Comparison

The Vault vs PDF Scanner Fserving

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

Head to head
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
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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!

About

PDF Scanner Fserving

Features
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Looking for a free, user-friendly tool to translate and create PDF files from your camera? Try PDF Scanner - Fserving! Simple, compact, and powerful for all your document needs. Why choose us? * Scan Simply: Use your phone's camera to scan documents. * Smart Enhancements: Auto-crop and sharpen for clear, professional results. * Direct Text Access: Copy, search, and translate text in PDFs. * Quick Sharing: Share via email, social media, or QR code. * Unlimited Translations: Translate document with ease. Here are links to our privacy policy and terms of use: - Privacy policy: https://pdf-a4d00.web.app/PrivacyPolicy.html - Terms of use: https://pdf-a4d00.web.app/TermsOfService.html P/S: All features are free to use, but daily usage is limited. Why? Because we cover costs from our partners to provide these free features. We're improving the app every day! If you love our app, share it with your friends! Knowledge is a limitless gift to share with everyone! (^_^)

Screenshots

The Vault4 screens
PDF Scanner Fserving3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Vault at every 9 days against PDF Scanner Fserving's every 3 weeks. PDF Scanner Fserving's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. The Vault sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and PDF Scanner Fserving sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Vault ships an update every 9 days, PDF Scanner Fserving every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Vault versus PDF Scanner Fserving: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe VaultPDF Scanner Fserving
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (162 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings162 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.214.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBestApps BVTran Minh Lan

In-app purchases

11 purchases

The Vault

One-time11
  • theVault Import$1.99
  • theVault Export$1.99
  • theVault Secure Backup & Restore$1.99
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  • 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
3 purchases

PDF Scanner Fserving

Subscriptions3
  • Premium weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is The Vault free?
The Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Scanner Fserving free?
PDF Scanner Fserving is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Vault or PDF Scanner Fserving have ads?
Neither The Vault nor PDF Scanner Fserving shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Vault or PDF Scanner Fserving?
The Vault ships an update every 9 days, and PDF Scanner Fserving every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Vault was updated on October 23, 2026 and PDF Scanner Fserving on October 25, 2026.

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