What Privault is
Privault is listed as Privault - Private Photo Vault, published by Binspir Technologies Co., Ltd., on the App Store since January 2017. It has a 4.7 rating from about 77,000 ratings, a 91 MB download and a 4+ age rating. The developer says it has around four million users. The current version is 10.2, released in February 2025.
How it protects your photos
The lock is a keypad with three passcodes. The primary passcode opens your vault. A secondary passcode opens a separate folder, and the listing says outright that this is the one to disclose if you are threatened. An erase-all passcode deletes every secret file. That is the same three-passcode shape Kryptis uses, and Privault is the only other app in this set that has it.
The listing describes the storage as encrypted, accessed only with your passcode. No algorithm is named. There is no intruder logging, facedown lock or disguised icon in the description.
Where your photos go
Nowhere. There is no cloud feature. Import and export go through the camera roll or an embedded Wi-Fi server. The app also plays about 150 video formats and records voice memos.
What it costs
The US listing shows Pro Service at $3.49 a month or $24.99 a year, Permanent Pro at $45.99 and Remove Ads at $2.99.
What the privacy label says
Usage Data is listed under Data Used to Track You. Usage Data and Advertising Data are under Data Linked to You. User Content and Usage Data are under Data Not Linked to You.
What the listing does not mention
The sources do not mention a named algorithm, intruder alerts, facedown lock, a disguised icon, a private camera, face blur, downloading from a link, any backup, a recovery key, burner email, private contacts, or sub-albums. See Kryptis vs Privault.
Who Privault suits
It suits someone who wants a decoy and an erase code without a cloud, and does not mind an app that has not been updated in a while. The three-passcode design is the right idea. The unnamed encryption and the tracking in the privacy label are the gaps.
Kryptis instead
Kryptis is built for the people these listings leave out: anyone who wants the vault to stay on the phone and stay unreadable. Every photo, video and file is encrypted with AES-256-GCM on the device before it is stored, along with its metadata. There is no account and no server. A second passcode opens a decoy vault with its own albums, a third erases everything, and failed unlocks are recorded. Backup goes to your own iCloud, already encrypted, and the only way back in after a lost passcode is the BIP39 recovery phrase you were given at setup.
