Privela vs OCEAN blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Privela
Securely store photos, videos, files, notes, and links in an encrypted vault on your iPhone. Organize content with albums and folders, and quickly find items with powerful search. Unlock with a PIN or Face ID for enhanced privacy.
- Encrypted vault for photos, videos, audio, files, notes, links
- PIN and Face ID unlock
- Searchable content within the vault
- Import via Share sheet
- Organize into albums and folders
- In-app browser for links
- Encrypted backup and migration (Pro)
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Keep photos, videos, audio, files, notes, and links organized in an encrypted vault on your iPhone. Unlock with a six-digit PIN or optional Face ID. Find content fast Search file names, note titles and content, and saved link URLs. Search is limited to the vault you’re currently using. Import and organize Bring in content from Files, your camera, or other apps through the Share sheet. Review incoming items in Inbox, organize content into albums and folders, preview supported PDFs and Office documents, edit notes, save links for in-app browsing, and recover items from Trash. Choose your start screen Standard is free. Privela Pro unlocks the Calculator and Minimal PIN start screens, 14 alternate app icons (Default is free), and a separate Secondary Vault with its own PIN. Pro also includes unlimited albums and Files folders, encrypted backup and device migration, and an ad-free experience. Your vault is stored on your iPhone, and no Privela account is required. Privela Pro is available as an annual auto-renewing subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OCEAN blocks
Receive instant alerts when an OCEAN block is discovered. This utility app keeps you informed about new block findings.
- OCEAN block notifications
- Real-time alerts
- Simple utility
- Block discovery updates
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A simple app to get notifications when an OCEAN block is found.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OCEAN blocks at none against Privela's shown. OCEAN blocks also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Privela against 5.0 for OCEAN blocks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Privela ships an update fortnightly, OCEAN blocks weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Privela | OCEAN blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浩鑫 庄 | Leo Haf |
Customer experience
Privela
OCEAN blocks
In-app purchases
Privela
No in-app purchases
OCEAN blocks
No in-app purchases
