Privately vs Safety Photo+Video

Privately is an iPhone vault for photos and videos, with media encrypted on the device. It splits files into 1 MB blocks protected by AES-256-GCM, while the user’s PIN wraps a master key stored in the iPhone Secure Enclave. Albums can have separate passwords, and their locked photos disappear from the timeline, search, and favorites; Face ID unlocking is optional. On-device Smart Search can find text in photos in 18 languages without sending the photos off the iPhone. Users can export a.privately backup and restore it on a new device with their PIN; the maker says backups can be kept in iCloud Drive or elsewhere. The maker says it has no accounts or servers holding photos, file names, or thumbnails. The Free plan costs nothing, with no sign-up required. Pro Yearly costs $39.99 a year and includes locked albums and encrypted backups. The yearly subscription has a 7-day free trial; the weekly subscription has no free trial. The app is only for iPhone and requires iOS 18.0 or later. The maker says forgotten PIN access or losing a device without a backup can mean permanent content loss.

Safety Photo+Video is a mobile vault for keeping selected personal photos and videos apart from the everyday gallery. It runs on Android and iOS; the App Store listing requires iOS 15.0 or later, and downloads are available for iPhone, iPad, and Google Play. Users can arrange media in albums, mark favorites, assign separate passwords to albums, and capture new photos or videos inside the vault. Access uses a passcode or supported biometric method, depending on the device and app version. A different password can open a decoy vault. Files can move through a browser on the local Wi-Fi network. With zero-knowledge backup enabled, media is encrypted before upload and needs user-controlled credentials or recovery information. The free plan includes 10 GB. Options include 2.99 USD monthly iCloud Sync, 4.99 USD once for Pro, and storage plans up to 200 GB. Expired cloud backup is retained for 90 days, and private media is not used for AI training.