It depends on how you feel about tracking: Secret Photo Vault PixLock declares data used to track you. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 3 data types; 46% of photo vaults we checked declare tracking.
Secret Photo Vault PixLock privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Secret Photo Vault PixLock's developer reports using identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Secret Photo Vault PixLock ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Secret Photo Vault PixLock's developer declared.
Location is not on Secret Photo Vault PixLock's 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.
User Content is not on Secret Photo Vault PixLock's 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.
Contacts is not on Secret Photo Vault PixLock's 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.
Secret Photo Vault PixLock 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.
Health & Fitness is not on Secret Photo Vault PixLock's 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.
What Secret Photo Vault PixLock collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Contact InfoLinked 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. |
| IdentifiersUsed to track youNot linked to you | An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted. |
| DiagnosticsLinked to youNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What Secret Photo Vault PixLock's label means for you
Secret Photo Vault PixLock's label has 1 type under “Data Used to Track You”, 2 types under “Data Linked to 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 identifiers from Secret Photo Vault PixLock 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.
None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.
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. Secret Photo Vault PixLock lists 3 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.
Settings to check for Secret Photo Vault PixLock
- 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
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
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
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
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Secret Photo Vault PixLock › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Secret Photo Vault PixLock track you?
Identifiers. 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 Secret Photo Vault PixLock track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Secret Photo Vault PixLock behind Face ID
- Find Secret Photo Vault PixLock on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Secret Photo Vault PixLock now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Secret Photo Vault PixLock has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide Secret Photo Vault PixLock: step-by-step guide →
About Secret Photo Vault PixLock
| Developer | 少华 豆 |
| App Store category | Utilities (also Photo & Video) |
| Latest version | 1.6.1, released March 2024 |
| First released | August 2023 |
| Requires | iOS 16.0 or later |
| Size | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.4tune.pixlock |
The current version shipped in March 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
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 Secret Photo Vault PixLock 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 Secret Photo Vault PixLock's developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
Secret Photo Vault PixLock vs similar photo vaults
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- Keep Photos Secret
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Your Secret Photo Vault PixLock privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists identifiers under Data Used to Track You.
- 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.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Contact Info appears on its label.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.
Secret Photo Vault PixLock privacy FAQ
Is Secret Photo Vault PixLock safe to use?
Does Secret Photo Vault PixLock track you?
What data does Secret Photo Vault PixLock collect?
Who makes Secret Photo Vault PixLock?
Can I lock Secret Photo Vault PixLock with Face ID?
How does Secret Photo Vault PixLock compare with other photo vaults?
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
How do I delete my data from Secret Photo Vault PixLock?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.