Comparison

The Prepper App vs PrepVault

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

Head to head
About

The Prepper App

This app helps you create personalized emergency and survival plans. It offers tools for inventory management, an offline survival manual, AI assistance, and skill assessments to ensure you are prepared for any situation.

Highlights
  • Personalized emergency plans
  • Inventory management
  • Offline survival manual
  • AI survival assistant
  • Quizzes and skill assessments
  • Plan sharing
Features
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Fifteen questions. A Readiness Score out of 100, with the arithmetic shown. Then a plan built for your household and your state's actual hazards. The score is honest. If you have a year of water stored, it says so. If you have three days, it says that too, and shows the line of maths that got there: people in the house, gallons a day, gallons stored, days covered. WHAT YOU GET • Readiness Score. Six categories from your own answers: water, food, power, medical, security, documents. Each weighted by how much it matters. • Your plan. Written for your household, your home, your hazards and how long you want to be covered. First 72 hours, first two weeks, first three months, ongoing. • Supplies. The plan becomes a supply list. Tick items off as you stock them. Get a reminder 14 days before anything expires. • Progress. Your score climbs as you stock up. Milestones mark the way. • Binder. Print or share your plan, so it is on paper when the phone is dead. • Offline library. 114 articles on water, food, power, shelter, first aid and more. Works in airplane mode. • Quizzes. 12 of them, 119 questions. Find out what you actually know. WHO IT IS FOR People who take preparedness seriously and would rather have a plan than a feeling. Works worldwide. State-level hazards and benchmarks in the United States. No account needed to start. Sign in with Apple when you want your plan kept safe. The plan, supplies, progress and binder are part of The Prepper App Pro, an auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://spoonie123.github.io/prepperapp-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://spoonie123.github.io/prepperapp-privacy/terms.html

About

PrepVault

Features
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PrepVault is the survival inventory app built for preppers who take their preparedness seriously. SCAN & TRACK Scan barcodes to auto-fill item details from a database of 3M+ products. Track food, water, medical supplies, gear, fuel, and more across all your storage locations. Adding an item takes under 5 seconds. KNOW YOUR RUNWAY The survival calculator tells you exactly how many days your household can sustain on stored supplies, based on real caloric data and your household size. STAY AHEAD OF EXPIRY Smart notifications alert you before items expire. Color-coded status keeps your rotation on track: Ready, Expiring, Critical, Expired. Never waste supplies again. PRIVACY FIRST — ZERO CLOUD All data stored locally on your device. No cloud. No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Your OPSEC is our priority. Backups are encrypted with AES-256 and stored only where you choose. BUILT FOR PREPPERS - Multi-location tracking (bunker, garage, BOB, vehicle, cabin) - Barcode scanner with Open Food Facts auto-fill - Survival duration calculator per household - Expiry alerts with smart FIFO rotation guidance - PDF export for hard copies — keep one in your binder - Encrypted local backup to SD/USB/AirDrop - 5 languages (English, Spanish, Catalan, German, French) - Works 100% offline after first barcode cache FREE TO START Track up to 30 items with 1 storage location. Upgrade to PrepVault Pro for unlimited items, survival calculator, PDF export, encrypted backup, and more. FLEXIBLE UPGRADE OPTIONS - Monthly — Full access, cancel anytime - Annual — Best value, save 37% - Lifetime — One payment, yours forever Your preps. Your vault. Zero cloud. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

The Prepper App4 screens
PrepVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PrepVault at fortnightly against The Prepper App's monthly. 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. The Prepper App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and PrepVault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Prepper App ships an update monthly, PrepVault fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Prepper App versus PrepVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Prepper AppPrepVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB38 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAIM DigitalPau Esmerats

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Prepper App

Subscriptions2
  • Prepper APP Starter Plan1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Prepper APP Premium Plan1 Month trial$19.991 Month
3 purchases

PrepVault

Subscriptions2
  • Tactical - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Operational — Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bunker Mode — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is The Prepper App free?
The Prepper App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrepVault free?
PrepVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Prepper App or PrepVault have ads?
Neither The Prepper App nor PrepVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Prepper App or PrepVault?
The Prepper App ships an update monthly, and PrepVault fortnightly. Most recently, The Prepper App was updated on October 24, 2026 and PrepVault on October 19, 2026.

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