HushkeeperOne app, many hidden vaults
Every pattern opens its own vault. The unlock screen never lists them — not even how many there are.
Encrypted vault for iPhone & iPad
Your photos.
Your photos.
Your pattern.
No one else.
Hushkeeper encrypts photos, videos and documents on your device with AES-256-GCM and keeps them behind a pattern only you know. No account. No ads. No tracking.
Free to start · Pro unlocks everything
- AES-256-GCM
- No account needed
- Encrypted on device
- No ads or tracking
- English · Español · 日本語 · Deutsch · Français
Private by design, simple by default
Built for the moments when someone else is holding your phone.
Straight into the vault
Import from Photos and Files, drag and drop on iPad, or take photos and record video directly into the vault. Nothing lands in your camera roll.
Find anything fast
Search by file name, filter media and documents, browse by day, and arrange files your way with folders and drag and drop.
New phone? Nothing lost.
Encrypted iCloud backup is free and on by default. Restore everything on a new iPhone with your recovery phrase.
Undo a bad day
Daily backup versions are kept for 30 days, so files you deleted by accident can come back.
iPhone and iPad, in sync
Your vault follows you across devices. Every change is encrypted before it reaches iCloud.
Share on your terms
Share selected files as a separate encrypted vault with a 9-word phrase. Set an expiry date, limit the number of opens and block exports.
A plan for pressure
A duress pattern opens a harmless vault and removes every other vault from the device. Your encrypted backups stay safe.
Hide in plain sight
Swap the app icon for Calculator, Notes, Weather or Clock. It still opens to your pattern.
Not just hidden. Encrypted.
Many photo lockers only put files behind a passcode screen. Hushkeeper encrypts them, so a copy of your phone's storage shows nothing but noise.
You draw a pattern
Your 5×5 pattern and a secret salt from the device Keychain go through PBKDF2 with 600,000 iterations.
It unlocks a random key
The result opens an envelope holding a random 256-bit master key. The pattern itself is never stored.
Everything is sealed
Files, thumbnails, names and folders are encrypted with AES-256-GCM. Large videos are sealed in authenticated 1 MB chunks.
Backups stay sealed
Only ciphertext goes to your private iCloud. Your recovery phrase is the only way to open it on another device.
pattern + device salt ──PBKDF2-SHA256 ×600k──▶ pattern key ──opens──▶ master key (random, 256-bit)
recovery phrase ──PBKDF2-SHA256 ×600k──▶ phrase key ──opens──▶ master key
master key ──AES-256-GCM──▶ files · thumbnails · index · backups
What Hushkeeper can't protect you from
- Someone watching you draw your pattern.
- Malware or a compromised, jailbroken device while your vault is open.
- Losing both your pattern and your recovery phrase — then nobody can recover the files, not even us.
- Screenshots of shared files taken by the person you shared them with.
What makes it different
| Hushkeeper | Typical locker apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Files are encrypted, not just hidden | ✓ | Often not |
| Works without an account | ✓ | Rarely |
| Hidden decoy vaults | ✓ | Rarely |
| Duress pattern | ✓ | — |
| Backup encrypted before it leaves the phone | ✓ | Rarely |
| Sharing with expiry and open limits | ✓ | — |
| No ads or cross-app tracking | ✓ | Often not |
Simple pricing
Start free. Upgrade when you need more.
Free
$0
- Up to 3 vaults
- 100 photos & files and 10 videos in total
- Encrypted iCloud backup and versions
- Recovery phrase
- Open shared vaults
Pro
$1.49 / week
- Unlimited vaults, photos and videos
- Create shared vaults with limits
- Duress pattern
- iPhone and iPad sync
- Disguised app icons
Prices are in USD and may vary by country. Subscriptions are managed by Apple and can be cancelled anytime in Settings.
Questions, answered
Can Hushkeeper see my files?
No. Files are encrypted on your device before they are stored or backed up. We don't run servers that receive your files or keys, and there's no account.
What if I forget my pattern?
Tap "Use recovery phrase" on the unlock screen, enter your phrase and draw a new pattern. If you lose both the pattern and the phrase, the files can't be recovered.
How do hidden vaults work?
Every pattern opens its own vault. Draw a pattern that doesn't match and Hushkeeper offers to create a new vault. There is no list of vaults anywhere in the app.
What does the duress pattern do?
It opens one vault as usual and removes all other vaults from the device. Their encrypted iCloud backups remain and can be restored later with their recovery phrases.
How does sharing work?
Select files and tap Share. Hushkeeper creates a separate encrypted copy and a 9-word phrase. The other person opens it with "Join shared vault". You choose the expiry, the open limit and whether exports are allowed — and you can revoke it anytime.
Do I need iCloud?
No. iCloud is only used for encrypted backup, sync and sharing. Everything else works offline.
Which languages are supported?
English, Spanish, Japanese, German and French.
Take your camera roll back.
Real encryption, a pattern only you know, and nothing to sign up for.
Coming soon to the App Store