Private Camera vs privid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Private Camera
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A private camera and video vault in one app. Record personal videos, import photos and videos, and keep your media separate from your everyday gallery. Start without creating an account or providing an email. RECORD STRAIGHT TO YOUR VAULT Use the front or rear camera with simple recording controls. Keep recording sessions together on your device, then return to the camera when you finish. A CALCULATOR WITH A PURPOSE Use a working retro calculator with currency and unit conversion. Enter your app PIN to unlock the camera and your private media tools. DIFFERENT PASSWORDS, DIFFERENT VAULTS Your app PIN unlocks the calculator screen. Your master password opens all your vaults. A custom vault password opens its matching recordings, so you can keep different collections separate. Keep your passwords somewhere safe. IMPORT AND ORGANIZE Bring existing photos and videos into a password-protected vault from your gallery or the file chooser. Imported originals stay in their original location until you remove them yourself. QUICK VIDEO EDITS Open a clip from your vault to trim it, change playback speed, rotate it or mute its sound. Save an edited copy and keep the original. PASSWORD-PROTECTED FILE SHARING Choose Share Encrypted File to create a download link with a separate file password. Links expire after 30 days. Anyone with the link can download the encrypted file; the password is needed to open its contents. Share the password separately. Ordinary sharing remains a separate option. CLEAR PRIVACY CONTROLS Review backup settings before recording. Camera and microphone permissions are required, and system privacy indicators remain visible. Dark-screen mode is an in-app view, not a promise of recording while your phone is locked. Record only with permission and respect other people's privacy. Some features depend on your device and plan. See the privacy policy for storage, backup and sharing details.
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 in-app purchases: Private Camera at none against privid's 1. Private Camera also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). privid's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. privid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Private Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Private Camera ships an update every 2 months, privid every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Private Camera | privid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 2784951 Alberta Inc. | Matthias Hennemeyer |
In-app purchases
Private Camera
No in-app purchases
privid
- Unlock privid$4.99









