Comparison

Secure Folder vs Easy Pixelate

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

Head to head
About

Secure Folder

Secure your private photos, videos, and files with a PIN or biometric lock. This app offers a decoy vault, intruder alerts, and stealth mode to keep your sensitive content hidden from prying eyes. All data remains on your device for complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Hide photos and videos
  • PIN and biometric lock
  • Decoy vault
  • Intruder alerts
  • Stealth mode
  • Lock files and documents
Features
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Secure Folder is your personal photo vault and private file locker, keeping sensitive content hidden behind PIN and Face/Touch ID protection. With Secure Folder, your private moments stay private, always. Never worry about someone stumbling upon your photos, videos, or files again. Hide Photos & Videos Import photos and videos into a protected, hidden gallery only you can access. Keep personal memories, sensitive shots, and confidential media away from prying eyes inside your secure folder app. PIN & Biometric Lock Lock your vault with a PIN or Face/Touch ID for fast, reliable access. Even if someone uses your phone, your private content remains locked and inaccessible. Decoy Vault (Fake PIN) Create a secondary vault with a different PIN to safely reveal harmless content. If someone pressures you to unlock your folder, the decoy vault keeps your real files fully protected. Intruder Alerts Stay aware of unauthorized attempts. Secure Folder captures a photo and logs the exact time whenever someone enters the wrong PIN, giving you insight into intrusion attempts. Stealth Mode Choose alternative icons and subtle appearance modes to blend in naturally. Use quick-lock gestures to instantly close your vault when someone is nearby. Lock Files & Documents Store private documents, scans, and sensitive files in an organized, protected space. Whether it's personal records, confidential paperwork, or important files, everything stays safe in your private vault. Your Privacy Stays on Your Device Nothing is uploaded or shared. All photos, videos, and files remain stored locally on your iPhone, giving you complete control and complete peace of mind. Take back your privacy. Download Secure Folder today and protect your photos, videos, and files with your own private photo vault and hidden folder. Some features, including unlimited imports, intruder alerts, the decoy vault, unlimited secure contacts, and full chat history, require Premium. Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you confirm and vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for the renewal in the 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cs8xaN6wZ8xT23f1Bz2bm9GP7G9HeziIpUrwfh3pf14/preview

About

Easy Pixelate

Features
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Some things should not leave your phone. A face in the background. A number plate. An address on a slip. And the part you cannot see: the exact place the photo was taken, embedded in the file. Before that photo goes to social media, a message or a listing, hide what should stay private. Easy Pixelate does one thing. You trace, it hides. Nothing to learn. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose a photo 2. Trace what you want hidden 3. Save HIDE - Pixelate: what you trace turns to blocks. Ten sizes, from softened to unreadable. - Blur: a natural soft blur for when blocks look too harsh. Ten strengths. Each stroke remembers its own setting, so changing the slider never disturbs what you already covered. REMOVE LOCATION AND CAMERA DATA Photos taken with a phone carry the exact GPS position, the date and time and the device model inside the file. Sent as is, a photo taken at home can reveal where you live. Before saving, open "What this photo contains" to see exactly what is inside. Keep "Remove location and camera info" switched on (it is on by default) and the saved copy carries nothing. Your original is never touched. PEN, TEXT, WATERMARK - Pen: eight colours, any width. Strike through a line or circle what matters. - Text: a date or a name, placed wherever you like. - Watermark: tile a word such as SAMPLE across the whole photo to stop reposting. BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, SATURATION Three sliders to fix a dark shot on the spot. That is the whole adjustment tab. SEE IT BEFORE YOU SAVE Change the size or quality and the app shows the finished picture and the resulting file size. It warns in red if the file would end up larger than the original. Look at it at full magnification to check the blocks are coarse enough. ZOOM IN FOR THE SMALL STUFF Pinch to zoom and hit small text or numbers precisely. UNDO Every pixelate, blur, pen and text stroke can be undone, one step at a time. If you close a photo with unsaved work, the app asks first. NOTHING IS UPLOADED The photo never leaves the device. No account, no login. It works in airplane mode. GOOD FOR - Hiding faces and names before posting to social media - Removing personal details from photos of documents or screens - Stripping the location from photos taken at home - Watermarking your work before publishing - Making a photo lighter for email TEN LANGUAGES English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean. The app follows your device language. Runs on iPhone and iPad. ABOUT THE ONE-TIME PURCHASE Everything that hides, removes or adjusts is free, and so is saving to your device or iCloud. One payment, with no subscription and nothing that renews, adds: - Sharing the finished photo (AirDrop, Mail, Messages and more) - Removing the banner ad TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (Apple's standard EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://tenmais.jp/privacy.php?lang=en CONTACT Questions, requests and purchase problems: https://tenmais.jp/contact/?lang=en This is a solo project, and every message is read.

Screenshots

Secure Folder4 screens
Easy Pixelate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Secure Folder at none against Easy Pixelate's shown. Easy Pixelate's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Secure Folder sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Easy Pixelate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secure Folder ships an update fortnightly, Easy Pixelate every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Secure Folder versus Easy Pixelate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure FolderEasy Pixelate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings19 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB27 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMehmet Ali KisacikKenichi Ando

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Secure Folder

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$4.001 Year
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$10.00
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
1 purchases

Easy Pixelate

One-time1
  • Share & Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Secure Folder free?
Secure Folder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Easy Pixelate free?
Easy Pixelate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Secure Folder or Easy Pixelate have ads?
Easy Pixelate shows ads; Secure Folder does not.
Which is updated more often, Secure Folder or Easy Pixelate?
Secure Folder ships an update fortnightly, and Easy Pixelate every 3 days. Most recently, Secure Folder was updated on October 22, 2026 and Easy Pixelate on October 11, 2026.

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