A private browser that lives behind your pattern
VaultShield includes a private browser with tracker shields, Ghost Mode and encrypted bookmarks. It sits inside your vault, so it locks with everything else.
How it works
Browse privately
- 1
Open the Browser tab
It's inside your vault, so it's behind your pattern like everything else.
- 2
Search or enter an address
Use DuckDuckGo or another search engine you choose. Addresses open over HTTPS first.
- 3
Turn on Ghost Mode when you need it
Ghost tabs are never saved. Destroy Session closes every tab and starts you fresh in one tap.
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Save what you find
Keep an image, video or document from the web with Save to Vault. It's encrypted straight into your vault.
What you get
Private by default, honest about limits
Tracker shields
Requests to well-known ad and tracker networks are blocked before they load, with a real count in the Privacy dashboard.
Ghost Mode
Private tabs that are never saved and are wiped when you leave the browser or the vault locks.
HTTPS first
Addresses open securely by default, and pages are never quietly switched down to an insecure connection.
Cleaner links
Common tracking tags are stripped from links before they load. The rest of the address is left untouched.
Encrypted bookmarks and tabs
Bookmarks and open tabs are encrypted with a key from your vault. No browsing history is kept.
Save to Vault
Save images, videos and documents from the web straight into your vault. They never go through your camera roll or Files.
Good to know
What it doesn’t do
We’d rather you know the limits now than find them later.
Shields reduce tracking, they don't stop it all
Shields block a curated list of well-known trackers when pages request them. Some ads and trackers built into a page's own code can still load.
It isn't a VPN
Websites can still see your IP address, and your internet provider can still see which sites you visit. The browser keeps your browsing off your iPhone, not off the internet.
Suggestions go to DuckDuckGo
Outside Ghost Mode, what you type is sent to DuckDuckGo for search suggestions, never to us. In Ghost Mode, suggestions are off.
FAQ
Common questions
No. It blocks well-known trackers and keeps your browsing off your iPhone, but websites can still see your IP address and your internet provider can still see the sites you visit.
No browsing history is kept. Normal tabs and bookmarks are saved encrypted so they survive a lock. Ghost Mode tabs are never saved at all.
It opens private tabs that aren't saved, with their cookies and site data kept apart and thrown away. They're wiped when you leave the browser or the vault locks, and Destroy Session closes every tab at once.
No. Shields block requests to a curated list of well-known ad and tracker networks. Some ads that are part of a page's own code can still appear.
Yes. Images, videos and documents can be saved straight into your vault with Save to Vault. They're encrypted on the way in and never pass through your camera roll or Files.