Comparison

Vault Arms vs Private Play

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

Head to head
About

Vault Arms

Manage your firearm collection, track range performance, and log ballistics data. Features include target measurement, ammunition tracking, maintenance schedules, and an AI range coach. Securely store sensitive documents and connect with a community of shooters.

Highlights
  • Firearm armory management
  • Target group measurement
  • Ammunition tracking by lot
  • Ballistics calculator with HUD
  • AI range coach
  • Community feed and clubs
  • Encrypted document storage
Features
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Vault Arms is personal firearm command. Your armory, your ammunition, your range trips and your paperwork in one vault — on iPhone, Apple Watch and the web. Track what you own. Measure what you shoot. SEE WHETHER YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING BETTER • Photograph your target and get the group measured for you — extreme spread, mean radius and true MOA • Mark your point of aim to see windage and elevation, so you know which way to turn the turret • Saved targets build a trend across months, instead of a number you forget on the drive home YOUR ARMORY • Every firearm as a stamped data plate — photos, round count, and the optics and gear mounted to it • A 506-model catalog across 80 manufacturers, with calibers filled in for you • Ammunition by lot, with a purchase ledger and a weighted average cost per round • Maintenance with researched service intervals and a SERVICE DUE flag before something wears out • Torque specs, an accessories locker, and NFC inventory labels you tap to identify a container A RANGE DAY, IN THE ORDER IT HAPPENS • Ballistics calculator with a live camera HUD — DOPE, holdover, compass, incline and cant, filled in from your GPS and local weather, with the trajectory drawn above the table • Zero comparison — what a 25, 36, 50 or 100-yard zero actually does downrange, side by side • Printable zero targets at true 1:1 scale, with a ruler on the sheet so you can prove your printer didn't shrink it • Shot Timer on iPhone and Apple Watch — spoken standby, reaction, splits and cadence, all in one history • Dry Fire — a par timer that runs whole rep sets at home. No ammo, no drive. • Runnable drills, fifteen guides, and a range map that tells ranges and gun shops apart • Sessions that log the whole trip: several firearms, several loads, photos and video HANK, THE AI RANGE COACH Ask about your own gear and he can see it — your firearms, your ammunition, your logged sessions, your analyzed targets. He'll tell you your groups are drifting low-left and give you a drill for it. He stays on firearms topics. COMMUNITY • Feed — post photos and video from the range • Squad — your own public profile, follow other shooters, message them directly • Clubs — start or join one, run a discussion, put plans on the calendar. Public, private, or invite-only. • Kits — publish a complete build and share the link • Leaderboard — opt in and see where you stand PAPERWORK AND PROTECTION • Safe combinations and documents are end-to-end encrypted. The key is derived on your device from a passphrase we never receive and never store. We cannot read them — not for support, not for backups. • CCW permits, certifications, insurance, and NFA tax stamps with ATF form tracking • Wallet cards for memberships and licenses, with alerts before they expire • Record what you paid, see a market estimate given as a range with its sources, and print an insurance schedule (it is not a certified appraisal, and says so) • Face ID at the door. No ads, no data brokers. We never sell your data. THIRTEEN RANKS Rounds fired carry you from Recruit to Sergeant Major of the Army, on real enlisted insignia. PLANS Start free — no card, no trial clock. Free is a real tier, not a countdown: one firearm, the ballistics calculator and camera HUD, the target analyzer, Feed, Squad, Clubs, the range map and planner, guides, maintenance, and rank progression. Scout ($4.99/mo) takes the armory to five and adds the Shot Timer, drills and Dry Fire. Marksman ($9.99/mo) takes it to twenty and adds Hank. Operator ($14.99/mo) is unlimited, with advanced analytics. Founder is $99 once — everything, forever, no renewals. Every guide opens with the four rules of safety, because that is the order they matter in. Developed in America.

About

Private Play

Features
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Keep your own photos and videos in a private library on iPhone, then enjoy them full screen. Private Play is a video vault and offline player. Import from Photos or Files, unlock with Face ID or Touch ID, and use it without an app account. Imports are copies: your originals stay in Photos until you delete them yourself. Use it as: • An encrypted vault for the photos and videos you import, stored on your iPhone • An offline video player for flights and travel • A swipe-through player for your own videos, with Shuffle, Favorites and Highlights • A way to download your own NAS videos over WebDAV, or with DS file and SMB through Files. NAS downloads stay in your local library, outside the vault Your photos and videos, in one private player. Private Play keeps them in an encrypted library on your iPhone. Watch full-screen, save favorite moments as Highlights, and enjoy them offline. No app account, ads, or tracking. Mark multiple Highlights in a video and replay them in a looping grid. Browse All, Favorites, or Highlights, and play in order or on shuffle. Import from Photos, Files, or the share sheet, or select files and folders from your own NAS. The app lock uses biometrics only. Playback pauses and private content is covered when the app moves to the background. Private Play Pro offers an auto-renewing Monthly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase for full access. Both plans support Family Sharing. Apple shows local prices and terms before purchase. Existing library items remain exportable without Pro. Before changing phones or deleting the app, export important media to Photos; encryption is not a backup. — Privacy Policy: https://yangworks.dev/private-play/privacy Terms of Use: https://yangworks.dev/private-play/terms Private Play Monthly is an auto-renewable subscription. Eligible new subscribers can start with a 7-day free trial. If you start a free trial, payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours beforehand. Without a free trial, payment is charged at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings after purchase. The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase with no renewal.

Screenshots

Vault Arms4 screens
Private Play3 screens

Verdict

The call

Vault Arms and Private Play are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Vault Arms sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Private Play sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault Arms ships an update every 4 days, Private Play every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Vault Arms versus Private Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault ArmsPrivate Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRicardo Mantilla杨 高

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Vault Arms

Subscriptions4
  • Scout$4.991 Month
  • Pro$7.991 Month
  • Marksman$9.991 Month
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  • Operator$14.991 Month
One-time1
  • Founder$99.99
2 purchases

Private Play

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Vault Arms free?
Vault Arms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Play free?
Private Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vault Arms or Private Play have ads?
Neither Vault Arms nor Private Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault Arms or Private Play?
Vault Arms ships an update every 4 days, and Private Play every 8 days. Most recently, Vault Arms was updated on October 31, 2026 and Private Play on November 6, 2026.

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