Photo vault apps compared

1. Are the files encrypted on the phone, or only hidden behind a PIN screen? A lock screen stops a casual look. Encryption makes the files unreadable without the key.
2. Do you need an account? An account means a company that can reset, read or lose your access.
3. What does a decoy actually show, and can someone tell it's a decoy?
4. Where does the backup go, and who holds the key?
5. What does it cost, and what's missing from the free version?

Each page puts VaultCube's facts, checked against its code, next to what the other app says in its own App Store listing, and dates every figure. When we quote an app's claim, we say so. We're installing each app on the same iPhone to check those claims ourselves, and each page gets the results and the test date when that's done.

VaultCube makes a competing app. We stick to what can be shown, and we name where the others do more. Found something out of date? Tell us.