GPrivate vs SnapSafe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GPrivate
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The application supports encrypted photo capture and storage exclusively on your device, ensuring that only you can decrypt them, even including us. So, please remember your encryption password carefully. You can comfortably take photos and store them without worrying about the encrypted images being leaked, even if someone else gains access to them. The application incorporates dual-layer security, with one layer for the app itself and another layer for image encryption.
SnapSafe
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SnapSafe is a camera app that keeps every pixel—and every byte of data—exactly where it belongs: on YOUR device. Why SnapSafe? We capture photos locally, encrypt everything in private storage, let YOU decide if GPS tags are added, and strip out tell‑tale metadata automatically. Free and Open Source, forever. We NEVER phone home or talk to servers, slurp analytics or usage stats, sprinkle ads or trackers in the code, or read files outside our sandbox. Key Features: • Zero‑Leak Design – The app makes no internet connections what so ever. Not even backups to iCloud. • Fully Encrypted – Shots are written to app‑private storage using strong encryption. • Metadata Scrub‑A‑Dub – EXIF and other identifiers are wiped the instant you hit Share. • Anti-Doxing – Automatically Blur faces before sharing photos • PIN‑Locked Gallery – A separate PIN stands between curious thumbs and your photos. • Granular Location – Add coarse, fine, or zero location data—your call. • 100% Open Source – Auditable code in plain sight. • Poison Pill – Set a special PIN, that when entered, appears to work normally but actually deletes your existing photos. • Decoy Photos – Select innocuous decoy photos, these will be preserved when your Poison Pill is activated. That way your Gallery is not suspiciously empty. Privacy Policy: We collect nothing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: GPrivate at 3 against SnapSafe's 1. GPrivate also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GPrivate ships an update every 8 days, SnapSafe every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GPrivate | SnapSafe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Truong Quoc Cuong | Adam Brown |
In-app purchases
GPrivate
No in-app purchases
SnapSafe
No in-app purchases









