HypaVault vs PrivaultWhich Vault Shows How It Protects Your Photos?

For privacy, yes. Privault is ad-supported, names no encryption method and runs only on iPhone and iPad, and its listing doesn’t say whether its Erase-all Passcode works silently. HypaVault encrypts every file, name and thumbnail with AES-256-GCM, carries no advertising, keeps up to three separate vaults with an encrypted backup of each, and its duress passcode looks like a normal unlock while it erases the rest.

Privault’s listing calls its storage “encrypted,” but it names no algorithm or key handling, and its privacy policy speaks only of “commercially acceptable means” of protection. We found no independent security analysis, so it can’t be confirmed whether files are encrypted or only hidden. HypaVault encrypts every file on the phone with AES-256-GCM, each with its own random 256-bit key.

Its listing describes no sign-up, only passcodes, and mentions neither cloud backup nor sync. Version 4.0 added passcode reset by email, but the listing doesn’t say whether an email is required. HypaVault never asks for an email: setup is a 6-digit passcode and a 12-word recovery phrase.

Yes, in the free version. Apple lists a $2.99 Remove ADs purchase, Privault’s privacy policy names AdMob and Umeng among its third-party services, and its App Store label lists advertising data as used to track you. HypaVault carries no advertising, and nothing in it reports what you do.

It has an Erase-all Passcode, which its listing says is “used only when you are threatened and decide to erase all secret files,” plus a secondary passcode that opens a secondary folder. The listing doesn’t say whether the erase is silent or what it covers. HypaVault’s duress passcode looks like a normal unlock and opens an empty vault, while every other vault on the phone is erased in one silent step; your backups bring them back later.

Privault is free to download with ads, and Apple lists Pro at $3.49 a month or $24.99 a year, Permanent Pro at $45.99 once, and Remove ADs at $2.99. HypaVault is $24.99 a year after a 3-day free trial, or $39.99 once, so buying it outright costs less, and it carries no advertising.

Yes. Export your photos and videos from Privault to your photo library, which its listing supports, then import them into HypaVault, which encrypts the photos, videos and documents you choose. Some reviewers report the free version showing only a handful of photos until they buy Pro, so check that you can reach everything before you start. Once your files are safely in HypaVault, delete the originals if you want them kept only there.

Privault added passcode reset by email in version 4.0, though a 2026 reviewer reports the recovery email never arrived. HypaVault gives you a 12-word recovery phrase that resets a forgotten passcode. It’s shown once and never stored, so nobody, including Cyberdunes, can recover it for you; keep it written down somewhere safe.