FileShield vs Family Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FileShield
Securely store and manage sensitive documents offline with advanced search capabilities. Protect your private information with biometric security and local-only processing, ensuring your data never leaves your device.
- Fully offline vault
- Dual-mode search with Apple Intelligence
- Biometric security (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Local-Only Mode to block iCloud backups
- Secure offline scanning and import
- Intuitive document management with drag-and-drop
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FileShield is a fully offline vault, built from the ground up for total privacy. Your medical records, tax forms, and financial contracts never leave your device. DUAL-MODE SEARCH WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE Search your entire library for exact text, or ask questions and let local-only knowledge do the heavy lifting. Need to know the deductible on a 40-page health insurance PDF? Just ask. FileShield analyzes the text and delivers exact answers with source page citations, all while you are in Airplane Mode. ABSOLUTE PRIVACY & BIOMETRIC SECURITY Your data belongs to you. Lock your entire library behind Face ID or Touch ID and your vault will remain impenetrable even when your device is unlocked. Enable our strict "Local-Only Mode" to actively block iCloud backups, ensuring your sensitive files stay strictly on your device. SECURE OFFLINE SCANNING & IMPORT Digitize physical paperwork instantly. Use our built-in document scanner to capture wet-ink contracts and physical receipts directly into your encrypted vault without relying on third-party cloud processing. Already have a digital file? Use the iOS Share Extension to seamlessly save documents directly from mail, photos, etc. INTUITIVE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT FileShield utilizes native iOS and iPadOS design paradigms, offering seamless drag-and-drop file organization, custom nested folders, and clean Grid or List views.
Family Vault
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Every important document your family owns — passports, IDs, licenses, insurance, medical records — finally in one private, encrypted place that lives entirely on your device. Family Vault is the secure home for the paperwork that matters most. Scan it, store it, organize it by family member, and get reminded before anything expires. Nothing leaves your phone unless you choose to back it up. KEY FEATURES Add documents 4 ways — scan with your camera, import a photo, import a PDF, or pick any file from storage. Every file is encrypted on-device with AES-256-GCM, metadata included. Organize everything — sort by category, assign an owner, add issue and expiry dates, tags, notes, and mark favorites for instant access. Built-in document viewer — pinch to zoom images, read PDFs, rotate, rename, move between categories, and print. Family profiles — keep a record for each member (name, relation, date of birth, blood group, photo, notes) and link every document to the person it belongs to. Emergency card — blood group, organ-donor status, allergies, medications, medical notes, physician, insurance details, and emergency contacts with one-tap calling when seconds count. Never miss a renewal — offline local reminders fire 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before any document expires. Find anything fast — search across your entire vault, and use the home dashboard for stats plus recent, expiring-soon, and favorite shortcuts. Encrypted backup & restore — export a password-protected vault file and import it anytime to restore. Locked down — Face ID, Touch ID, and PIN protection with automatic session auto-lock. Your documents stay yours. No cloud requirement, no tracking — just a private, offline vault for your whole family. Developed by Fexo. Download Family Vault and bring order, security, and peace of mind to your family's most important documents. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FileShield at none against Family Vault's 2. Family Vault's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Family Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. FileShield asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FileShield | Family Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dark Fusion Labs LLC | Fexo FZC LLC |
In-app purchases
FileShield
No in-app purchases
Family Vault
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Yearly premium$29.991 Year









