Comparison

A Real Mirror vs My Secret Folder™

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

Head to head
About

A Real Mirror

Transform your device into an instant, high-quality mirror. Features a new 'Brighten' mode for soft, natural light, ensuring a clearer reflection for quick touch-ups and grooming.

Highlights
  • Instant reflection
  • Forward-facing camera use
  • Brighten feature with soft light
  • Makeup touch-ups
  • Hair and smile checks
  • Fast and reliable performance
Features
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Mirror turns your iPhone into a fast, clear mirror whenever you need one. Open the app and see yourself instantly. Check your appearance at a glance, zoom in when you need a closer look, or turn on the built-in light for better visibility. Featured by Apple in “New & Noteworthy.” SIMPLE, USEFUL FEATURES • Instant mirror — opens quickly with no setup • Zoom in for detail — get a closer look at teeth, eyes, brows, makeup, hair, or facial hair • Smile detection — enable automatic zoom for an easy close-up of your smile • Brighten / Light — add soft illumination when you need a clearer view • Simple controls — just the essentials, with nothing getting in the way PERFECT FOR • Checking your smile or teeth • Applying or touching up makeup • Checking eye makeup and lashes • Tweezing or shaping eyebrows • Fixing your hair • Grooming a beard or mustache • Quick appearance checks before a meeting, photo, date, or event No complicated setup. No unnecessary tools. Just a clean, easy-to-use mirror that’s always with you. Your mirror. Instantly.

About

My Secret Folder™

Securely store private photos, videos, notes, contacts, and audio behind a password. The app offers optional break-in photos and email reports with location data for unauthorized access attempts. Organize and manage your sensitive content with ease.

Highlights
  • Password-protected content storage
  • Break-in photos and email reports
  • Decoy access modes
  • Organize and share media
  • Create secret notes and contacts
  • Record secret audio
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. - All files are locally stored in the App and remain private.

Screenshots

A Real Mirror4 screens
My Secret Folder™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: A Real Mirror at 3.9 against My Secret Folder™'s 2.1. A Real Mirror also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). My Secret Folder™'s advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 26 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

A Real Mirror costs $4.99 and My Secret Folder™ $0.99 up front. My Secret Folder™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. A Real Mirror asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

A Real Mirror holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Secret Folder™ has 60 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of A Real Mirror's written reviews are positive against 44% of My Secret Folder™'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Real Mirror ships an update every 26 months, My Secret Folder™ every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
A Real Mirror versus My Secret Folder™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Real MirrorMy Secret Folder™
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better2.1 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews9.7% of reviews44.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings760 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB22 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWinkpass Creations, Inc.Red Knight Interactive

Customer experience

A Real Mirror

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive9.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative87.1%

My Secret Folder™

All ratings59 ratings
Positive22.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative69.5%
Written reviews363 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative46.0%

Bugs and requests

A Real Mirror

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Secret Folder™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos and videos disappearing
  • Incompatibility with iOS updates
  • Inability to access stored content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to lock apps
  • Landscape mode support
  • Password reset functionality
  • Improved video playback
  • Batch import/export

In-app purchases

None

A Real Mirror

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

My Secret Folder™

One-time10
  • Lock Pack 1 (4 Locks)$0.99
  • Lock Pack 2 (4 Locks)$0.99
  • Donation level 1$0.99
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  • Donation level 2$1.99
  • Donation level 3$4.99
  • Donation level 4$9.99
  • Donation level 5$19.99
  • Donation level 6$54.99
  • Donation level 7$99.99
  • Donation level 8$499.99

Questions

Is A Real Mirror free?
A Real Mirror costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Secret Folder™ free?
My Secret Folder™ costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Real Mirror or My Secret Folder™?
A Real Mirror is rated higher. A Real Mirror averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while My Secret Folder™ averages 2.1 from 60 ratings.
Do A Real Mirror or My Secret Folder™ have ads?
Neither A Real Mirror nor My Secret Folder™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Real Mirror or My Secret Folder™?
A Real Mirror ships an update every 26 months, and My Secret Folder™ every 4 weeks. Most recently, A Real Mirror was updated on October 26, 2026 and My Secret Folder™ on October 26, 2026.

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