews33.8% of reviews35.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB23 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNewSoftwares.netRed Knight Interactive

Customer experience

Folder Lock

All ratings1,754 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews420 reviews
Positive33.8%
Neutral11.2%
Negative55.0%

My Secret Folder ™ Classic

All ratings13 ratings
Positive30.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews337 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral11.0%
Negative53.7%

User reviews

Folder Lock

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Secure file storage
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Fast file transfers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 💥 Data loss after updates
  • 📢 Excessive ads and pop-ups
  • 🔑 Password/login issues
  • 🤯 Unreliable app performance

My Secret Folder ™ Classic

From 13 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Secure storage
  • 🚀 Efficient file management
  • 📸 Useful camera features
  • 🔍 Private web browser

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🔍 Intrusive ads
  • 💾 Data loss issues
  • ⚠️ Compatibility problems with iOS updates

Bugs and requests

Folder Lock

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Photos and videos becoming corrupted or lost
  • App crashing on launch or during use
  • Login/password reset functionality not working
  • Inability to access or transfer stored files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to recover lost data
  • Improved file management options
  • Cross-device syncing capabilities
  • Better customer support responsiveness

My Secret Folder ™ Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access stored files
  • Photos disappearing from the app
  • App not opening after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Cloud backup support
  • More file storage capacity
  • Ability to hide apps
  • Improved user interface

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Folder Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Folder Lock Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Folder Lock Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlocked Feature Pack$3.99
11 purchases

My Secret Folder ™ Classic

One-time11
  • Calculator$0.99
  • Combination Lock$0.99
  • Dot Lock x16$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Simon Says$0.99
  • Symbol Lock$0.99
  • Pro Unlock$0.99
  • Donation level 1$0.99
  • Picture Password$1.99
  • Donation level 2$1.99
  • Donation level 3$4.99
  • Donation level 4$9.99

Questions

Is Folder Lock free?
Folder Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Secret Folder ™ Classic free?
My Secret Folder ™ Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Folder Lock or My Secret Folder ™ Classic?
Folder Lock is rated higher. Folder Lock averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while My Secret Folder ™ Classic averages 2.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Folder Lock or My Secret Folder ™ Classic have ads?
Folder Lock shows ads; My Secret Folder ™ Classic does not.
Which is updated more often, Folder Lock or My Secret Folder ™ Classic?
Folder Lock ships an update every 2 months, and My Secret Folder ™ Classic every 12 months. Most recently, Folder Lock was updated on September 19, 2026 and My Secret Folder ™ Classic on August 16, 2026.

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