Comparison

Best Secret Folder vs Secure Vault

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

Head to head
About

Best Secret Folder

Securely hide your private photos and videos with advanced security features. Protect your media with password, pattern, FaceID, or TouchID locks, and receive alerts for unauthorized access attempts. Organize your content with unlimited folders and multiple view options.

Highlights
  • Discreet app icon
  • Password, Pattern, FaceID, TouchID locks
  • Intruder alerts with photo and location capture
  • Unlimited media folders
  • Import/export and share media
  • Break-in attempt logging
Features
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* Extremely Hard to Notice Your Best Secret Folder Icon On Your iPhone/iPad * * Secretly Hide Your Most Private Videos & Photos From Other People! * Protect safely and securely your most private videos/photos with Best Secret Folder. Simply add the video from your library or record directly thru the app. The app is password protected so no one will be able to access your videos/photos! View the videos/photos in an easy to view albums, you can even group your video and later view them in grid view or list view. * Features * - Add notes secretly - Phone Security - Activate the alarm and catch nosey friends and family red handed! - Support most advance security lock technique: Password Lock, Pattern Lock, FaceID or TouchID - Log of successful logins, failed logins, pin change and more. - IMP: Capture photo and location of intruder if login fails 4 times when activated - Email a photo of intruders with details [Date, Time and Location] - Break-in attempts by intruder displayed on the icon - Clear security log history option - Intruder stopper shows fake videos when activated - All videos and photos are password protected - Create unlimited media folders to manage large libraries. - Easily import or export your videos/photos & share via email - Move, rename, delete videos/photos from one folder to another - Multiple view options * If You Like The App Then Please Review It * Best Secret Folder offers premium subscription which is available on a yearly tier, auto-renewable. The yearly subscription is priced at 14.99 USD (or local equivalent) per year. Subscribe to the premium program to get access to unlimited storage, break-in alerts, password recovery and more... Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. An account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. Unused portions of free trials, if offered, will be forfeited upon purchase of a subscription. Links to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: http://www.rvappstudios.com/app-privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: http://www.rvappstudios.com/app-privacy-policy.html#terms/

About

Secure Vault

Securely store and protect your private photos, videos, documents, passwords, and notes. This app offers a user-friendly interface with powerful encryption and a panic switch for emergency privacy. Browse the web privately and export your files with ease.

Highlights
  • Hide photos, videos, and documents
  • Secure password and notes storage
  • Private web browser
  • Panic switch for emergency privacy
  • Intuitive, native-like interface
  • Export files to ZIP archive
Features
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Secure Vault keeps your private photos, videos, notes, passwords and contacts behind an app passcode on your iPhone. Since version 1.1, everything you add to the vault is encrypted right on your device. No ads, no tracking, no account. ENCRYPTED ON YOUR DEVICE • Photos, videos and files in the vault are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are saved. The key is created on your iPhone and kept in the iOS Keychain. • Files added with an earlier version are encrypted automatically after the update. • Nothing is uploaded: your vault stays on your device. • Notes, passwords and contacts are kept in the app's database under iOS Data Protection. LOCK IT YOUR WAY • App passcode, separate from your device passcode. • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID. • Repeated wrong passcodes add a waiting time before the next try. HIDE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS • Import photos and videos from your library, then choose whether to delete the originals from Photos. • Take photos and record videos with the camera straight into the vault. • Add photos and videos from the Files app. • Organize them in albums, mark favorites and find recent items. • Export everything to a ZIP file whenever you need it. NOTES, PASSWORDS AND CONTACTS • Keep private notes, website logins and contacts in their own tabs, with search. PREMIUM • Unlimited items. The free version keeps up to 5 photos, videos and files; albums are unlimited. • Private browser: cookies, cache and history are kept in memory only and erased when the app closes. Photos and videos you download go straight into your encrypted vault. • Wi-Fi transfer: move files between a computer and an album over your Wi-Fi network, protected by a one-time 6-digit PIN. It stops when you leave the screen or after 10 minutes without activity. The connection is plain HTTP, so use it only on a Wi-Fi network you trust. • Panic switch: shake your iPhone or turn it face down to jump to Safari, Messages, Maps or Music. • Choose a different home screen icon. GOOD TO KNOW • Your passcode cannot be recovered. If you forget it, the vault cannot be opened, and deleting the app deletes the vault. • To move to a new iPhone, use iCloud Backup or an encrypted computer backup. An unencrypted computer backup does not carry the encryption key. • File and album names are not encrypted. PRIVACY No ads, no tracking, no data sold. The only data the app sends are anonymous crash and performance reports (Firebase Crashlytics) that are not linked to you. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PURCHASES Premium is available as a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase. • A subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. • Manage or cancel in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. • Already bought Premium? Open Premium and tap Restore Purchases. Terms of Use: https://nikmesoft.com/apps/calculatorz/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://nikmesoft.com/apps/calculatorz/privacy/

