Comparison

My Secret Folder™ vs Ping

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

Head to head
About

My Secret Folder™

Securely store private photos, videos, notes, contacts, and audio behind a password. The app offers optional break-in photos and email reports with location data for unauthorized access attempts. Organize and manage your sensitive content with ease.

Highlights
  • Password-protected content storage
  • Break-in photos and email reports
  • Decoy access modes
  • Organize and share media
  • Create secret notes and contacts
  • Record secret audio
Features
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Have all of your private photos, videos, notes, contacts and audio password protected within the My Secret Folder app. Take break-in photos for incorrect logins (optional). Manage your content with simplicity and keep track of incorrect password attempts with badge alerts and e-mail break-in reports. Key App Features: • Badge alerts for attempted break-in attempts • Sign up to e-mail break-in reports with intruder photo and GPS location • Separate normal and decoy access modes • Organize, browse, and share your precious photos and videos • Import & export photos and videos from your Camera Roll** • Take private photos from within the app without them entering your Camera Roll • Create & manage secret notes for passwords & secret messages • Store private contact details • Record and play secret audio files • Create & organise custom albums for your secret content • USB albums let you transfer content locally or in the cloud **Note: - Break-in location requires the user to ensure "Location Services" is switched ON. - Break-in photos requires the user to ensure "Privacy > Photos > My Folder" is switched ON. - We cannot delete photos from the native Photos app. You must delete them yourself, after importing them into My Secret Folder, if you want to protect those pictures from prying eyes. - We cannot access the VIDEO folder used in the native Videos Application. However videos from the Camera Roll are fully accessible and new videos can be recorded inside the My Secret Folder Application. - All files are locally stored in the App and remain private.

About

Ping

Features
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Ping helps you never forget a birthday, anniversary, or other important date again. The app generates personal messages using Apple Intelligence — entirely on your device, without sharing any data. KEY FEATURES • Import birthdays and dates from your contacts and calendar • Get notified on the right day with a ready-to-send message • AI-generated messages in your preferred tone and style • Send messages via WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, or Signal • Record and send voice messages • iCloud sync across all your devices • Home screen widgets • Full privacy: everything stays on your device PRIVACY Ping stores all data locally on your device. No data is sent to external servers. AI message generation runs entirely on your device via Apple Intelligence. Requires iOS 26 and a device that supports Apple Intelligence.

Screenshots

My Secret Folder™4 screens
Ping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ping at Free against My Secret Folder™'s $0.99. Ping also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). My Secret Folder™'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Ping is free to download; My Secret Folder™ costs $0.99 up front. My Secret Folder™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ping asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Secret Folder™ ships an update every 4 weeks, Ping every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
My Secret Folder™ versus Ping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Secret Folder™Ping
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.1 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRed Knight InteractiveJos de Groot

Bugs and requests

My Secret Folder™

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos and videos disappearing
  • Incompatibility with iOS updates
  • Inability to access stored content

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to lock apps
  • Landscape mode support
  • Password reset functionality
  • Improved video playback
  • Batch import/export

Ping

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

My Secret Folder™

One-time10
  • Lock Pack 1 (4 Locks)$0.99
  • Lock Pack 2 (4 Locks)$0.99
  • Donation level 1$0.99
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  • Donation level 2$1.99
  • Donation level 3$4.99
  • Donation level 4$9.99
  • Donation level 5$19.99
  • Donation level 6$54.99
  • Donation level 7$99.99
  • Donation level 8$499.99
None

Ping

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Secret Folder™ free?
My Secret Folder™ costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ping free?
Ping is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do My Secret Folder™ or Ping have ads?
Neither My Secret Folder™ nor Ping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Secret Folder™ or Ping?
My Secret Folder™ ships an update every 4 weeks, and Ping every 3 weeks. Most recently, My Secret Folder™ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Ping on October 31, 2026.

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