The Vault vs Secret Vault Infinity
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Password management
- Secure document storage
- Photo and GIF storage
- 256-bit AES encryption
- No subscriptions
- Local device storage
- Automatic backups
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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!
Secret Vault Infinity
Securely store photos, videos, and documents with a disguised calculator interface. Organize files, share them via various methods, and sync with cloud services. Features include a private browser, intruder snapshots, and customizable icons.
- Disguised calculator interface
- Folder and file locking
- Cloud sync (Google Drive, Dropbox)
- Private browser with downloader
- Wifi and iTunes file transfer
- Intruder snapshot
- Customizable app icon
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Secret Vault Infinity is the BEST Secret Photo Vault, Secret Video Vault, Secret Document Vault to store your personal Photos, Videos, Documents privately and safely. ◉ SECURE Present as a Nice Looking Calculator to keep App out of curious eyes, but actually work as a Secret Calculator to welcome you back and manage Secrets inside the Vault. Clean and easy to use, not just lock for whole App, also lock for Specific Folder/File, give you more controls than ever. No one could enter Your App, access Your Folder/File without Your Consent. ◉ MANAGE Besides being a powerful folder locker & secure photo manager, App also provides handy file organizing features to help you browse and manage your files. Neat and intuitive, finally you will have control of all your photos, videos, notes, PDF and other documents. ◉ SHARE Understanding your daily needs of file sharing, App included a wide variety of Share Features (From Wifi to iTunes and even External Apps). Plus, the App supports the two major cloud services allowing you to share or sync your folders on the cloud so you never lose them and access them from anywhere. ◉ CLOUD INTEGRATION ▸ Google Drive ▸ DropBox ◉ PRIVATE BROWSER ▸ Built-in Secret Browser is simple and easy to use, no learning curve required ▸ Private tab and Multiple tab support ▸ Powerful PDF Downloader, Document Downloader, Photo Downloader, Video Downloader. It is very easy to download video, photo, document. ◉ More reason why Secret Vault Infinity IS A MUST-HAVE ▸ Universal App ▸ Passcode Input as Calculator ▸ Import/Export from Photo App ▸ Built-In Photo & Video Viewer ▸ Specific Album/Folder Lock ▸ File & Folder Organizer ▸ Wifi-Transfer & iTunes Share ▸ External Data Sharing ▸ Dual Theme (Light & Dark) ▸ Facedown Lock ▸ Intruder Snapshot ▸ Secondary Vault ▸ Hidden Tag ▸ Change App Icon ▸ Auto Backup ... Organize & secure all your data with 1 easy-to-use app. Download the Secret Vault Infinity for free and take control of all your personal files, photos, docs & more! Contact us for any bugs or feature requests – we are always here for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Secret Vault Infinity at 4.6 against The Vault's 3.7. Secret Vault Infinity also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). The Vault's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. The Vault sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Secret Vault Infinity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Secret Vault Infinity holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 162 and 144 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of The Vault's written reviews are positive against 75% of Secret Vault Infinity's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Vault | Secret Vault Infinity |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (162 ratings) | 4.6 (144 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 144 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BestApps BV | Nguyen Luong |
Customer experience
The Vault
Secret Vault Infinity
In-app purchases
The Vault
- theVault Import$1.99
- theVault Export$1.99
- theVault Secure Backup & Restore$1.99
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- 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
Secret Vault Infinity
- Secret Vault (PRO Upgrade)$4.99
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