Comparison

Password Manager iPassSafe vs The Vault

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

Head to head
About

Password Manager iPassSafe

Securely manage all your digital credentials with advanced encryption and local storage. Offers optional cloud sync and autofill across Apple devices. Protects your data with a strict no-tracking privacy policy.

Highlights
  • AES-256 encryption with PBKDF2 key strengthening
  • Exclusive use of Apple's official frameworks
  • No user data collection or tracking
  • Local data storage with optional secure iCloud sync
  • Safari and AutoFill extension support
  • Face/Touch ID support
  • Customizable categories for storing various data types
Features
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iPassSafe – Advanced Privacy and Security in Password Management > WHY IPASSSAFE IS THE SECURE CHOICE? ○ ADVANCED ENCRYPTION: iPassSafe uses AES-256 encryption combined with PBKDF2 key strengthening to secure your data. This industry-standard encryption ensures your information is protected from unauthorized access, even if a backup is compromised, offering robust defense against any threats. ○ EXCLUSIVE USE OF APPLE’S OFFICIAL FRAMEWORKS: Unlike many competitors that integrate third-party libraries for analytics, push notifications, and other services, iPassSafe relies solely on Apple’s official frameworks. By avoiding external code, iPassSafe minimizes potential security risks and ensures that your data is handled within a highly secure and trusted environment. ○ PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is straightforward—iPassSafe does NOT collect or track ANY user data. iPassSafe stands out by NOT collecting or tracking ANY user data. Unlike most other apps, your information stays completely private and secure, with NO third-party involvement. ○ LOCAL DATA STORAGE WITH SECURE CLOUD SYNC OPTION: Unlike some popular password managers that have been compromised due to reliance on centralized private clouds, which have faced security breaches, iPassSafe avoids these risks. Your data is stored directly on your device and in your iCloud (optional), benefiting from Apple’s secure infrastructure. This approach makes such breaches impossible and ensures robust privacy and control while offering seamless sync and password autofill across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Safari. ◆ Available on both iOS and macOS! I PassSafe offers the same high level of security and convenience across all your Apple devices, with a macOS version available on the Mac App Store. > ALL YOUR DATA • 24 x Custom categories you can design as you want • 19 x Built-in categories including: ○ Logins (Web, Email, FTP...) ○ Credit Cards ○ Photos (from Gallery/Camera) ○ Bank accounts details ○ Safe/PIN numbers ○ Text notes ○ Documents (PDF, Word, Excel, PPT ...) ○ Contacts with Build-it call/send email option ○ ID cards ○ Passports ○ Driving License ○ Software License > ADVANCED FEATURES ○ Safari extension support ○ AutoFill extension support ○ Built-in search tool ○ Face/Touch ID support ○ Private Reminders ○ Air Print > NOTES: 1. Remember Your Password ! without it , you will not be able to see your data. 2. Backup is not done automatically, the user is responsible for such a backup (IDB file) using features (iCloud, Dropbox, email, FTP ...) exists in iPassSafe to avoid loss of data when device is lost, damaged or any other reason, furthermore iPassSafe is NOT providing any direct cloud service, password retrieval, or backup service for security reason (all data stored on your device only!), user need to decide where to do the backup (iCloud, user's private Dropbox account, user's diskonkey using FTP, or user's email ...), the user is also responsible for this backup safety. 3. Sync is not merging data, you have to keep all updated data on one device and use sync option upload file, then load and activate with a password on all your other devices 4. Incase you used in-app purchase to upgrade app (unlimited records + backup support), and you want to use it on your other iOS devices please goto "settings" on your new device iPassSafe free app and select "restore purchase" on new device to restore it without any additional cost. "One of the most useful apps I purchased" iPassSafe is a yearly subscription that costs $5.99 (unlimited password, backup and restore and password autofill) for individuals or family. payment will be charged to itunes account at confirmation of purchase and auto-renews at the same price unless disabled in itunes account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. your subscription can be managed in your itunes account settings. Terms of use: https://www.msnet-solutions.com/terms.html

About

The Vault

Securely store passwords, documents, photos, and more with robust encryption. Keep all your confidential information safe and easily accessible on your device, without subscriptions or ads.

