Comparison

Sealby vs Encrypted cloud drives

Features, pricing and privacy at a glance. Details and sources below.

Feature comparison

Feature	Sealby	Encrypted cloud drives
No account required	Yes	No
Deniable hidden vaults	Yes	See note¹
Cross-platform (web, Android, desktop)	iPhone (iOS 17+)	Yes
Provider holds your (encrypted) data	See note²	Yes, on their servers
Duress PIN	Premium	See note³
End-to-end encryption	Yes	Yes
Terabyte-scale storage & sharing links	No	Yes
Built as	A sealed private vault	See note⁴
No ads	YesNo ads⁵	Not confirmedNot confirmed⁶

Notes on this comparison

We compare published features, not independently tested security. A red cross earns no credit: the feature is unsupported, has a drawback, or is labelled “Not advertised” because we found no claim in the checked sources. “Not advertised” does not prove a feature is absent. An amber dash means documented partial support. A grey question mark is reserved for checks we could not assess and is excluded from the ranking score.

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Encrypted cloud drives · Deniable hidden vaults: Check the provider’s documented design
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Sealby · Provider holds your (encrypted) data: No, only an optional encrypted copy in your iCloud
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Encrypted cloud drives · Duress PIN: Check the provider’s documented design
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Encrypted cloud drives · Built as: General file storage & sync
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Sealby · No ads: No ads in either the free or Premium version.
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Encrypted cloud drives · No ads: Check the current app and plan for advertising; this comparison does not establish that all versions are ad-free.

Pricing at a glance.

US prices · Checked 13 Oct 2026

Sealby

Monthly: $4.99
Yearly: $24.99
Lifetime: $39.99

Free version available. Lifetime: one payment, no subscription.

Encrypted cloud drives

Storage tiers and billing periods vary by provider. Compare the storage allowance, sharing limits and encryption features of the exact plan, not a category-wide price.

No verified like-for-like price to compare.

Listed offers, not guaranteed checkout prices. Availability and prices vary by region. “Not verified” means no unambiguous matching price was found, not that a plan is unavailable.

Is encrypted cloud storage enough for my most private files?

Sealby keeps sensitive photos, files and notes in separate vaults. Encrypted cloud drives focus on storage, links and collaboration through a provider account.

What Encrypted cloud drives is built for

End-to-end encryption for files stored with a provider
Large storage plans, sharing links, team features and broad platform support
General file storage and backup rather than a private phone vault

What to consider

An account attaches your identity to the existence of your data
Metadata survives encryption: that you store, roughly how much, and when it changes
An account and stored-data records may remain visible; check the provider’s metadata and disclosure limits
A drive behaves like a workspace, not a sealed vault. Files open, preview and cache like ordinary documents

The honest verdict

Choose Sealby for private vaults on your device. Choose a cloud drive when large shared folders and web access matter more.

Sources & checked date

Example: Proton Drive plans (proton.me)
Example: MEGA plans (mega.io)

Common questions

What can a zero-knowledge cloud provider still see?

Not your content. That is the point of the encryption. But typically: who you are, that you store data, roughly how much, and when you access it. That information, attached to your identity, is exactly what a vault with no account and no provider never creates.

What about open-source tools like Cryptomator?

Cryptomator encrypts files on your device inside an existing cloud drive, with no extra Cryptomator account. It is a file-encryption layer rather than a phone vault: no deniable vaults, no duress option, and a workflow built around drives rather than a sealed app.

Your vault is waiting.

Download Sealby and protect what matters. Setup takes under a minute, and there’s no account to create.

Download on the App Store

iPhone & iPad · iOS 17+ · Free