Kryptis Private Vault

Guides.

Plain answers about hidden photos, vault apps and what actually protects the files on your iPhone. Each one gives the answer first and the detail after.

  1. The best photo vault apps for iPhone in 2026The ten most-rated photo vault apps on the App Store plus the built-in Hidden album, judged on what each developer actually says about encryption, accounts, cloud and tracking.
  2. Are photo vault apps safe? What to check before you trust oneSome photo vault apps encrypt your files. Most put a PIN screen in front of ordinary files and upload them to a cloud. Five checks you can do on the App Store page before installing.
  3. Calculator vault apps: how they work and what they missA calculator vault is a real calculator with a vault behind the code. Where the disguise holds, where it breaks, and what to look for if you want the files themselves protected.
  4. How to hide photos on iPhone, and who can still see themHide photos with the built-in Hidden album in a few taps, then understand what it does and does not protect: iCloud, backups, anyone with your passcode. Plus the encrypted alternative.
  5. Are hidden photos saved to iCloud? What actually syncsPhotos in the iPhone Hidden album sync to iCloud Photos, appear on every device on your Apple Account, and are included in backups. What syncs, what does not, and how to keep something out of iCloud entirely.
  6. Do photo vault apps upload your photos? Where vault photos liveSome vault apps keep photos on the phone. Several upload them to the developer's own cloud as the main feature. How to tell from the App Store page, app by app.
  7. Forgot your photo vault password? The honest optionsThere are only three honest answers to a forgotten vault passcode: the developer can reset it, a phrase you hold can reset it, or nothing can. Which apps do which, and how Kryptis recovery keys work.
  8. How to move a photo vault to a new iPhoneA vault app's files may or may not come across in an iPhone transfer. How to move a Kryptis vault safely with an encrypted backup, and what to check in other apps before you wipe the old phone.
  9. How to download videos from a link on iPhone without them landing in PhotosEvery iPhone downloader saves to Photos or Files first, where the video syncs, backs up and shows in search. How to download a public video from a link directly into an encrypted vault instead.
  10. What a decoy vault and a self-destruct passcode actually doA decoy vault opens a real, separate vault behind a second passcode. A self-destruct passcode erases the vault. What each protects against, which apps have them, and how Kryptis does both.
  11. How to get a burner email address on iPhoneApple's Hide My Email, temporary email websites and Kryptis Burner Email all give you a throwaway address. How they differ, what each reveals, and when a 24-hour address inside an encrypted vault is the right tool.
  12. Keepsafe alternatives: vaults that keep your photos on the phoneKeepsafe stores your vault on its servers behind an account and charges $9.99 a month for Premium. The alternatives that keep photos on the phone, ranked by what their own listings say.
  13. Private Photo Vault alternatives: what to pick if the privacy label bothers youPrivate Photo Vault has a million ratings and a privacy label that links your photos and identifiers to you. The alternatives that do not, ranked by what their own listings say.
  14. How to lock photos on iPhone: the Hidden album, app locks, and a real vaultiOS gives you three locks for photos: the Hidden album, Face ID on individual apps, and locked notes. What each one stops, what the phone passcode opens anyway, and when you need an encrypted vault.
  15. How to hide videos on iPhone, and keep them out of iCloudVideos hide the same way photos do, and leak the same way: iCloud Photos, backups, widgets and anyone with the passcode. How to hide a video, and how to keep one out of iCloud entirely.
  16. How to make a secret folder on iPhone, and what each option actually hidesThe iPhone has no password-protected folder in Files. What you can do instead: the Hidden album, a locked note, a hidden app, or a vault that encrypts what you put in it.
  17. Do hidden photos transfer to a new iPhone?Hidden photos are part of the Photos library, so they come across with iCloud Photos, an iCloud or computer backup, and Quick Start. What comes across, what stays hidden, and how vault photos move differently.
  18. Can Family Sharing see your iPhone photos? What is shared and what is notFamily Sharing does not share your photo library. The iCloud Shared Photo Library does, for the photos you put in it. A family device signed in to your own Apple Account sees everything. How to tell which situation you are in.
  19. Does deleting a photo vault app delete your photos?Delete a vault app and iOS deletes its data, including any photos stored only inside it. Which apps say so in their listings, what a cloud-based vault keeps, and how to back up before you delete.
  20. How do photo vault apps work? What actually happens to the fileA photo vault moves a file out of Photos into the app's own storage and puts a lock screen in front. Whether the file is also encrypted is the whole question. What happens at import, at lock, in a backup and when you forget the code.