Highlights
  • Password management
  • Secure document storage
  • Photo and GIF storage
  • 256-bit AES encryption
  • No subscriptions
  • Local device storage
  • Automatic backups
Features
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◆ NO ads, NO tracking, NO subscriptions - Free with optional one-time charges ◆ Do you... ... have trouble remembering tens or hundreds of online passwords? ... write passwords down somewhere, even though you know this is not the safest thing to do? ... use the same ("cleverly" modified) password in multiple places, instead of using properly randomized passwords that offer the best security? ... sometimes wish you had a photo of a creditcard, passport or other document handy? ... want to securely store lots of other confidential information, photos, animated GIFs, office documents, you name it? ... want all this to be secure, but still very simple to use? Then ◆The Vault◆ is for you! The Vault provides straightforward, easy to use, secure storage for all your documents and other data, such as passwords, login credentials and any other confidential information. It can securely store any number of documents, images, screenshots or photos along with your confidential information. * 256-bit AES encryption * While storage and access is simple, The Vault uses rock-solid, industry standard encryption. [technical details below] ◆ ◆ ◆ WHY IS IT BETTER ? ◆ ◆ ◆ ▸ See all features: bit.ly/TheVault-Features ▸ The Vault is very simple to use, yet it employs industry-standard encryption to keep your data safe. (Some other - payed - apps do too, but some apps advertised as "secure" really do not, and for example save your data using a simple base-64 encoding: your information looks scrambled, but is as readable as plain text when you know how). ▸ The Vault will - never - show ad banners! We hate them too. ▸ The Vault stores information on * your * device. Not on some server somewhere on the net. ▸ Securely storing information is as simple as entering free text! ▸ The Vault can securely store photos and pictures from your camera or photo library; for example a copy of your passport, credit card, or just the serial numbers of some equipment you own. Anything. ▸ The Vault can securely store - and play - animated GIFs. ▸ The Vault can securely store *any* office or other document. ▸ Many secured documents can be viewed directly from The Vault, including PDFs, Keynote, Numbers, Pages, Powerpoint, Excel and Word files. ▸ You can optionally import data exported from your previous password app (or any other source that can provide the data). ▸ Automatically and securely backups your data! ◆ ◆ ◆ TECHNICAL DETAILS ◆ ◆ ◆ This is the part that matters. This is the part that is hard to get right. This is the part that makes the difference between actual security and insecurity. Claiming “military-grade” (or “industry standard” ;-) encryption is meaningless. Even claiming “256-bit AES encryption”, in itself is not very meaningful. Example: Claiming “military-grade” encryption and subsequently simply hashing a master passcode - e.g. using SHA, or MD5 is NOT good. What ís good is to use a proper key derivation algorithm such as PBKDF2, scrypt or bcrypt. Another example: AES is better than older algorithms such as Blowfish, Twofish or 3DES. But even for AES: an app that does not combine encryption with authentication... is doing it wrong. Currently there is some consensus that the best construct is to first encrypt a message and then calculate a message-authentication code, instead of the other way around. These things matter. ◆ ◆ ◆ The Vault uses PBKDF2 key derivation with an HMAC-SHA512 PRF, and HMAC-SHA256 Encrypt-then-MAC authenticated 256-bit AES encryption, using CommonCrypto functionality only. All cipher and MAC worker keys, as well as all salts and IVs, are purely random data. Keys and IVs are never reused. Each singular piece of data is encrypted with a unique random encryption key, and authenticated with a unique random HMAC key. Your Master Passcode is never stored; and neither are the derived cipher keys. ◆ ◆ ◆ THE ONLY THING ●YOU● HAVE TO DO? Choose a long master passcode. Make it long, and make it random!

Screenshots

Password Manager iPassSafe4 screens
The Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Password Manager iPassSafe at 4.3 against The Vault's 3.7. Password Manager iPassSafe also leads on ratings volume (805 vs 162) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Password Manager iPassSafe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and The Vault 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

Password Manager iPassSafe holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 805 and 162 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Password Manager iPassSafe's written reviews are positive against 65% of The Vault's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Password Manager iPassSafe ships an update fortnightly, The Vault every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Password Manager iPassSafe versus The Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPassword Manager iPassSafeThe Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (805 ratings) — better3.7 (162 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews64.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings805 — better162
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetanel SoftwareBestApps BV

Customer experience

Password Manager iPassSafe

All ratings803 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews583 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative36.9%

The Vault

All ratings162 ratings
Positive63.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews540 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative27.6%

Bugs and requests

Password Manager iPassSafe

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Passwords disappearing after updates
  • Inability to access saved data
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Sync and backup failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved syncing between devices
  • Password recovery options
  • Customizable categories and organization
  • Printing and exporting capabilities
  • Automatic password generation

The Vault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Password Manager iPassSafe

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Upgrade to full unlimited iPod-touch, iPhone & iPad Version$10.99
  • upgrade to full version$10.99
11 purchases

The Vault

One-time11
  • theVault Import$1.99
  • theVault Export$1.99
  • theVault Secure Backup & Restore$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Light & Dark Mode Appearance$3.99
  • theVault securePDF$4.99
  • Hidden Folders$4.99
  • SecureShare$4.99
  • Automatic Bulleted List$4.99
  • Rich Text Formatting$4.99
  • The Vault Secure Synchronization$9.99
  • The Vault - Password AutoFill$9.99

Questions

Is Password Manager iPassSafe free?
Password Manager iPassSafe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Vault free?
The Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Password Manager iPassSafe or The Vault?
Password Manager iPassSafe is rated higher. Password Manager iPassSafe averages 4.3 out of 5 from 805 ratings, while The Vault averages 3.7 from 162 ratings.
Do Password Manager iPassSafe or The Vault have ads?
Neither Password Manager iPassSafe nor The Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Password Manager iPassSafe or The Vault?
Password Manager iPassSafe ships an update fortnightly, and The Vault every 9 days. Most recently, Password Manager iPassSafe was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Vault on October 29, 2026.

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