# Secure Folder vs File Miner

Secure Folder and File Miner both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of File Miner's written reviews are positive against 31% of Secure Folder's. File Miner also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Secure Folder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (439 vs 14). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Secure Folder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and File Miner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Secure Folder against 4.5 for File Miner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Folder has 439 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Secure Folder's written reviews are positive against 100% of File Miner's.

Secure Folder ships an update every 2 weeks, File Miner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Secure Folder | File Miner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (439 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-folder-private-vault/id6471090693/reviews) | [4.5 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-miner/id6741313208/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **439** | 14 |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 76 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Khushal Vasani](https://appshunter.io/developer/1714420029) | [Bhuvan Gupta](https://appshunter.io/developer/1603205875) |

## What reviewers say

### Secure Folder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/secure-folder-private-vault/id6471090693)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Week | $2.99 | per 7 days |
| Month | $9.99 | per month |
| Year | $39.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🔒 Hides photos and passwords
- 👍 Extremely useful app
- 👍 App is perfect

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Videos not playing after update
- 🐛 Photos don’t upload
- 🐛 Lost all images and videos
- 🐛 Videos not viewing in the app
- 🐛 Ads are non-stop

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- Change photo orientation in the app
- Change video orientation in the app


### File Miner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-miner/id6741313208)

This app helps you reduce the size of various file types, including images, videos, documents, and PDFs, while preserving quality. It offers fast, efficient, and secure offline compression, with options for different compression levels and batch processing.

**Highlights:** Compress images, videos, PDFs, and documents, High-quality compression with adjustable levels, Fast and efficient batch compression, Secure offline compression, Easy file management and sharing, Supports ZIP and RAR formats

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| File Miner Pro | $1.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Secure Folder free?

Secure Folder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is File Miner free?

File Miner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Secure Folder or File Miner?

Secure Folder and File Miner are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 439 and 14 ratings respectively.

### Do Secure Folder or File Miner have ads?

Both Secure Folder and File Miner show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Secure Folder or File Miner?

Secure Folder ships an update every 2 weeks, and File Miner every 3 months. Most recently, Secure Folder was updated on September 26, 2026 and File Miner on August 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*