Comparison

Guest Mode vs Gesture Vault

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

Head to head
About

Guest Mode

Create custom device restrictions to control what others can access when using your phone or tablet. Block specific apps, filter web content, and prevent system changes. Personalize your security with custom icons and colors.

Highlights
  • Create custom device restriction modes
  • Block access to specific apps
  • Limit web browsing to approved sites
  • Prevent app installations/deletions
  • Disable Siri and system content restrictions
  • Set time limits and schedules for modes
  • Personalize modes with custom icons and colors
Features
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Guard your privacy and protect your device with Guest Mode, the best way to share your device without sharing everything. Guest Mode lets you create custom device restrictions, known as "Modes", that you can activate before handing your device to someone else. Take control of what others can access when using your device. Powerful App Protection • Block access to specific apps • Create different modes for different situations (one for kids, another for colleagues) • Customize which apps remain accessible while protecting everything else Web Filtering & Restrictions • Limit web browsing to only approved websites  • Create allowlists for safe browsing  • Block inappropriate content with just a few taps System-Level Security • Prevent app installations and deletions  • Disable Siri to protect voice commands  • Set content restrictions for Apple Music, Apple TV, Books, iTunes, and Game Center Smart Activation • Set time limits for how long a mode stays active • Create schedules for automatic activation on specific days and times  • Instantly enable/disable modes with a single tap Beautiful Customization • Choose from nearly 6,000 icons to personalize your modes  • Select any color to match your style or visually organize different modes  • Create an intuitive and personalized security system Guest Mode puts you in control of your device. Whether lending your phone to a child, sharing with a friend, or handing your device to a colleague, you decide exactly what they can access and what stays private. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gesture Vault

Securely store sensitive information like passwords, notes, and photos using a unique multi-finger gesture as your key. Create a decoy vault for added privacy and utilize Face ID for enhanced app locking. Recover access with a recovery phrase if your gesture is forgotten.

Highlights
  • Multi-finger gesture unlock
  • Store passwords, notes, photos, documents
  • Document scanning
  • Decoy vault creation
  • Face ID app locking
  • Gesture recovery phrase
Features
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GestureVault gives you a different way to protect the things you want kept private. Instead of relying on another PIN or password, your vault can be unlocked using a multi finger gesture that you create. Keep passwords, private notes, photos, documents and sensitive records together in one protected vault. Your gesture is your key Create a gesture based on how many fingers you use, where you place them and how you move. Nothing is displayed while you unlock, helping keep your gesture private from anyone looking over your shoulder. A vault for more than passwords Store passwords, notes, photos, documents and secure records. You can also scan documents directly into your vault and import passwords from a file. Create a decoy vault Set up a second gesture that opens a separate decoy vault. Your main vault and decoy vault remain separate, giving you another way to protect what matters. Recovery when you need it GestureVault provides a recovery phrase during setup. Save it somewhere safe and you can use it to regain access if you ever forget your gesture. More control over your vault Enable Face ID app locking, create vault backups, restore from a backup and export your passwords when you need them. Your private information deserves more than another password to remember. GestureVault puts your vault behind something uniquely yours.

Screenshots

Guest Mode4 screens
Gesture Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Guest Mode at Free against Gesture Vault's $9.99. Guest Mode also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Gesture Vault's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads 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

Guest Mode is free to download; Gesture Vault costs $9.99 up front. Guest Mode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Gesture Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gesture Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guest Mode has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Guest Mode versus Gesture Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuest ModeGesture Vault
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSumthing LLCDakota Berthelot

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Guest Mode

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Gesture Vault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Guest Mode free?
Guest Mode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gesture Vault free?
Gesture Vault costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Guest Mode or Gesture Vault?
Gesture Vault is rated higher. Guest Mode averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Gesture Vault averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Guest Mode or Gesture Vault have ads?
Neither Guest Mode nor Gesture Vault shows ads.

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