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Best photo vault apps with no data collection for iPhone in 2026
Of the six, only two declare Data Not Collected on their App Store privacy label: Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video (ours) and Safe Lock. The other four list data used to track you, data linked to you, or both. A privacy label is what the developer says, not an independent audit.
If you also want a private cloud, Keepsafe has the smallest label of the cloud options (usage data only); Private Photo Vault has the most features and the longest label.
At a glance
| App | Price (US) | Cloud backup | App Store privacy label | Version (date) | Rating (US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video Our app | Free to download; Premium yearly $19.99 or $29.99, lifetime from $14.99 | None: no account, no cloud | Data Not Collected | 1.2.8 (13 Oct 2026) | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Safe Lock - Hidden Photo Vault | Free; Premium $4.99, $19.99 or $29.99 | None listed: the developer says photos stay on the device | Data Not Collected | 3.1 (17 Aug 2026) | 4.8 (24,844 ratings) |
| Secret Photo Vault: Keepsafe | Free; Premium from $4.99 to $35.99 (yearly $23.99, monthly $9.99) | Optional Private Cloud (Premium) | Data Used to Track You (usage data); Data Not Linked to You (usage data) | 13.34.0 (12 Oct 2026) | 4.8 (384,414 ratings) |
| Private Photo Vault - Pic Safe | Free; Premium $6.99, $12.99, $35.99 and $39.99 | Optional encrypted Cloud Vault | Data Used to Track You (usage data); Data Linked to You (purchases, user content, identifiers, usage data, diagnostics) | 25.8 (17 Sep 2026) | 4.8 (1,017,221 ratings) |
| Privault - Private Photo Vault | Free (with ads); Pro $3.49 a month, $24.99 a year or $45.99 once; remove ads $2.99 | None: on the device | Data Used to Track You (usage data); Data Linked to You (usage data); Data Not Linked to You (user content, usage data) | 10.2 (28 Feb 2025) | 4.7 (76,586 ratings) |
| PV - Secret Photo Album | Free (with ads); Pro $3.99 a month or $17.99 a year, lifetime $41.99 | Optional cloud backup plans | Data Used to Track You (identifiers, usage data); Data Linked to You (contact info, identifiers); Data Not Linked to You (identifiers, usage data, diagnostics) | 7.5.18 (8 Aug 2026) | 4.7 (30,267 ratings) |
All six are free to download. Prices are the in-app purchases listed on the US App Store on 16 October 2026 (apps list several price points for the same plan). Ratings are the App Store average and number of ratings that day. The privacy label is what each developer declares to Apple.
Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video Our app
Best for: the privacy label with nothing collected, plus Face ID, per-album passwords, disguised icon and a private camera.
- Label: Data Not Collected. Opens with Face ID, Touch ID or a passcode; each album can have its own password.
- Disguised icon (Calculator, Notes or Weather) and a face-down exit.
- No account and no cloud; to move to a new iPhone you export one password-locked file. 19 languages, iOS 17 or later, 17 MB.
Limits: no automatic backup; the free version is limited (one item when we checked on 11 October); only 6 ratings in the US.
Safe Lock - Hidden Photo Vault
Best for: the other vault with a Data Not Collected label, with many lock types and a hidden camera.
- Label: Data Not Collected. Locks: PIN, DotLock, numeric or alphabetic password, Touch ID and Face ID.
- Hidden camera inside the app; secret folders for photos, videos and notes.
- The developer says photos and videos are saved only on your device. 13 languages, iOS 12 or later, 69 MB.
Limits: its listing does not describe an encrypted export for moving to a new iPhone.
Secret Photo Vault: Keepsafe
Best for: a low-data label (usage data only) with an optional private cloud.
- Label: usage data used to track you, and usage data not linked to you; no contact info or photos listed.
- PIN, Touch ID, album lock with separate PINs (Premium), Safe Send.
- 16 languages, iOS 17 or later, 210 MB.
Limits: its label includes tracking of usage data, and cloud and per-album locks need Premium.
Private Photo Vault - Pic Safe
Best for: the best-known vault and the most features, if you accept a long privacy label.
- Label: usage data used to track you; purchases, user content, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics linked to you.
- Break-in report with photo and GPS, decoy password, face-down lock, private browser.
- 11 languages, iOS 15 or later, 172 MB.
Limits: a long privacy label that includes user content linked to you, and several features need Premium.
Privault - Private Photo Vault
Best for: a second passcode that opens a decoy folder.
- Primary passcode, a secondary passcode for a decoy space and an erase-all passcode.
- Video player that the developer says opens about 150 media formats.
- 12 languages, iOS 11 or later, 91 MB.
Limits: last updated on 28 February 2025, shows ads unless you pay, and its label lists tracking data.
PV - Secret Photo Album
Best for: the longest feature list at the lowest subscription prices.
- Free unlimited storage per its listing; password and Face ID, fake password, customizable icon.
- Tags, notes and search, photo editor and Nearby Drop.
- 12 languages, iOS 15 or later, 157 MB.
Limits: the free version shows ads, and its label has tracking, linked and unlinked data.
Who should use what
- You want nothing collected and no account: Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video (ours) or Safe Lock.
- You want a private cloud with the smallest label: Keepsafe.
- You want the most features and accept a long label: Private Photo Vault.
- You want a decoy passcode: Privault.
- You want the cheapest subscription: PV.
Use cases
- Keeping private photos off the shared camera roll and out of the cloud (Photo Vault, Safe Lock).
- Handing your phone to someone without them seeing the app (disguised icons, decoy passcodes).
- Backing up a vault so a lost phone does not lose photos (Keepsafe, Private Photo Vault, PV with their cloud).
- Checking what an app says it collects before you put private photos in it (the privacy label in the table).
How we checked
On 16 October 2026 we opened each app's US App Store page and Apple's lookup data: in-app purchases, version and release date, rating and number of ratings, languages, size, minimum iOS and the privacy label exactly as declared. Features are the ones each developer lists on its page; we did not verify encryption or audit data practices. We did not invent ratings or reviews.
Frequently asked questions
Which photo vault apps say Data Not Collected?
On 16 October 2026, Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video and Safe Lock - Hidden Photo Vault. Keepsafe, Private Photo Vault, Privault and PV list data used to track you or data linked to you.
Does a Data Not Collected label mean my photos are safe?
It means the developer declares to Apple that it does not collect data from the app. It is not an audit, and it says nothing about how well your photos are protected on the phone.
Which photo vault has a private cloud?
Keepsafe (Private Cloud, Premium), Private Photo Vault (Cloud Vault) and PV (cloud plans). Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video and Safe Lock keep photos on the device.
Is Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video the same as Private Photo Vault?
No. They are different apps by different developers. Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video is by Saga Ltd.; Private Photo Vault - Pic Safe is by Legendary Software Labs.
Do I need a vault app at all?
Not always. iPhone has a Hidden album in Photos you can lock with Face ID or a passcode on recent iOS versions; a vault app adds separate albums, disguised icons and other features.
Sources
- Photo Vault: Hide Pics Video (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1532670722 (16 October 2026)
- Safe Lock (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1195429570 (16 October 2026)
- Keepsafe (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id510873505 (16 October 2026)
- Private Photo Vault (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id417571834 (16 October 2026)
- Privault (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1186436980 (16 October 2026)
- PV - Secret Photo Album (App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id867586326 (16 October 2026)