Comparison

GalleryVault vs Visual Locker

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

Head to head
About

GalleryVault

Securely hide your private photos and videos with this app. It offers advanced privacy features like disguised icons, cloud sync, and multiple lock options to keep your media safe from prying eyes.

Highlights
  • Hide photos and videos
  • Cloud storage and sync
  • Face ID/Touch ID unlock
  • Pattern and passcode lock
  • Disguised app icon
  • Break-in alerts
  • Private web browser
Features
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The most beautiful and simple private photo & video protection app -- ThinkYeah GalleryVault (Hide Photos & Hide Videos, Support Cloud Sync and Touch ID) GalleryVault can disguising its app icon and keep your privacy absolutely safe. What's more, GalleryVault has the cloud feature, allowing you to upload photos to the cloud and never worry about file loss. 1. Hide photos and videos. 2. Support cloud storage. Upload and download files easily 3. Support unlocking with FACE ID / Touch ID 4. Support lock with Pattern Lock and Passcode Lock 5. Support adding photos or videos by Sharing 6. Support changing App Icon 7. Support disguising GalleryVault looks like another app 8. Facedown lock: In an emergency, turn the phone screen down to close the app 9. The beautiful, smooth and elegant user experience No storage limitation to hide photo and hide video 10. Integrated with Private Web Browser and support downloading all images and videos in web page with just one tap 11. Support hiding and playing GIF images 12. Support Break-in Alerts and know who is trying to break-in 13. Fake passwords 14. Folder Lock 15. Custom theme Premium Subscription: - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Price of subscriptions: start from $1.99 (price may vary depending on location). Check in app for exact pricing in your region. · Monthly subscription: $1.99 per month. · Half-yearly subscription: $5.99 per half-year. · Yearly subscription: $8.99 per year. - You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - After the 7 days free trial the subscription automatically renews at subscription price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Privacy Policy: https://product.thinkyeah.com/doc/privacy/iGalleryVault Term of Use: https://product.thinkyeah.com/doc/privacy/iGalleryVault/tos With GalleryVault, your privacy is well protected.

About

Visual Locker

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Keep your personal photos and videos in a private vault on iPhone and iPad. Choose the items you want to add and organize them into folders. Photos and videos stay in the app's private storage with Apple's file protection, and your vault catalog is encrypted. Each device keeps its own independent vault. Visual Locker does not sync your media between Apple devices or store your vault on a Visual Locker server. Create a separate six-digit vault passcode or choose a password. You can then add Face ID or Touch ID for convenient access on supported devices. Your device passcode cannot open a vault protected by a separate vault credential directly. Alternatively, choose device unlock using the biometric method or passcode configured on your device. With Visual Locker, you can: • Import selected photos and videos privately • Organize personal moments into folders • Search, sort and filter your private library with Pro • View photos and play videos using familiar controls • Save items back to Photos whenever you choose • Choose whether your vault is included in Apple device backup • Choose a vault passcode, password or device unlock at no extra cost Free includes private storage, all access choices, up to 25 items and three folders. A one-time Pro purchase unlocks unlimited items and folders, private on-device search and filters. No subscription. Already purchased Visual Locker Pro on another Apple device? Restore Purchases. IMPORTANT: We cannot recover a forgotten vault passcode or password. And if you delete the app (or lose your phone) you will likely lose anything stored in the vault. Keep another copy of important photos and videos.

Screenshots

GalleryVault4 screens
Visual Locker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Visual Locker at none against GalleryVault's shown. GalleryVault's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. GalleryVault sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Visual Locker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GalleryVault ships an update every 5 days, Visual Locker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GalleryVault versus Visual Locker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGalleryVaultVisual Locker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB20 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperDAOWEI NETWORK TECHNOLOGY PTE.LTD.HANDLR VENTURES LTD

In-app purchases

8 purchases

GalleryVault

Subscriptions7
  • Premium (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Month)$1.491 Month
  • Premium (1 Month)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Premium (6 Month)$4.996 Months
  • Premium (6 Months)3 Days trial$5.996 Months
  • Premium (1 Year)$6.991 Year
  • Premium (1 Year)3 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$26.99
1 purchases

Visual Locker

One-time1
  • Visual Locker Pro$14.99

Questions

Is GalleryVault free?
GalleryVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Locker free?
Visual Locker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GalleryVault or Visual Locker have ads?
GalleryVault shows ads; Visual Locker does not.
Which is updated more often, GalleryVault or Visual Locker?
GalleryVault ships an update every 5 days, and Visual Locker every 10 days. Most recently, GalleryVault was updated on November 6, 2026 and Visual Locker on October 31, 2026.

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