Comparison

UltraLocked vs Hatch Vault

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

Head to head
About

UltraLocked

Features
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Keep sensitive documents, photos, and notes in a private vault on your iPhone. Start free with up to 10 items. No account needed, and your vault isn't stored on our servers. WHAT YOU CAN KEEP HERE โ€ข Passports, IDs, insurance cards, contracts, and tax documents โ€ข Photos and videos you'd rather keep out of your main library โ€ข Encrypted notes and voice memos โ€ข Crypto seed phrases and recovery material HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Share files in from any app, or capture photos, video, and audio inside the vault โ€ข Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or a PIN โ€ข Search file and note titles on your device โ€ข Pinch to zoom photos and swipe between photos and videos ENCRYPTED BACKUPS Export a passphrase-protected backup, keep it wherever you like, and check that it opens without adding duplicates to your vault. Export and restore never need a subscription. Backups cover selected vault files and notes, not Crypto Secrets or app settings. HOW YOUR FILES ARE PROTECTED Each file gets its own derived key, and files are encrypted with AES-GCM. The device keys behind them are created in the Secure Enclave and can't be exported. You can read the security model and our open-source bundle format at ultralocked.com/security. OPTIONAL CONTROLS โ€ข Self-destruct timers for individual files โ€ข A duress PIN that shows a decoy vault and requests destruction of the real one โ€ข A dead man's switch that requests destruction after a missed check-in โ€ข BIP-39 validation, reveal delays, and Shamir sharing for seed phrases GOOD TO KNOW โ€ข Adding a file doesn't remove the original from Photos, Files, or other apps. โ€ข We can't recover your vault, your keys, or a forgotten backup passphrase. Keep a backup somewhere you can reach without this phone. โ€ข Destruction controls can't guarantee physical erasure of flash storage or your personal safety, and iOS doesn't guarantee they run at an exact time while the app isn't running. โ€ข Device and tamper checks are best-effort, and can't prove a device is uncompromised. โ€ข UltraLocked is not a cryptocurrency wallet. STARTER AND PREMIUM Starter holds up to 10 items. Premium lets you add more, limited by your device's storage. Your files stay readable and exportable if a subscription ends. Premium is available monthly or annually, and Apple shows the price before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in App Store settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. Terms: https://ultralocked.com/terms Privacy: https://ultralocked.com/privacy

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Hatch Vault

Features
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Hatch is a private, encrypted vault for photos, videos, documents, notes and passwords. It looks like a calculator, opens with a secret code and has a decoy. No account needed, no analytics: nothing leaves your phone unless you choose to send it. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT On the outside, Hatch is a working calculator. Type your PIN, press = and the vault opens. Pick an alternate icon, scramble the keypad so no one learns your code from where you tap, and lay the phone face down to lock and blur the vault. REAL ENCRYPTION Every file is encrypted on the device with XChaCha20-Poly1305. Your PIN, password or pattern is stretched with Argon2id and never stored; where supported, unlocking also needs this phone. Videos play straight from the encrypted file, with no decrypted copy written to storage. A DECOY, AND A DURESS CODE A second PIN opens a second, believable vault. A third, the duress PIN, destroys the real keys and opens the decoy as cover. Both are off by default. CATCH INTRUDERS Wrong PINs are logged, with an optional front-camera photo of whoever typed them. Repeated failures bring an escalating lockout and, if you choose, self-destruct. CAPTURE AND IMPORT Shoot photos and video straight into the vault, never touching your photo library. Scan documents to PDF. Copy or move from Photos or Files, paste from the clipboard, or share in from any app: shares are encrypted the moment they arrive. Import WhatsApp chats, zip files and authenticator codes. A GALLERY THAT FEELS LIKE YOUR PHONE'S Timeline, albums, tags, favourites, slideshow and On this day. Search finds the words in a photo and what it shows, recognised on the phone. Crop or pixelate a copy and keep the original. Items can expire or be view-once. MORE THAN PHOTOS Encrypted notes with history, a journal, and a wallet for passwords, cards and two-factor codes. It reads passport and ID details from a photo. Lock single folders even while the vault is open. SHARE WITHOUT A SERVER Send files as a locked parcel that opens with a passphrase. Share an album with another phone on the same Wi-Fi, end-to-end encrypted. Guest mode hands the phone over showing one folder only. LEAKS NOTHING App-switcher preview covered, clipboard wiped, keyboard learning off, auto-lock. Excluded from iCloud backups. Asks for your secret again before risky actions. LOOK AFTER YOUR VAULT Privacy checkup, vault and password health, a duplicates and similar-photos finder, and a tamper-evident activity log. BACKUP ON YOUR TERMS Export an encrypted .hatch bundle, or subscribe to the optional cloud backup: 5, 10, 50 or 200 GB, monthly or yearly, with an account (email, Apple or Google). Only ciphertext is uploaded; we cannot see your files. A recovery phrase, shown once, restores on a new phone or if you forget your secret. We hold no copy. Light and dark, accent colours, twenty languages. PRIVACY Without an account Hatch collects nothing: no analytics, no crash reporting, no ads. With cloud backup we hold your email, your plan and encrypted data we cannot read. Deleting the app erases everything on the phone, keys included. TERMS OF USE A personal licence for devices you control. Cloud backup is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You are responsible for what you store and your backups. The disguise features are privacy tools, not a defence against forensic examination; the duress wipe is instant and irreversible. LINKS Support: https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/ Email: lowkey9.ai@gmail.com Privacy policy: https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/privacy.html Terms of use (EULA): https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/terms.html Delete your account: https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/delete-account.html Manage subscription: https://apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions Arabic: https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/privacy.ar.html ยท https://hatch-app-cloud.web.app/terms.ar.html

Screenshots

UltraLocked4 screens
Hatch Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hatch Vault at 15.1 against UltraLocked's 18.5. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. UltraLocked sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Hatch Vault sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UltraLocked ships an update weekly, Hatch Vault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
UltraLocked versus Hatch Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltraLockedHatch Vault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.515.1 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLab 1908 LLCAhmed Mansour

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UltraLocked

Subscriptions2
  • UltraLocked Monthly$29.991 Month
  • UltraLocked Annual$299.991 Year
8 purchases

Hatch Vault

Subscriptions8
  • Cloud Backup 5 GB$0.991 Month
  • Cloud Backup 10 GB$1.991 Month
  • Cloud Backup 50 GB$3.991 Month
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  • Cloud Backup 5 GB$9.991 Year
  • Cloud Backup 200 GB$14.991 Month
  • Cloud Backup 10 GB$14.991 Year
  • Cloud Backup 50 GB$44.991 Year
  • Cloud Backup 200 GB$174.991 Year

Questions

Is UltraLocked free?
UltraLocked is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hatch Vault free?
Hatch Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UltraLocked or Hatch Vault have ads?
Neither UltraLocked nor Hatch Vault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UltraLocked or Hatch Vault?
UltraLocked ships an update weekly, and Hatch Vault every 5 days. Most recently, UltraLocked was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hatch Vault on November 10, 2026.

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