Safety Photo+Video vs Weave Vault

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.

Weave Vault is a mobile encrypted vault for private photos, videos, PDFs, and documents, available on Android and iOS. A pattern drawn on a 5×5 grid derives the key; an unrecognized pattern opens a fresh, empty vault rather than showing an error. The app supports files up to 16 GB and includes sealed folders, duress mode, and a camera that captures directly into the vault. Its security page says AES-256-GCM seals files, thumbnails, metadata, vault manifests, and key-wrapping headers. A 12-word recovery phrase appears once when a vault is created. If both the pattern and phrase are lost, the vault cannot be recovered. Optional encrypted backup requires Pro and stores ciphertext in the user's iCloud or Google Drive; restoring does not require Pro. Sharing sends a point-in-time copy that expires within at most 30 days and can be revoked earlier. The free plan allows up to three vaults and 50 files per vault. Annual, monthly, and lifetime Pro prices are shown in the app at purchase time; the annual plan includes a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.