Comparison

DNAVault vs Ceres

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

Head to head
About

DNAVault

Explore your genetic data privately on your iPhone. Analyze kinship, trace ancestry, screen for health predispositions, and ask questions about your genome, all without sending your raw data to servers. Features include on-device analysis and encrypted sharing.

Highlights
  • On-device genome analysis
  • Kinship analysis with proximity sharing
  • Paternal and maternal lineage tracing
  • Health screening for actionable genes
  • AI-powered genome questioning
  • Supports AncestryDNA and 23andMe raw data
Features
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DNAVault lets you explore your genetic data — kinship, ancestry, health, and more — entirely on your iPhone. Your raw genome never leaves your phone. Other companies sell you reports, which means they read your data. DNAVault reports are generated on your phone. When any server processing is required, it happens inside a cryptographically attested enclave, encrypted with a key only your phone holds. Nobody can read the result but you. Not by policy. By math. FEATURES • Kinship Analysis — compare genetic data with someone nearby using end-to-end encrypted proximity sharing, phone-to-phone. Nothing is retained after analysis. • Origins — trace your paternal (Y-DNA) and maternal (mtDNA) lineage back thousands of years using Yleaf and mitoLEAF haplogroup classification. • Health — screen 81 ACMG medically actionable genes, pharmacogenomics, and clinically significant variants against a local ClinVar database. • Ask — ask plain-language questions about your genome. Only the text of your question is sent; your genome stays on your phone. SUPPORTED FORMATS • AncestryDNA raw data • 23andMe raw data (v3, v4, v5) • Whole Genome Sequencing — coming soon PRICING • App: $2.95 one-time • All on-device features: free forever • Ask AI: free for 30 days, then $2.95/month or $19.95/year Privacy Policy: https://dnavault.starfleetbio.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://dnavault.starfleetbio.com/terms/

About

Ceres

This app analyzes a partial face photo to assess skin health, including moisture, texture, and tone. It then generates personalized AM/PM skincare routines with product recommendations and provides insights into your skin's needs.

Highlights
  • Personalized skin analysis
  • Custom AM/PM routines
  • Named product recommendations
  • Skin condition insights
  • Saved reading history
  • Seasonal skin forecasts
Features
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Ceres reads your skin from a photo and gives you a routine that responds to what it's actually showing. Not a generic checklist. The specific products that fit your barrier, your texture, your tone, and the stage you're in. Upload a partial face photo (cropped to leave out your eyes and forehead for privacy). Select your age range. Ceres analyzes barrier moisture, surface texture, pigment, redness, pore visibility, and luminosity, then builds an AM/PM routine around what it finds. Every recommendation traces back to something your skin is actually showing. What's in a reading: • A warm greeting describing only what's visible in your photo • Three to five concerns named in plain words, with the biology behind each • An AM and PM routine matched to your concerns • Named product recommendations at three price points • What to watch out for, and what already in your routine handles it • A seasonal skin forecast that adjusts your routine as the climate shifts (weekly plan) What makes Ceres different: Most skincare advice assumes everyone needs the same thing. Ceres reads YOUR skin, this week. The reading at 32 is framed differently than the reading at 52. Summer differs from winter. Your routine is the routine for the skin you have today. Privacy: Your photos are sent securely for analysis and never used to train models. Photos are auto-deleted from the AI provider within 30 days. A small thumbnail saves to your account so past readings are recognizable; you can delete anytime. Plans: • Free — one reading to see what Ceres does • Monthly $3.99 — one reading per month, full results, saved history • Weekly $7.99 — one reading every seven days, seasonal forecast, all product tiers, comparisons across time Ceres is not a substitute for medical advice. For medical concerns, see a dermatologist. Terms of Use: https://meetceres.health/terms By Kindling Health LLC.

Screenshots

DNAVault4 screens
Ceres4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ceres at Free against DNAVault's $2.99. Ceres also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ceres is free to download; DNAVault costs $2.99 up front. DNAVault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ceres asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DNAVault against 5.0 for Ceres. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DNAVault versus Ceres: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNAVaultCeres
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB29 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSTARFLEETBIO LLCKindling Health LLC

Customer experience

DNAVault

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ceres

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DNAVault

Subscriptions2
  • Ask Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Ask Annual$19.991 Year
None

Ceres

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DNAVault free?
DNAVault costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ceres free?
Ceres is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DNAVault or Ceres?
DNAVault and Ceres are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do DNAVault or Ceres have ads?
Neither DNAVault nor Ceres shows ads.

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