Comparisons
Similar apps, honestly compared.
Compare how each option handles encryption, accounts, backups and hidden vaults, then choose the model that fits what you need to protect.
Best photo vault apps for iPhone in 2026
Nine free and paid options. Compare private vaults, accounts, backups and everyday features at a glance.
Read the comparisonSealby vs Apple built-ins
Compare Apple’s Hidden album and locked notes with Sealby: separate passwords, supported files, hidden vaults and recovery options.
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Sealby vs Proton Drive
Proton Drive is encrypted cloud storage behind an account. Sealby is an account-free local vault with deniable hidden vaults. How to choose between them.
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Sealby vs 1Password
1Password is the benchmark for credentials; Sealby is a deniable vault for private files, photos and notes with no account at all. How to choose.
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Sealby vs Standard Notes
Standard Notes is a cross-platform encrypted notes service. Sealby seals notes, photos and files in deniable vaults with no account. How to choose.
Read the comparisonSealby vs other photo vault apps
Compare free photo vault apps on documented encryption, privacy labels, accounts and file limits. A lock screen alone does not explain the protection.
Read the comparisonSealby vs Calculator vaults
Compare calculator vault apps on encryption, supported files, privacy labels and recovery. An app disguise can be recognised; protection underneath matters.
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Sealby vs Keepsafe
Keepsafe alternative with no account or provider cloud: Sealby encrypts on your device, needs no sign-up, and keeps vaults deniable, no stored list or count.
Read the comparisonSealby vs Encrypted cloud drives
Zero-knowledge drives encrypt well, but an account still ties you to your data and nothing is deniable. When to use a cloud drive — and when a vault.
Read the comparisonSealby vs Locked notes apps
Compare locked-notes apps on encryption, visible titles, accounts and file support. Sealby keeps notes and files together in a separate encrypted vault.
Read the comparisonSealby vs Chat-app stashes
Saved Messages and note-to-self stashes leak: previews, linked devices, caches — sometimes readable servers. Keep private files in a vault instead.
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Sealby vs Private Photo Vault
Private Photo Vault vs Sealby: both work without an account on the phone. How they differ on tracking labels, cloud backup, encryption and deniable hidden vaults.
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Sealby vs LockMyPix
LockMyPix vs Sealby: two account-free photo vaults compared on encryption design, tracking labels, platforms, fake vaults and deniable hidden vaults.
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Sealby vs Folder Lock
Folder Lock vs Sealby on iPhone: cross-platform sync with an account versus an account-free vault. Accounts, sync, decoys and duress compared.
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Sealby vs Hide It Pro
Hide It Pro vs Sealby on iPhone: app disguises compared with an encrypted, account-free vault with hidden vaults and a duress PIN.
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Sealby vs Best Secret Folder
Best Secret Folder vs Sealby: an ad-supported photo folder compared with an encrypted, account-free vault with no ads and no data collection.
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Sealby vs SPV
SPV – Photo Vault vs Sealby: an on-device photo locker with a calculator disguise compared with an encrypted, account-free vault that collects no data.
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Sealby vs PV – Secret Photo Album
PV – Secret Photo Album vs Sealby: an ad-supported album with a paid cloud, compared with an encrypted, account-free vault that collects no data.
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Sealby vs Privault
Privault vs Sealby: an ad-supported photo vault with decoy passcodes and email reset, compared with an encrypted, account-free vault that collects no data.
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Sealby vs Secret Photo Album
Secret Photo Album – SA vs Sealby: a subscription photo vault with a provider cloud, compared with an encrypted, account-free vault that collects no data.
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Sealby vs Calculator#
Calculator# vs Sealby: a calculator-disguise vault compared with an encrypted, account-free vault. Disguise, recovery, ads and privacy labels.
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Sealby vs Cryptomator
Cryptomator vs Sealby: both account-free and encrypted on the device. Open source and cross-platform, or a photo-and-notes vault with deniable hidden vaults.
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Sealby vs Ente Photos
Ente Photos vs Sealby: end-to-end encrypted, open-source photo backup with an account, compared with an account-free on-device vault with hidden vaults.
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Sealby vs MEGA
MEGA vs Sealby: a large end-to-end encrypted cloud with an account, compared with an account-free iPhone vault. Accounts, storage and hidden vaults.
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Sealby vs pCloud
pCloud vs Sealby: lifetime cloud storage where only the paid Crypto Folder is end-to-end encrypted, compared with an iPhone vault that encrypts everything.
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iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free