Enabling FaceID or passcode in our iPhone doesn’t guarantee that our data and files will not be seen or leaked by someone. In purpose to give them more protection, we can install and use the apps to hide those data and files.
In this article, we provide the 10 Best Apps to Hide for iPhone that you can select and use based on your needs. Once you are ready, let’s get started.
1. App Lock, Hide App & Lock Apps
Instead of worrying that the installed apps will be opened and accessed by someone else when she’s borrowing your iPhone, you can use App Lock, Hide App & Lock Apps to prevent that person from doing so.
This #1 App Lock & Hidden Apps is developed by KINGSMEN VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED and is released for the first time in AppStore in March 2022. App Lock, Hide App & Lock Apps has an intuitive UX, and a simple flow and it is easy to use.
As we can see on the AppStore itself, App Lock, Hide App & Lock Apps is already downloaded by more than 2.5k users and is already got 4.4 stars in rating and still counting.
App Lock, Hide Apps, and Lock Apps has some key features in the most recent version since this article was written. Lock the videos and photos, instructions for locking apps in detail, hiding apps, a secret password manager, and generating a random password.
If you decide to use this app, please note that this app is not a free app. There are some types of subscription packages that you can choose from. It can be monthly or yearly and will be renewed automatically.
2. App Lock – Hide Apps & Vault
Then, another one is App Lock – Hide Apps & Vault. This app will help you to protect your privacy such as photos, videos, passwords, files, and more.
The app is developed by Super Alpha Limited, and its initial version was released in May 2022. In the newer version, you can enjoy the UI changes, which increase the freshness of the app.
If we see on the AppStore, App Lock – Hide Apps & Vault includes as the Applock & Secret locker safe. At the time this article is written, it has a 4.6-star rating.
The features offered by the App Lock – Hide Apps & Vault—are many, such as hiding photos and videos; hiding apps on our iPhone with detailed instructions that we can follow; protecting passwords; protecting secret contacts, and deleting duplicate contacts. A private camera to take photos and videos is also available. Related to that, we can save personal files, in a private browser and create many forms (text, drawings, and audio notes).
This app can be used for free, but we will experience some limitations with the features. A subscription is required to gain unlimited access to the features. This app has two kinds of subscriptions. The first is a weekly subscription, and the second is a yearly subscription
3. AppLock – Hide Secret Apps
The next app is the AppLock – Hide Secret Apps. We can hide apps on our iPhone by changing their icon to an icon we select or an icon we create.
AppLock – Hide Secret Apps was first available on the App Store in June 2022. Since it is a quite new tool, the AppStore hasn’t shown the number of ratings yet, but that is a good thing. This app is totally free to use. So, we will not worry about the cost of the subscription we need to use the app.
The app has four key features. The first one is that we can customize icons with photos from our library. Easily changing the different style themes and creating our own. Set the icon’s title to whatever we want, and then use the customized icon to customize the home screen.
4. App lock – passcode Lock apps
Do you want to change the icon and name of your app? App lock – passcode Lock can be a good app to have installed on your iPhone.
App lock – passcode Lock apps is developed by a Chinese company, Changsha baixing Network Technology Co., Ltd. We can use the app for free, but if we want to use more feature we must have a subscription. The price of a subscription starts from USD 3.99.
Even though the app has 3.5 stars in the AppStore rating, the app is already supported in many languages such as English, German, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
App lock – passcode Lock app has some key features. These are locking and hiding apps to protect privacy, customizing app icons by using photos from our albums, and personalized icon apps to beautify the mobile desktop icons. Also, change the app title with a name we like, and set the app password lock too.
5. Vault
Those who love to take pictures and record videos will love Vault app. This app will protect and hide our private photos & videos on our iPhone.
Developed by NQ Mobile Inc. and it started to release on AppStore in May 2022, this app gains 4.2 stars in rating, voted by more than 7k users.
We can use this app for free, but if we need to use the Vault Pro we must make a purchase for a subscription. The subscription type varies. It can be monthly, per three months, or yearly. The price starts from $2.99 before tax.
The key features provided by free Vault accounts are space encryption, unlocking Vault with touch ID, bulk importing photos and videos to a smart folder, setting passwords to our photos and videos that can be canceled anytime, saving our favorite photos from the web, and exiting the Vault app when we face down to the phone screen and open another app.
Then, the unique feature of Premium Service is when a stranger tries to access our Vault with the wrong password, the app will capture a photo of the stranger’s face. Another feature is that Vault provides private cloud space.
6. Hide it Pro
Hide your photos, videos, and files securely with Hide it Pro. We can also organize the photos and files we hide in this app.
