LockBox vs Private Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
LockBox
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Your photos and videos deserve a space of their own. SafeGallery is a private photo and video vault designed to help you protect and organize your personal media. Keep the memories that matter in a dedicated space on your iPhone, with local encryption, passcode protection, and Face ID. **YOUR MEMORIES. ONLY YOURS.** Create your private collection and enjoy greater control over your photos and videos. **PROTECT YOUR PRIVATE MEDIA** - Import photos and videos into your personal vault. - Protect new imports with on-device AES-GCM encryption. - Unlock your vault using a passcode or Face ID. - Keep protected media stored locally on your device. - Preserve your original photo and video quality. **ORGANIZE EVERYTHING EASILY** - Browse photos and videos in a dedicated private gallery. - Find and organize your protected memories. - Manage multiple files with convenient selection tools. - Import large media files with storage checks and progress feedback. **RESTORE AND SHARE WITH CONTROL** - Move unwanted vault files to Recently Deleted. - Restore items from SafeGallery's own Recently Deleted section. - Export selected photos and videos back to your photo library. - Share media through the familiar iOS Share Sheet. **SMART TWINS** Find similar photos stored inside your vault with on-device analysis. Review matching groups, choose the copies you want to keep, and organize your collection without automatically deleting your memories. **GO FURTHER WITH PREMIUM** Unlock additional media import capacity and advanced Smart Twins management tools with an optional Premium subscription. **PRIVACY COMES FIRST** SafeGallery is built around local media protection. Your vault is stored on your device rather than in an online photo gallery. Please remember: importing a file does not automatically delete its original from Apple Photos. Sharing or exporting a file places a copy outside the encrypted vault. Permanently deleted files cannot be recovered unless another copy exists. Keep your memories personal. Download SafeGallery and take control of your private photo and video collection.
Private Camera
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A private camera and video vault in one app. Record personal videos, import photos and videos, and keep your media separate from your everyday gallery. Start without creating an account or providing an email. RECORD STRAIGHT TO YOUR VAULT Use the front or rear camera with simple recording controls. Keep recording sessions together on your device, then return to the camera when you finish. A CALCULATOR WITH A PURPOSE Use a working retro calculator with currency and unit conversion. Enter your app PIN to unlock the camera and your private media tools. DIFFERENT PASSWORDS, DIFFERENT VAULTS Your app PIN unlocks the calculator screen. Your master password opens all your vaults. A custom vault password opens its matching recordings, so you can keep different collections separate. Keep your passwords somewhere safe. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE Bring existing photos and videos into a password-protected vault from your gallery or the file chooser. Imported originals stay in their original location until you remove them yourself. QUICK VIDEO EDITS Open a clip from your vault to trim it, change playback speed, rotate it or mute its sound. Save an edited copy and keep the original. PASSWORD-PROTECTED FILE SHARING Choose Share Encrypted File to create a download link with a separate file password. Links expire after 30 days. Anyone with the link can download the encrypted file; the password is needed to open its contents. Share the password separately. Ordinary sharing remains a separate option. CLEAR PRIVACY CONTROLS Review backup settings before recording. Camera and microphone permissions are required, and system privacy indicators remain visible. Dark-screen mode is an in-app view, not a promise of recording while your phone is locked. Record only with permission and respect other people's privacy. Some features depend on your device and plan. See the privacy policy for storage, backup and sharing details.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Camera at none against LockBox's 2. Private Camera also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. LockBox sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Private Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
LockBox ships an update every 14 months, Private Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LockBox | Private Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jasurbek Madaminov | 2784951 Alberta Inc. |
In-app purchases
LockBox
- Prmium weekly$2.99
- Prmium Monthly$8.99
Private Camera
No in-app purchases









