SwiftLockerCompare photo vaults
Looking for a photo vault for iPhone? Here's how SwiftLocker compares with the Hidden album and with the top two results for “photo vault” in the US App Store in November 2026, plus a roundup of the top four. Every fact about another app comes from its own listing or website, with sources on each page.
Best photo vault apps for iPhone (2026)
The Hidden album and the top four App Store results, side by side. Made by SwiftLocker, with sources.
Read the roundupThe Hidden album vs SwiftLocker
Apple's Hidden album unlocks with your iPhone's passcode. When it's enough, and when a vault helps.
Read the comparisonSwiftLocker vs Keepsafe
Accounts, ads, backups and decoy PINs, side by side with Keepsafe.
Read the comparisonSwiftLocker vs Private Photo Vault
Where your backups go, what each app holds, and the extras each one has.
Read the comparisonWhat to look for in a photo vault
- A PIN of its own. If a vault opens with your iPhone's passcode, anyone who knows it can look inside.
- Encryption on the device. Files should be unreadable outside the app.
- Where backups go. Your own iCloud, the app's own cloud, or nowhere. Check before you switch phones.
- Whether you need an account. Some vaults ask for an email address. Others need none.
- The privacy label. The App Store shows whether an app's data may be used to track you.
- A decoy PIN. A second PIN that opens a harmless vault helps when someone asks to see.
- A forgotten PIN. Some apps reset it by email. Others can't, by design, so a backup matters.