LockMyPix vs Photok

LockMyPix is a mobile vault for photos, videos, documents, and other files on Android and iOS. The maker says imported files are encrypted with AES CTR in real time and kept on the device or an SD card rather than sent to its servers. For backup, LockMyPix Cloud can transfer files to the user's Google Drive or Dropbox account. Access can be protected with a password, PIN, pattern, fingerprint, or face unlock; face unlock depends on the device. The vault supports unlimited videos, including 8K video, and unlimited folders and subfolders. Premium features include a decoy vault, app disguise, intruder selfies, and SD-card storage. Free Basic Protection costs nothing, includes ads, and leaves some features to Premium. LockMyPix Premium costs $29.99, paid once and removes ads while unlocking premium features. The iOS listing requires iOS 15 or later; Mac support is listed for macOS 12 or later on an Apple M1 chip or later.

Photok is an Android vault for keeping private photos and videos away from ordinary view. Imported media can be organized into albums and exported, while files are encrypted locally with AES-256 and decrypted only in memory during use. Cloud upload is not required. Users can unlock with a fingerprint, share directly into the vault, hide the app icon, and delete originals after import. Encrypted backups can be created and restored. Photok is open source under the Apache 2.0 License and is developed by Leon Latsch and public volunteers. Downloads are listed for Google Play, F-Droid, and other alternatives. The maker describes the core app as identical across Google Play and FOSS variants, but telemetry defaults differ: enabled by default in Google Play and disabled by default in FOSS. The FOSS plan costs nothing; Photok Pro is an optional Google Play add-on with no listed price.