Comparison

Private Video Camera Vault vs privid

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

Head to head
About

Private Video Camera Vault

Features
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Your moments. Your choice. A weekend away, a memory together, or a personal video journal. Private Video Camera Vault gives your photos and recordings a password-protected space, separate from your everyday gallery. Free, with no third-party ads. Record new videos or bring in photos and clips you already love. Keep them in your private vault, then export or share a copy later if you choose. RECORD STRAIGHT TO YOUR VAULT Capture with the front or rear camera and keep your recordings together. Choose the camera view that works for you, including a dark-screen view. KEEP PERSONAL COLLECTIONS SEPARATE Use different passwords for different vaults. Your master password opens all your vaults; an individual vault password opens its matching recordings. A calculator screen with an app PIN adds a simple entry point to your private library. BRING YOUR MEMORIES WITH YOU Import photos and videos from your gallery or files. Imported originals stay in their original location until you remove them yourself. SHARE WHEN YOU CHOOSE A moment can stay personal or become something you share. Export a video or share a copy when you are ready. Otherwise, keep it in your password-protected vault. KNOW HOW YOUR FILES ARE STORED Cloud backup can upload recordings to server storage. Review your backup settings and the privacy policy before recording. A vault password protects access within the app. Camera and microphone permissions are required, and your phone's privacy indicators remain visible. Dark-screen mode works inside the app; it does not mean recording with your phone locked. Record with consent and respect other people's privacy. Keep your passwords somewhere safe. Some features depend on your device and plan.

About

privid

Features
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privid records videos that stay private — 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 — 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 — 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 — no subscription. Your existing videos stay playable either way: you can always watch, rename and delete them.

Screenshots

Private Video Camera Vault4 screens
privid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Private Video Camera Vault at none against privid's 1. Private Video Camera Vault also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. privid sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Private Video Camera Vault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Video Camera Vault ships an update monthly, privid every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Private Video Camera Vault versus privid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Video Camera Vaultprivid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2784951 Alberta Inc.Matthias Hennemeyer

In-app purchases

None

Private Video Camera Vault

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

privid

One-time1
  • Unlock privid$4.99

Questions

Is Private Video Camera Vault free?
Private Video Camera Vault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is privid free?
privid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Private Video Camera Vault or privid have ads?
Neither Private Video Camera Vault nor privid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Video Camera Vault or privid?
Private Video Camera Vault ships an update monthly, and privid every 3 weeks. Most recently, Private Video Camera Vault was updated on November 13, 2026 and privid on November 10, 2026.

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