App Hide vs NullVault
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
NullVault
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NullVault is a private, encrypted home for sensitive photos, videos, documents, files and notes. It works without a NullVault account: draw a pattern to open a vault and keep each part of your life separate. HIDDEN VAULTS AND PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY Each eligible pattern opens its own hidden vault, and NullVault never displays a master list of your vaults. This design supports plausible deniability during ordinary app use: you can open one vault without the interface revealing whether other vaults exist. It is not a claim of forensic invisibility; device backups, filesystem history or advanced examination may reveal encrypted data or activity without revealing the protected contents. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No NullVault account, email address or phone number required • Files are encrypted on your iPhone before they are stored • Each eligible pattern can open a separate vault • There is no master screen listing all of your vaults • A privacy cover protects app content when NullVault leaves the foreground ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY NullVault uses AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption to protect vault metadata and content. Patterns are processed with Argon2id, a memory-hard password-based key derivation function. HKDF-SHA-256 and HMAC-SHA-256 provide domain-separated key derivation and authentication, while 24-word BIP-39 recovery phrases are generated from secure random entropy. The implementation uses Apple CryptoKit and the open-source libsodium library; NullVault does not use a proprietary cipher. MAKE IT YOURS Personalize NullVault with Teal, Steel, Amber or Rose accent colors. Adjust the pattern grid’s node style, size and spacing to suit you. NullVault Pro also includes alternate app icons, so you can choose how the app appears on your Home Screen. STORE WHAT MATTERS Import selected photos, videos and documents, capture with the camera, or create encrypted notes. Choose original quality or optimized storage for compatible media. Export only the items you select. ORGANIZE WITH COLLECTIONS Group related items into encrypted collections without creating duplicate files or using storage twice. Every item remains in your Library and can appear in more than one collection. Removing an item from a collection—or deleting the collection itself—does not delete the original item from your vault. NullVault Free includes one collection per vault, while NullVault Pro includes unlimited collections. RECOVERY YOU CONTROL Every vault has its own 24-word recovery phrase. Keep it somewhere safe: NullVault has no account recovery and cannot recover a lost pattern or phrase for you. OPTIONAL ENCRYPTED BACKUP FEATURES NullVault can encrypt a vault on your device before backing it up to your personal iCloud account. Encrypted backup is available with NullVault Free and Pro. Restore from version history when you have the recovery phrase. NullVault Pro also lets you share controlled, read-only access using a separate private phrase, with expiration, export controls and revocation. Shared-vault recipients can view the vault’s collections but cannot modify them. PROTECTION UNDER PRESSURE NullVault Pro can designate a duress vault. Opening its pattern immediately removes access to every other local vault on that iPhone. This is irreversible and does not erase copies that another person has already exported. NULLVAULT FREE AND PRO NullVault Free includes up to 5 local vaults, 20 total items across all vaults, one collection per vault, encrypted backup, and accent and pattern-grid customization. NullVault Pro adds unlimited vaults, items and collections subject to available storage, controlled read-only sharing, duress vault configuration and alternate app icons. Monthly and annual subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled. Purchases, renewals and cancellations are managed through your Apple Account. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: NullVault at none against App Hide's shown. App Hide's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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 NullVault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
App Hide ships an update fortnightly, NullVault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | App Hide | NullVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志勇 苏 | Think Aloud Design s.r.o. |
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
NullVault
- Vaultie Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Vaultie Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Vaultie Pro Lifetime$39.99









