Comparison

Vault Photo Library vs Visual Locker

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

Head to head
About

Vault Photo Library

Securely store and organize your private photos and videos with a dedicated passcode. Offers automatic backups to iCloud and other cloud services, with advanced search capabilities. Upgrade for unlimited storage and advanced features like decoy vaults.

Highlights
  • Private photo and video storage
  • Device-only storage
  • Decoy vaults
  • Automatic iCloud backups
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Folder organization
  • Advanced search
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Vault is a private photo library for protecting your photos and videos. Vault stores your photos and videos on your device only, protected by a pincode separate from your device pin. Features • Store unlimited photos and videos, limited only by your device’s available storage. • Setup up to three additional decoy vaults and store unlimited photos and videos in each. • Automatic backups to your own iCloud account for a seamless restore of all your photos and videos when restoring you phone. • Save additional backups of all your photos and videos to iCloud Drive and other cloud storage platforms such as Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox. • Group your albums into folders with no limits on the number albums or folder hierarchy that can be created. • Powerful built in search to quickly find your photos and videos based on date, location, and keywords. • No data collection of any kind and no advertisements (which is often used to track your usage). Free Plan The free plan is limited to a 200 photos and videos. Unlike most other similar apps, this app never displays advertisements, even on the free plan. Premium Plan Our affordable premium plan removes the 200 photos and videos limit and unlocks access to decoy vaults, 3rd party cloud backups, and all future features. Subscription Pricing and Terms - Annual or monthly subscription billing will start immediately after your subscribe and will auto-renew each year or month. - Subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled at least one day before the renewal date within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel your subscription by going to your account settings in the App Store. - Subscriptions are nonrefundable, so please choose this option carefully. - Please refer to the In-App Purchases section for pricing. Terms and Use — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy — https://vault.photosplus.app/privacy.php

About

Visual Locker

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Keep your personal photos and videos in a private vault on iPhone and iPad. Choose the items you want to add and organize them into folders. Photos and videos stay in the app's private storage with Apple's file protection, and your vault catalog is encrypted. Each device keeps its own independent vault. Visual Locker does not sync your media between Apple devices or store your vault on a Visual Locker server. Create a separate six-digit vault passcode or choose a password. You can then add Face ID or Touch ID for convenient access on supported devices. Your device passcode cannot open a vault protected by a separate vault credential directly. Alternatively, choose device unlock using the biometric method or passcode configured on your device. With Visual Locker, you can: • Import selected photos and videos privately • Organize personal moments into folders • Search, sort and filter your private library with Pro • View photos and play videos using familiar controls • Save items back to Photos whenever you choose • Choose whether your vault is included in Apple device backup • Choose a vault passcode, password or device unlock at no extra cost Free includes private storage, all access choices, up to 25 items and three folders. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited items and folders, private on-device search and filters. No subscription. Already purchased Visual Locker Pro on another Apple device? Restore Purchases. IMPORTANT: We cannot recover a forgotten vault passcode or password. And if you delete the app (or lose your phone) you will likely lose anything stored in the vault. Keep another copy of important photos and videos.

Screenshots

Vault Photo Library4 screens
Visual Locker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Locker at every 10 days against Vault Photo Library's monthly. Vault Photo Library's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Vault Photo Library sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Visual Locker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault Photo Library ships an update monthly, Visual Locker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vault Photo Library versus Visual Locker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault Photo LibraryVisual Locker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB20 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPixegram, LLCHANDLR VENTURES LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Vault Photo Library

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Visual Locker

One-time1
  • Visual Locker Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Vault Photo Library free?
Vault Photo Library is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Locker free?
Visual Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vault Photo Library or Visual Locker have ads?
Neither Vault Photo Library nor Visual Locker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault Photo Library or Visual Locker?
Vault Photo Library ships an update monthly, and Visual Locker every 10 days. Most recently, Vault Photo Library was updated on November 4, 2026 and Visual Locker on October 31, 2026.

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