This app is developed by Anuj Tenani and was released on AppStore in June 2018. Hide it Pro is quite well known by iPhone users since it is downloaded by more than 19k users and gets 4.7 stars in the AppStore rating.
The best thing about this app is that it is totally free to use, but we can also purchase it to upgrade our cloud storage when we need it. Above all, even though it is free, this app doesn’t limit access to any feature.
Let’s talk about the key feature that we can enjoy in using Hide it Pro. By using the app, we can create multiple photos/videos and share them too. We can change its name and its thumbnail too. Then, we can add photos/videos to the album by Phone Gallery directly from the camera. Emailing the photos/videos to other people from inside the app is also possible. Taking a backup of our files on Cloud storage can be done too. The photos we hide can be unhidden easily.
7. Calculator# Hide Photos Videos
Calculator# Hide Photos Videos is a very unique app that can be used for Photos, Videos, Documents, Passwords, Notes, Contacts, and To Dos. Someone who borrows your iPhone will not realize that Calculator# is not the real calculator.
The app is developed by NewSoftwares.net. It is originally developed for the iPad but it is also compatible with iPhone. The first version of Calculator# Hide Photos Videos was released in June 2021. Currently, it is already downloaded by more than 20k users and it is been rated 4.5 stars.
This app has a premium feature. To be able to use the premium feature we need to purchase the yearly subscription. The price starts from $4.99 before tax.
The app also has key features that we will experience. By using the app, we can hide photos/videos from our iPhone’s gallery, create a password to protect documents and files we have from being accessed by strangers, secure notes, a to-do list, and reminders. Also, securely take voice notes and lock audios.
8. Best Secret Folder
Then, we have Best Secret Folder, with this app, we can lock down our photos, videos, and media with a private and secure secret folder on our iPhone.
The Best Secret Folder was developed by RV AppStudios LLC. The initial release of the app was in July 2019. The app had already been downloaded by over 12k users and had a 4.8-star rating at the time this article was written.
Basically, this app is free to use. However, we can make a purchase to enjoy the VIP features or to Remove Ads. The price ranges from $0.99 to $14.99 before tax.
Let’s talk about the key features of this app. We can add notes secretly and activate the alarm to capture a photo of a stranger when he uses our phone without our consent. The app also provides a history of successful logins, failed logins, pin changes, and more. Then, we can set a password for our photos/videos using the app. Importing and exporting videos and photos via email from the app is also easy to do. Next, if we want to move the photos/videos from one folder to another, the app will make it happen in just a few taps. Finally, you can rename and delete photos and videos directly from the app. No need to go to your iPhone’s gallery first.
9. Locker: Photo Vault
Store the Photos, Videos, Notes, Files, and App Links we have behind the FaceID or TouchID protection with Locker: Photo Vault.
Developed by Float Tech, LLC, the Locker: Photo Vault app was released for the very first time in July 2017. In November 2022 the app is already downloaded by more than 23k users and it gets 4.4 stars in the AppStore rating.
This app can be used for free, but if we want to use the premium feature we can purchase a package and the price starts from $0.99 before tax.
Locker: Photo Vault app provides many key features that we can enjoy. Its icon can be changed to a calculator or timer icon. So, strangers will not notice if the app is used to hide your files. Protection can be added to the locker using FaceID, TouchID, or PIN. Also, the app can be used to store any type of file.
10. InCalc
The last app that we recommend is InCalc. This app is originally designed for iPad but it also works very well on iPhone.
InCalc app is developed by Haibin Jiao . In February 2020 Haibin Jiao was releasing the app in the AppStore for the first time. InCalc has been downloaded by more than 7.5k users and gets 4.7 stars in the AppStore rating.
The InCalc app users can upgrade the features to InCalc Pro. The price to purchase in purpose to have the upgrade starts from $1.99, and the highest price is $29.99.
In this section, you will see the key features of InCalc app. The app’s brilliant feature is the fake password mode. When we are forced to give a password by a stranger, we can do so (by giving a fake password too) without fear. Then, the app doesn’t limit us to saving photos/videos. As long as our local storage facility has enough space, there will be no problem storing anything. The app has an emergency feature too. If we face-down our phone and lock the app immediately, it can change to messaging app. Since the app is for iPhone, of course, we can unlock it with FaceID. Then, we can customize the icon of the app too.
Let me know in the comment section if you have any questions. Finally, I’ll see you in the next article. Bye 🙂
Miranda Knight
Miranda’s superpower is her ability to make complex topics easy to understand for the everyday user. She has a gift for breaking down technical jargon and explaining it in a way that anyone can understand.
