Photo & Video · 57 apps
Private photo apps: Privacy Labels Compared
Private-photo apps promise to keep pictures out of your main library. The label shows what leaves the phone; it cannot show whether the hiding is a real lock or just a separate folder. Checked November 2026.
- Declare tracking
- 46%
- Linked, no tracking
- 8%
- Collect nothing
- 24%
- No label details
- 7
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57 of 57 apps · sorted A–Z
| Developer | Tracking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Photo Editor & Story Art | INFOSTRING TECHNOLABS PRIVATE LIMITED | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Blurtic Blur Photo Background | pixel force private limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Collage Maker | pixel force private limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Collect | Stuart Watson | Not linked | None | 3 |
| DreamShoot | NOOSPER AI (OPC) PRIVATE LIMITED | Linked | None | 3 |
| FileGuard | One Wave AB | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Gallery Vault Private Photos | Niraj Mangukiya | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Groupsy by Photobucket | Photobucket.com Inc. | Tracks you | Purchases | 7 |
| HashPhotos | kobaltlab Inc. | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Lock Private Photo Vault SPV | Ali Samaei | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Lock Private Photos & Videos | Bilal Nawaz | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Loop | Far Edge Studio LLC | Not linked | None | 3 |
| MakeMyMovie-Movie maker | out thinking private limited | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| My Eyes Only Photo Safe | Software Ops LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Photo Album Cloud Vault | Eben Software Private Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| Photo Album Private Manager | Eben Software Private Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| Photo Background Editor | Vendi Mobile Technologies Private Limited | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Photo Gallery Albums | Vishalbhai Vaghasiya | Tracks you | Location | 1 |
| Photo Gallery Private Vault | Jaydip Patoliya | Tracks you | Usage Data, Diagnostics | 2 |
| Photo Safe private photos | Yao Fan | Not linked | None | 4 |
| Photo Splash photo editor app | pixel force private limited | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc | Liger Infotech | Tracks you | Location, Contacts | 2 |
| Photo Wall Pro | App Street Software Private Limited | Not disclosed | — | — |
| PhotoCircle | PhotoCircle, Inc. | Tracks you | Contact Info, Identifiers, Usage Data | 5 |
| Photos Secret keep photo and video | 寒雪 吴 | Not disclosed | — | — |
| PhotosX | Hiroyuki Kawate | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Pic Collage Maker | Devkrushna Infotech Private Limited | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Pic Safe + Secret Photo Vault | Avanquest North America | Linked | None | 5 |
| Picture Editor+ | Andor Communications Private Limited | Tracks you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Private Locker Photo and More | Olcay Ay | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Private Photo Album X | 志勇 吴 | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Private Photo Vault Arca | Pacifiq | Not linked | None | 1 |
| Private Photo Video Manager & My Secret Folder Privacy App Free | JINMIN ZHOU | Not disclosed | — | — |
| Private Photos Calculator%) | Digital Mind Co., Ltd. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Private Pics | Alchemic Apps LLC | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Private Vault Photo & Video | Jogani Bhavesh Keshubhai | Tracks you | Usage Data | 1 |
| privatePhotos | MaximumSoft Corp. | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| ProxyPics | Proxy Pics, Inc | Linked | None | 4 |
| Remo Duplicate Photos Remover | Remo Software Private Limited | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Safety Photo+Video Pro | Sixbytes PLT | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| SanDisk ibi | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Linked | None | 6 |
| Seal | Juan Pablo Fernandez | Not linked | None | 3 |
| Secret Calculator Vault Photo | Joao Victor Flores da Costa | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secret Key Lock Album | Ms, Inc. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 8 |
| Secret Photo Album HiddenBox | Huizhou Yimo Technology Co., Ltd. | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 3 |
| Secret Photo Vault PixSafe | Tapstorm Limited | Tracks you | Identifiers | 3 |
| Secret Photo Vault VLTR | Oleksandr Pylaiev | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data | 6 |
| Secret Photo+Folder | joaquin grech | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| Secure Folder | Huynh Thuy | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Secure Vault Lite | Hakan Cakiroglu | Not disclosed | — | — |
| SoloGallery | Fabian Hanu | Collects nothing | None | 0 |
| SPA | WISDOM DATA LIMITED | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Square Fit | PICFY Technologies Private Limited | Tracks you | Usage Data | 3 |
| VA - Secret Hide Photo Vault | 薇薇 肖 | Tracks you | Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 3 |
| Video Collage Maker & Editor | out thinking private limited | Tracks you | Purchases, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics | 4 |
| Video Maker Photos With Song | Nexogen Private Limited | Not linked | None | 2 |
| Waldo | Blue Yonder Labs, LLC | Tracks you | Usage Data | 8 |
Most common data types
- Usage Data64%
- Diagnostics60%
- Identifiers48%
- Location20%
- Contact Info20%
- User Content18%
- Purchases12%
- Financial Info6%
How to read this list
Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.
Check whether the app needs full Photos access or works with selected photos, and whether hidden items still appear in iCloud Photos.
Exposure follows the label's own structure: an app that declares any tracking is shown as “Tracks you”, even if it collects little else. Open any app for every data type explained and the iPhone settings that limit it.
FAQ
How many private photo apps track you?
46% of the 50 with an App Store privacy label declare data used to track you. 7 more have not provided label details.
Which private photo apps collect no data?
Private Photos Calculator%), SoloGallery, Private Pics, Safety Photo+Video Pro, privatePhotos, Secret Photo+Folder and others have a “Data Not Collected” label. Filter the table above by “Collects nothing” to see them all.
What data do they collect most?
Usage Data (64%), Diagnostics (60%), Identifiers (48%).
Are these rankings or recommendations?
No. The table reproduces each developer's App Store privacy label. We do not test apps, and fewer data types is not automatically better: some features need data to work.
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Facts on this page come from Apple App Store privacy labels, as reported by the developer. Checked November 2026. How we collect data · Report a correction