Review & comparison

Sealby vs Secret Photo Album

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

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Feature comparison

FeatureSealbySecret Photo Album
Encryption
Yes1
Yes2
No account
Yes3
Not advertised in checked sourcesNot advertised4
No developer storage server
Yes5
PartialLimited6
Multiple separate vaults
Yes7
PartialLimited8
Decoy vault
Yes9
Yes10
Photos, videos, files & folders
Yes11
PartialLimited12
Create & edit notes
Yes13
Not advertised in checked sourcesNot advertised14
No ads
YesNo ads15
NoAdvertising disclosed16
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.

  1. 1.
    Sealby · Encryption: AES-256-GCM encrypts each file on your device.
  2. 2.
    Secret Photo Album · Encryption: The developer explicitly advertises encrypted storage on its product page and App Store listing. The algorithm and key management are not detailed; this credits the published claim, not independently verified security.
  3. 3.
    Sealby · No account: No Sealby account; optional iCloud features use your Apple Account.
  4. 4.
    Secret Photo Album · No account: Cloud access requires email registration. Account-free local use is not explicitly advertised in the checked sources; this does not establish that local use requires an account.
  5. 5.
    Sealby · No developer storage server: No Sealby content servers; optional encrypted backup in your own iCloud.
  6. 6.
    Secret Photo Album · No developer storage server: Local storage is available; paid cloud content may use provider-managed AWS.
  7. 7.
    Sealby · Multiple separate vaults: Unlimited free vaults, each with its own code and recovery phrase.
  8. 8.
    Secret Photo Album · Multiple separate vaults: Separate PINs for selected albums are advertised. Partial credit for separately locked albums; the sources do not explain whether the decoy opens an independent collection.
  9. 9.
    Sealby · Decoy vault: A separate free vault can be a decoy; duress deletion requires Premium.
  10. 10.
    Secret Photo Album · Decoy vault: Decoy PIN documented; the public listing does not specify its tier.
  11. 11.
    Sealby · Photos, videos, files & folders: Photos, videos, any file type, rich-text notes and folders.
  12. 12.
    Secret Photo Album · Photos, videos, files & folders: Photos, videos and albums are advertised. General-document support is not advertised in the checked sources; partial credit for the documented media support.
  13. 13.
    Sealby · Create & edit notes: Write rich-text notes and import plaintext files. Search inside supported documents.
  14. 14.
    Secret Photo Album · Create & edit notes: The developer describes photos and videos. A written-note editor is not advertised on its product page or current App Store listing.
  15. 15.
    Sealby · No ads: No ads in either the free or Premium version.
  16. 16.
    Secret Photo Album · No ads: The app-specific privacy policy describes serving advertising and lists ad providers. The current free-versus-paid placement is not established. A browser ad blocker is not an app-wide no-ads promise.

Pricing at a glance.

US prices · Checked

Sealby

Monthly
$4.99
Yearly
$24.99
Lifetime
$39.99

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

Secret Photo Album

Free download with paid subscriptions. Premium includes cloud storage; US purchase labels do not reliably identify each offer’s billing period.

Secret Photo Album · What these plans include

PremiumPlan: Not verified
$1.99–$49.99
Secret Album PremiumPlan: Not verified
$9.99–$51.99

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.

Sealby free & Premium plans

How does Secret Photo Album compare with Sealby?

Secret Photo Album offers locked media and a paid provider cloud. Sealby needs no account, collects no app data and keeps optional encrypted backups in your own iCloud.

What to keep in mind
  • Premium cloud access requires email registration. Its privacy policy distinguishes local or user-iCloud storage from paid provider hosting.
  • The listing does not establish which tier includes the decoy PIN.

What Secret Photo Album is built for

  • Decoy PIN, break-in photos and lockout after wrong PINs
  • A cloud tier for multi-device access

What to consider

  • Its App Store privacy label (as listed 4 October 2026) declares data used to track you
  • Cloud sync is Premium and requires registering an email
  • No documented hidden vaults that leave no stored list or count or duress PIN

The honest verdict

Choose Sealby for private photos, files and notes without a provider account. Compare the cloud and subscription model if you prefer Secret Photo Album.

Sources & checked date

Checked against these public sources on October 4, 2026. App Store privacy labels are self-reported by developers. Apps change; if anything here is out of date, write to hello@sealby.app and we will correct it. Product names are trademarks of their owners; Sealby is not affiliated with them.

  1. US App Store: Secret Photo Album – SA features and subscriptions (apps.apple.com)
  2. BP Mobile: Secret Album (bpmobile.com)
  3. Secret Photo Album: storage and service-provider privacy policy (bpmob.com)
  4. BPMobile: Secret Album product features (www.bpmobile.com)
  5. Checked (apps.apple.com)

Common questions

Does Sealby need an account for backup?

No Sealby account is needed. Premium backup uses your Apple account and stores encrypted blocks in your own iCloud. Every user can also save an encrypted export for free, without a cloud account.

Can I move my photos to Sealby?

Yes. Export them to your photo library or Files, then add them to a Sealby vault with the photo picker or the share sheet. Sealby encrypts them on import, and you can then delete the readable copies.

Related: vs Privault · vs PV – Secret Photo Album · vs typical photo vaults

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