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Is Calculator Hide Photos Videos Safe?

Calculator Hide Photos Videos privacy label · by Salman Ashraf · checked November 2026

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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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Linked to you
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None declared

Not linked to you
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Short answer

It depends on how you feel about tracking: Calculator Hide Photos Videos declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are user content. In total the label lists 2 data types; 46% of photo vaults we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Calculator Hide Photos Videos privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Used to track you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Tracks you

Calculator Hide Photos Videos' developer reports using contact info to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

Try it

Did Calculator Hide Photos Videos ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Calculator Hide Photos Videos' developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Not on the label

Location is not on Calculator Hide Photos Videos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Matches the label

Calculator Hide Photos Videos lists User Content on its label. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Calculator Hide Photos Videos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Expected — and you can decline

Calculator Hide Photos Videos declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Calculator Hide Photos Videos' label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What Calculator Hide Photos Videos collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
User ContentSensitiveNot linked to you Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too.
Contact InfoUsed to track youNot linked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
Reading the label

What Calculator Hide Photos Videos' label means for you

Calculator Hide Photos Videos' label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 2 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means contact info from Calculator Hide Photos Videos can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.

The items that deserve the most attention are user content. This is the content you actually care about. Where it is stored, who can read it and how it is backed up matters more than any other line on the label.

A photo vault holds the pictures you least want seen, so the questions that matter are where the files live, whether they are encrypted, and what happens if you forget the PIN or change phones. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.

Among the 167 photo vaults in our snapshot with a label, 46% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 28% say they collect nothing. Calculator Hide Photos Videos lists 2 data types, about the same as the average of 2.5 for this group.

Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Calculator Hide Photos Videos

  1. 1

    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

  2. 2

    Photos

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

  3. 3

    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

  4. 4

    Lock the app

    On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

  5. 5

    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Calculator Hide Photos Videos › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Calculator Hide Photos Videos track you?

Yes — 1 data type

Contact info. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.

Does Calculator Hide Photos Videos track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Calculator Hide Photos Videos behind Face ID

  1. Find Calculator Hide Photos Videos on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Calculator Hide Photos Videos now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Calculator Hide Photos Videos has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Calculator Hide Photos Videos: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Calculator Hide Photos Videos

DeveloperSalman Ashraf
App Store categoryUtilities (also Productivity)
Latest version3.4.13, released October 2026
First releasedNovember 2016
RequiresiOS 15.0 or later
Size72 MB
Age rating17+
Languages6 (EN, DE, JA, PL, ZH, ES)
Bundle IDnet.newsoftwares.NSVault

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Also by Salman Ashraf: Notes Lock Password Note.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Calculator Hide Photos Videos sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask Calculator Hide Photos Videos' developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?

How it compares

Calculator Hide Photos Videos vs similar photo vaults

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
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Do it now

Your Calculator Hide Photos Videos privacy checklist

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Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

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Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Calculator Hide Photos Videos' privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: it lists contact info under Data Used to Track You.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3Calculator Hide Photos Videos collects User Content.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: User Content appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Calculator Hide Photos Videos privacy FAQ

Is Calculator Hide Photos Videos safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, calculator Hide Photos Videos' developer reports using contact info to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Calculator Hide Photos Videos track you?
Yes. Its label lists contact info under Data Used to Track You. You can decline at the iOS tracking prompt.
What data does Calculator Hide Photos Videos collect?
User content and contact info. Of these, contact info is linked to your identity.
Who makes Calculator Hide Photos Videos?
Salman Ashraf, according to the App Store. It was first released in November 2016 and the current version is 3.4.13.
Can I lock Calculator Hide Photos Videos with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Calculator Hide Photos Videos' icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Calculator Hide Photos Videos compare with other photo vaults?
Across 167 photo vaults with labels in our snapshot, 46% declare tracking and 28% say they collect no data. Calculator Hide Photos Videos lists 2 data types against an average of 2.5.
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Calculator Hide Photos Videos' privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.
How do I delete my data from Calculator Hide Photos Videos?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.

For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.

Facts on this page come from Calculator Hide Photos Videos on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction