VaultaryVaultary features and protection boundaries
Keep private photos, videos and documents in an encrypted iPhone vault with separate pattern access. Find your files, view them and plan how to recover them.
Choose the boundary you need
Give your private collection its own encrypted home on your iPhone. Vaultary encrypts file contents, names and the library index, with pattern access separate from your everyday photo browsing. Search the library, filter by file type and sort by name or date to find what you saved.
| Use | Inside Vaultary | Keep in mind | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photos | Browse encrypted photos, move between images and zoom into the detail. | Source originals, screenshots and exported photos remain separate copies. | Explore the photo vault |
| Video | Keep clips in encrypted local storage with fullscreen viewing, rotation and loop controls. | Check playback and export with the kinds of clips you record. | Explore private video |
| Documents and notes | Import documents or write encrypted notes with explicit save and discard controls. | Imported documents stay files; the note editor handles text you create in Vaultary. | Explore documents and notes |
| Access | Your chosen pattern and a device-held secret protect access to a random master key. Biometrics are an optional convenience. | Keep recovery material accessible if you lose the original phone. | Understand pattern access |
| Recovery | Export an encrypted archive and use the separate recovery-token path. | Recovery needs a usable archive and the required secret. Keep both beyond the phone. | Plan your recovery |
Make room for a separate private collection
- Choose the access you need. If keeping items out of ordinary Photos views is enough, compare Apple’s Hidden album and a separate vault. Vaultary adds a separate credential and encrypted storage for your private collection.
- Keep track of originals. Importing brings a copy into the vault. Your source app, its cloud storage and its deleted-items folder have their own retention rules.
- Understand the protection. The pattern is one part of vault access. Read the security model for the encryption, device and credential limits.
- Keep a way out. A readable export and a usable recovery archive serve different needs. The vault evaluation checklist helps you check both before moving an irreplaceable collection.
Local storage puts recovery in your hands
Browse the files stored on your iPhone offline. To keep a route back after device loss, preserve an encrypted archive and the required recovery token somewhere you can reach without that phone. A file stored locally still needs a backup.
Cloud backup, sync, sharing and duress are not included in the capabilities described here. Plan around local storage and manual encrypted archives. The website phone uses fictional files to demonstrate the experience; it never stores your collection.
Start with files you can replace
For your first collection, choose a photo, a video with audio and a multipage document whose originals you have kept elsewhere. Open each file, inspect its exported copy and try archive restoration into an empty destination. The privacy and recovery guides cover the practical decisions before you remove an original or switch vaults.
Explore your next step
Vaultary is not yet available on the App Store. Join the Vaultary waitlist for availability updates.
Page reviewed November 1, 2026.