Comparison

Secure Folder vs eLifeVault

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

Head to head
About

Secure Folder

Securely store and protect your private photos, videos, files, and apps with a password-protected vault. Features include intruder selfies, encrypted file sharing, and cloud backup for peace of mind.

Highlights
  • Password protection (PIN, pattern, biometric)
  • Intruder selfie and break-in alerts
  • Encrypted file sharing
  • Cloud backup and restore
  • App lock
  • Fake PIN for decoy vault
Features
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Private Photo Vault is the perfect place to store all the photos, videos, files, private app and data you want to keep private. Secure Folder - Safe files is an app developed for the secure app that lets you protect any private folder on your smartphone quickly and easily. With Secure Folder upload, you can create a PIN or password to stand between your files and prying eyes. Secret Folder in which you can 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 easy-to-view albums and you can even group your video and later view them in a grid view or list view. With Secure folder, how to enhance the files security? - Add data to Secure folder upload (carpeta segura) - Private app effectively manage secrets data in secret folder - Confidential data encryption - Vault protect with intruder selfie - Password protection - PIN, pattern, or biometric - Apps lock - App Photo Video Gallery Lock - Hide Pictures & Videos - Vaulty - Secure folder with 2-step verification - Secure folders sync - Secure folders store - Cloud-based backup and restore Key Feature: Private Photo Vault - SafeFile Personalize Secure Folder Private App keep safe everything on your phone, including private information and potentially embarrassing photos & personal data, using a unique passcode. Manage secret folder Secure & private cloud - Large storage space for data in Keepsafe. Space Saver secret folder - Compresses photos and saves originals to the cloud drives. Secure Folder upload to store your private contacts, photos and more in a separate account. Allows you have two profiles on a device so you can manage your data more effectively. Pro security folder Secret folder fake Pin - Creates a decoy Keepsafe with a separate PIN code. Album Lock - Assign unique PIN codes to access particular albums. Break-In Alerts - secret folder takes photos of intruders and tracks break-in attempts. Secret folder, private photo vault is keep picture safe from unknown. Intruder Selfie & Alert Picture Safe Folder Lock capture selfie photos secretly when the password is entered incorrectly. Unknown tries to break into a private photo Vault at a time safety feature will send you an alert to protect your hide photos and videos. Encrypted File Sharing Security folder to quick offline file sharing is secured with WPA2 encryption, providing a more secure docs files transfer. Safe & secure files shared with encrypted security so that you can safely transfer videos or photos to your friends. Password recovery Don't worry about forgetting your password because you can set a security email in Vault so you can retrieve it by unique features of Secure Folder (carpeta segura). Cloud Backup - Safe files Secure Folder in trash recovery - Safe retrieves photos you’ve mistakenly deleted. Secure folder upload files in vault & keep safe data in secret folder By using cloud backup, users can take backup of their data (For ex., images, video, audio, notes, contacts). Hide the Secure Folder When you don't want anyone even to know the Secure Folder lock exists on your phone, you can hide Secure Folder App from your phone home screen & make your photos or videos data safe. Privacy Policy - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/privacy-policy.html Terms & Coditions - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/terms-conditions.html EULA - https://privatephotovault.blogspot.com/2023/11/end-user-license-agreement-eula-of.html

About

eLifeVault

Securely store, organize, and quickly find your important documents and photos. This private vault uses advanced encryption to keep your digital life safe. Create custom categories or use default ones for easy access.

Highlights
  • Secure document storage
  • Photo organization
  • Customizable categories
  • Built-in scanning
  • Advanced encryption
  • Easy file access
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eLifeVault allows you to store and locate photos and documents in a snap. It is a secure, private vault for organizing, preserving, and accessing important documents, photos, and personal records. Users may save files in default categories or create their own. With user-friendly features, built-in scanning, and advanced encryption, eLifeVault is designed to keep your digital life safe and organised.

Screenshots

Secure Folder4 screens
eLifeVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eLifeVault at 100% against Secure Folder's 31%. eLifeVault also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and ads (none vs shown). Secure Folder's advantage is ratings volume (439 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Secure Folder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and eLifeVault sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eLifeVault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Folder has 439 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Secure Folder's written reviews are positive against 100% of eLifeVault's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secure Folder ships an update every 2 weeks, eLifeVault every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Secure Folder versus eLifeVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure FoldereLifeVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (439 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings439 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB68 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKhushal VasaniAblepro Inc.

Customer experience

Secure Folder

All ratings439 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

eLifeVault

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Secure Folder

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Videos not playing after update
  • Videos show as black thumbnails with only duration
  • Photos do not upload
  • Lost all images and videos
  • Cannot view videos
Show 1 more
  • App crashes too much

Requested features

2 requests
  • Change photo orientation in the app
  • Change video orientation in the app

eLifeVault

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Secure Folder

Subscriptions3
  • Week$2.997 Days
  • Month$9.991 Month
  • Year$39.991 Year
4 purchases

eLifeVault

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$4.001 Month
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Monthly Subscription$4.00
  • Premium Yearly Subscription$39.99

Questions

Is Secure Folder free?
Secure Folder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eLifeVault free?
eLifeVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Secure Folder or eLifeVault?
eLifeVault is rated higher. Secure Folder averages 4.5 out of 5 from 439 ratings, while eLifeVault averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Secure Folder or eLifeVault have ads?
Secure Folder shows ads; eLifeVault does not.
Which is updated more often, Secure Folder or eLifeVault?
Secure Folder ships an update every 2 weeks, and eLifeVault every 6 days. Most recently, Secure Folder was updated on September 26, 2026 and eLifeVault on June 1, 2026.

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