PrivateVault vs Secure Files
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PrivateVault
Securely store your sensitive information with this app. Create unlimited password-protected lists for your data, ensuring privacy and ease of access.
- Secure data storage
- Unlimited secret lists
- Password protection per list
- Simple interface
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PrivateVault is a mobile application which allows you to store your data securely You can create as many secret lists as you want, each one protected by its own password.
Secure Files
Securely store and encrypt your sensitive files with password-protected folders. Your data is encrypted locally, ensuring privacy even if your device is lost or compromised. No cloud backup means ultimate control, but remember your passwords!
- Password-protected file encryption
- Nested protected folders
- PIN protection for app access
- Local storage, no cloud backup
- Unlimited folders
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When importing your files in a protected folder, they are encrypted with a password hash and stored inside the app. The hash of the password is stored in the Keychain. What does all this mean? It means that at no point of time the actual password is stored physically. Nobody can know it, except you! Moreover, the files inside the app are stored encrypted as well, so even if you lose your phone or it gets Jailbroken, by no means can someone open and view these files. You can have an unlimited number of folders, protected with different passwords, inside other protected folders! To further restrict anyone from accessing the contents of the app you can set a PIN protection. Secure Files does not have a backup feature, it does not store your files in the cloud. This is intended, and, once you forget the PIN or the password for a certain folder - consider those files gone FOREVER! By using the app you agree to the following Data Privacy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JscieYYg0Mar4UfKO7Gq1WrK9UQDm5RsnBs321nPr5s/ In case of questions, use the app's "Give Feedback" feature or contact me at help.encrypted.files@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Secure Files at 4.2 against PrivateVault's 1.0. Secure Files also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (23 vs 1). PrivateVault's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
PrivateVault costs $0.99 and Secure Files $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Secure Files holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Files has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of PrivateVault's written reviews are positive against 69% of Secure Files's.
PrivateVault ships an update every 37 months, Secure Files every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PrivateVault | Secure Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 68.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enver Haase-Beer | Igor Fedotov |
Customer experience
PrivateVault
Secure Files
In-app purchases
PrivateVault
No in-app purchases
Secure Files
No in-app purchases
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