Kryptis Private Vault

Features

Facedown Lock: turn the phone over, the vault closes

Turn the phone over and the vault locks. You can also have Kryptis open another app at the same moment, so whoever picks the phone up sees that instead.

Updated September 6, 2026 · 2 min read

What it does

With Facedown Lock on, Kryptis watches the phone's orientation while the vault is open. Place the phone face down and the vault locks. You can choose what happens next: just lock, or lock and switch to another app.

When you use it

Someone walks in. Someone reaches for the phone. You are showing one photo and do not want the next swipe to be a problem. Turning the phone over is faster and less obvious than closing an app.

Settings

Settings, Facedown Lock. Auto-Lock, in Passcode Settings, covers the ordinary case of leaving the app; Facedown Lock covers the fast one.

How the other apps compare

Facedown lock, from each developer’s own App Store listing.

Frequently asked questions

Does Facedown Lock drain the battery?

It only runs while the vault is open. When Kryptis is locked or closed, nothing is monitored.

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