Obscura Photo Vault Alternatives

Apps similar to Obscura Photo Vault include Photok, which is free and open source. Other options are Stingle Photos, Valv, Magic Photo Vault and LockLens: Private Photo Vault. Privacy Tools like Obscura Photo Vault are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and Windows.

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  1. App-Vault icon
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    App-Vault is an iPhone and iPad app that creates an encrypted vault for photos, files, and documents. Encryption happens entirely on-device with Apple's CryptoKit framework, so plaintext content and keys never leave the phone and there is no App-Vault server involved.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. A maximum-security private photo, video, file, and notes vault for iPhone with PIN, Face ID, decoy access, intruder alerts, and protected on-device storage.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  3. Private Photo Vault is a mobile app that provides privacy for photos and videos. It offers security features such as password-protected app entry, pin lock, pattern/dot lock, password-protected photo albums, a break-in report function, decoy password, and face-down lock.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  4. Offline encrypted photo and video vault for iOS and Android, with disguise mode, passphrase-hidden spaces and no network features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  5. ArkWarden icon
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    Secure iPhone vault app encrypts photos, videos, documents, and audio with individually salted AES-256-GCM, pattern-derived keys, optional Face or Touch ID, PIN, or YubiKey, local storage, open-source encryption, and optional iCloud backup, without account or server.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  6. Sealby icon
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    Sealby.app is a local, encrypted Vault to hide Photos, Videos, Files and Notes for iOS. No accounts and servers, free for use, supports iPhone and iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. iLockBox icon
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    Most vault apps only hide photos. iLockBox secures photos, videos, documents, audio, notes, and browser history in one private vault.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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