Rich text, not scraps
Bold, italics, links and lists — real writing. Journals, drafts, and the notes you would never leave in a cloud notes app.
Use case
A real notes app, sealed shut.
Most photo lockers treat text as an afterthought. Sealby has first-class rich-text notes alongside PDFs, scans and any file type — organised with folders, tags and search, and encrypted before anything touches storage.
What is the most private way to keep notes on an iPhone?
A local-first encrypted vault is more private than a synced notes service: with Sealby, notes are encrypted on-device with AES-256, there is no account and no server that could read or leak them, and every note lives inside a vault whose very existence is deniable.
Organised and findable
Folders, tags and instant search inside each vault. All indexing happens locally — nothing about your notes ever leaves the device readable.
No service to breach
Notes services get breached, subpoenaed, and scanned. Sealby has no account and no server — there is nothing anyone can be compelled to hand over.
Common questions
How is this different from locked notes in Apple Notes?
Apple Notes locks individual notes but the notes app, note titles, and note count stay visible. Sealby seals entire vaults of notes and files, hides that they exist at all, and adds per-vault recovery that doesn’t depend on your Apple ID.
Can I store PDFs and scans alongside notes?
Yes. Any file type — PDFs, scans, spreadsheets, archives — is encrypted with its own key and lives next to your notes with folders, tags and search.
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