Private Album vs privid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Private Album
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Private Vault - A Photo & Video Manager Focused on Privacy Face ID one-tap unlock. Securely store private content and say goodbye to the awkwardness of someone browsing your albums. Privacy Protection - Quick unlock with Face ID / Touch ID - Dual protection with customizable PIN - Auto-lock when the app is closed Smart Management - Create multiple private albums for organized storage - Support for both photos and videos - Preserves original capture dates iCloud Sync - Seamless synchronization across multiple devices - Data stored securely with encryption Advanced Features - Photo ratings to easily mark favorites - Recycle Bin protection for easy recovery of deleted items - Unlimited albums with no storage restrictions
privid
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privid records videos that stay private ā encrypted on your device. No Photos library, no sharing. Ever. ⢠PIN lock: nothing is visible until you enter your PIN. The app re-locks the moment you leave it. ⢠Encrypted on device: every recording is encrypted as it is captured ā no unencrypted copy ever touches the disk, and recordings never appear in the Files app or your photo library. ⢠Backup & device transfer: your encrypted library can be included in your iCloud or computer backup (on by default, can be turned off). A recovery code shown at setup brings everything back on a new iPhone ā backups only ever contain encrypted data. ⢠Record with pause and resume, in portrait or landscape. ⢠Organize into folders with drag & drop and give recordings custom titles. ⢠Built-in trimmer: cut out sections and keep edited versions as a version history alongside the original. ⢠Screen-recording protection: the video is hidden while the screen is being captured. ⢠Auto-wipe: after repeated wrong PIN entries, all videos are deleted. privid collects nothing and sends nothing. Your videos never leave your device unencrypted. Try everything free for 7 days. After that, unlock privid with a single one-time purchase ā no subscription. Your existing videos stay playable either way: you can always watch, rename and delete them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Private Album at every 4 days against privid's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Private Album sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and privid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Private Album ships an update every 4 days, privid every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Private Album | privid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days ā better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | é³ å¼ | Matthias Hennemeyer |
In-app purchases
Private Album
- Permanent Member$39.99
privid
- Unlock privid$4.99








