App Hide vs Private Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
App Hide
Securely hide your applications and games behind a PIN password. This app acts as a disguise assistant, ensuring your private content remains inaccessible to others. Protect your secrets with encrypted access.
- Hide applications
- Hide games
- PIN password protection
- Encrypt applications
- Disguise assistant
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Hide applications, hide games~Hide all your little secrets. You can put all the apps, games, etc. that you don't want others to see in the app hiding and disguising assistant Set up PIN password protection function, encrypt applications, games, and only display them after you enter your password, so you no longer worry about others discovering it! Regarding member subscriptions: -Subscription: After a 3-day free trial/$6.99/week -Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and makes the payment, it will be credited to their iTunes account. -Cancel Renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually disable the automatic renewal feature in iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription expires. -Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription period will be extended accordingly after successful deduction. Privacy policy:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/V1hYddNBDoeYKUxsHQNci1y7nDe?from=from_copylink User agreement:https://m11iavy23en.feishu.cn/docx/VvfldAXDoopVibxiuNycmS6knth?from=from_copylink Subscription Service Agreement:https://kdocs.cn/l/cshGOUPAcyxM
Private Vault
Securely encrypt your apps, games, photos, videos, and contacts with a single tap. Customize your app icon and set a numeric passcode for enhanced privacy. This tool hides app entries without leaving a trace.
- Encrypt apps, games, photos, videos, and contacts
- Change app icon
- Numeric passcode protection
- Hide app entry with no trace
- 3-day free trial
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A professional mobile privacy protection tool that encrypts apps and files with one tap to protect your privacy. • App Features: • Encrypt apps, games, photos, videos, and contacts! • Change app icon and choose your favorite style! • Set a numeric passcode for PIN protection! • Hide app entry with no trace left behind! Subscription Information • 3-day free trial, auto-renews after trial period ends • Weekly: $4.99 • Monthly: $14.99 • Yearly: $39.99 • Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase • Auto-renewal will occur within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. To cancel, please disable auto-renewal in your Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends • Subscription is managed by the user. After purchase, you can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings • If you cancel during the free trial period, no charges will be incurred • Privacy Policy: https://share.note.youdao.com/s/BCkDAnzF • Terms of Service: https://share.note.youdao.com/s/LEfKzkVs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Private Vault at none against App Hide's shown. App Hide's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. App Hide sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Private Vault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for App Hide against 5.0 for Private Vault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | App Hide | Private Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志勇 苏 | 奇科 李 |
In-app purchases
App Hide
- Subscribe to weekly membership3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Weekly membership$6.99
- Monthly membership$14.99
- Quarterly membership$29.99
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- Annual membership$39.99
Private Vault
- Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Monthly$14.991 Month
- Annual$39.991 Year









