Comparison

OnlyUs vs Sanctum Vault

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

Head to head
About

OnlyUs

Features
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OnlyUs is a private vault designed for couples. Create a shared space where only you and one person can store and view your most personal photos and videos. No one else has access. Built for privacy, simplicity, and trust. • Private by design Your content is visible only to you and your partner. • Invite one person Create a secure shared space with just one invite. • Photo & video vault Store your most personal moments in one place. • Secure access Protect your space with device security and PIN. • Simple & clean No clutter. Just your space. OnlyUs is not social. It’s personal. For moments that are meant to stay between you.

About

Sanctum Vault

Securely store and organize your private photos and videos in a dedicated vault. Features advanced encryption, customizable folders, and Face ID unlock, keeping your sensitive media safe and easily accessible.

Highlights
  • Organized folders
  • Face ID unlock
  • AES-256 encryption
  • Private import
  • 30-day recovery
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Some photos, notes and papers need their own locked place. Sanctum is that place: a vault with its own PIN and Face ID, real folders, and encryption in your own iCloud, with the feel of the apps you already use. FEELS LIKE PHOTOS, LOCKED LIKE A VAULT • Folders you can organize: create, rename, move between • Favorites, videos, Live Photos, captions, search • The viewer your hands already know: swipe, pinch, filmstrip, pull down to close • Recently Deleted with 30-day recovery A CAMERA THAT SHOOTS INTO THE VAULT Pick the folder, then shoot. Photos and videos go straight into it, encrypted, and never through your camera roll. Timer, grid, zoom, flash, video quality, and the volume button as a shutter. NOTES, LOCKED THE SAME WAY Door codes, account numbers, the things you type once and need again. Encrypted like your photos, pinned, sorted, searchable, and synced to every device. DOCUMENTS AND SCANS Scan papers into a PDF with the camera. Bring in files from Files or the share sheet. Read PDFs in place. IDs, receipts, contracts: filed next to the photos they belong with. A PRIVATE BROWSER Browse without leaving a trace: no history, no cookies kept after you lock up. When you find a picture or a file you want to keep, a long press saves it straight into a folder in your vault, never into your camera roll or Downloads. SECURITY BEYOND A HIDDEN FOLDER • Your own 6-digit vault PIN, separate from your device passcode • Face ID unlock, if you choose • Every photo, video, note and document encrypted with AES-256 before it touches disk • Auto-locks the moment you leave the app YOUR THINGS NEVER TOUCH OUR SERVERS Everything lives in your own iCloud, handled end to end by Apple. We operate no servers, run no analytics, and collect no data. We could not look at your vault if we wanted to, and that is the point. SAVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE VAULT Tap Share in Mail, Messages, Safari or Files and choose Sanctum. It is encrypted on your device the moment you share it. PRIVATE IMPORT, DONE RIGHT Move photos in through Apple's own picker, then let Sanctum offer to delete the originals from your photo library, with Apple's confirmation protecting every step. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iPhone, iPad and Mac. One vault, synced through your iCloud, unlocked by the same PIN. FREE, AND ACTUALLY USABLE The free version is not a trial. Full security, the camera, the scanner and the browser, with 30 photos, 2 videos, 3 folders, 3 notes and 10 documents, for as long as you like. Premium removes the limits and adds search, editing, and saving from the browser. Whatever is already in your vault stays yours either way. Keep Photos convenient. Keep private things in Sanctum. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sanctumphotovault.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

OnlyUs4 screens
Sanctum Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OnlyUs at none against Sanctum Vault's 2. OnlyUs also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sanctum Vault sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. OnlyUs asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OnlyUs versus Sanctum Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnlyUsSanctum Vault
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAristotelis TheodorakisAnatoliy Khaimov

In-app purchases

None

OnlyUs

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sanctum Vault

Subscriptions2
  • Sanctum Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Sanctum Premium Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is OnlyUs free?
OnlyUs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sanctum Vault free?
Sanctum Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OnlyUs or Sanctum Vault have ads?
Neither OnlyUs nor Sanctum Vault shows ads.

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