Screenshots

Best Secret Folder4 screens
Secure Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Best Secret Folder at 66% against Secure Vault's 24%. Best Secret Folder also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Secure Vault's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Best Secret Folder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year and Secure Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best Secret Folder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Best Secret Folder has 13K ratings behind it against 216, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Best Secret Folder's written reviews are positive against 24% of Secure Vault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Secret Folder ships an update every 6 weeks, Secure Vault every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best Secret Folder versus Secure Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Secret FolderSecure Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (13K ratings) — better4.3 (216 ratings)
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews — better23.5% of reviews
Number of ratings13K — better216
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRV AppStudios LLCNikmesoft Company, Ltd.

Customer experience

Best Secret Folder

All ratings12,905 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews483 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.9%

Secure Vault

All ratings216 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral17.6%
Negative58.8%

User reviews

Best Secret Folder

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🔒 Secure storage
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient
  • 🔒 Keeps private content safe
  • 👍 Great for hiding photos and videos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔒 Password protection not robust enough
  • 🔒 Difficult to recover lost data
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Obvious app icon gives away its purpose

Secure Vault

From 216 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Hides well as calculator
  • 👍 Free app (at the time)
  • 👍 Nice UI
  • 👍 Works well

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App looks stretched and dated
  • 🐛 No way to connect to laptop/online account
  • 🐛 Face unlock shows purchase pop-up
  • 🐛 Not intuitive
  • 🐛 Can only use Google for search

Bugs and requests

Best Secret Folder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to add photos/videos after update
  • Passcode reset issues
  • Sudden data loss after app updates
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Ads interfering with app usage

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to organize files and folders
  • Option to hide app icon
  • Landscape mode support
  • Improved export and backup functionality
  • Biometric authentication (Touch ID/Face ID)
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  • Better dummy screen to hide app's purpose

Secure Vault

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Contact email for support is invalid
  • Calculator screen disappeared on iPhone 13
  • App prompts for 4-digit code before setting one (version 1.0.0)
  • Picture replacement issue when adding
  • Lost videos
Show 5 more
  • Long press for download does nothing
  • Video cannot play
  • Cannot get past keyboard screen on first launch
  • Calculator screen doesn't calculate
  • App stretched on iPhone 13

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to alphabetize websites
  • User manual/instructions
  • Ability to download videos from browser
  • Ability to save videos back to phone library
  • Connect to laptop or online account for backup

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Best Secret Folder

Subscriptions2
  • Yearly VIP Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP Plus$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Upgrade To Pro$1.99
3 purchases

Secure Vault

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Service - 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Premium Service - 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Best Secret Folder free?
Best Secret Folder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Secure Vault free?
Secure Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Secret Folder or Secure Vault?
Best Secret Folder is rated higher. Best Secret Folder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Secure Vault averages 4.3 from 216 ratings.
Do Best Secret Folder or Secure Vault have ads?
Best Secret Folder shows ads; Secure Vault does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Secret Folder or Secure Vault?
Best Secret Folder ships an update every 6 weeks, and Secure Vault every 13 months. Most recently, Best Secret Folder was updated on October 24, 2026 and Secure Vault on October 25, 2026.

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