Pricing
VaultShield pricing: simple, and shown up front
Start free. Try Monthly or Yearly free for 7 days, or pay once with Lifetime. No ads, and nothing about you for sale.
Free
$0
Up to 3 vaults and 100 items
Get launch updates- Up to 3 vaults
- Up to 100 photos, videos and documents in total
- Pattern unlock, with optional Face ID
- The same encryption as every plan
- In-app camera and photo import
- Encrypted iCloud backup
- Private browser with tracker shields
Monthly
$7.99/month
7-day free trial, then renews monthly
Get launch updates- Everything in Free
- More than 3 vaults
- Unlimited photos, videos and documents
- Locked folders
- VaultShare: share a vault with someone you trust
- Disguised app icon
- Advanced slideshow controls
- Priority support
Yearly
$39.99/year
7-day free trial, then renews yearly. Save 58% vs monthly
Get launch updates- Everything in Free
- More than 3 vaults
- Unlimited photos, videos and documents
- Locked folders
- VaultShare: share a vault with someone you trust
- Disguised app icon
- Advanced slideshow controls
- Priority support
Lifetime
Founding offer$59.99 once
Founding price for the first 250 customers. Then $99.99 for the next 250
Get launch updates- Everything in Free
- More than 3 vaults
- Unlimited photos, videos and documents
- Locked folders
- VaultShare: share a vault with someone you trust
- Disguised app icon
- Advanced slideshow controls
- Priority support
- Pay once, no renewals
Prices in US dollars. You pay through the App Store, which shows the price in your country's currency.
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What paying unlocks
| Feature | Free | Monthly, Yearly, Lifetime |
|---|---|---|
| Vaults | Up to 3 | More than 3 |
| Photos, videos and documents | 100 in total | Unlimited |
| Encryption, pattern unlock and optional Face ID | Included | Included |
| Auto-lock and 24-word recovery phrase | Included | Included |
| In-app camera and photo import | Included | Included |
| Encrypted iCloud backup | Included | Included |
| Private browser: tracker shields, Ghost Mode, Save to Vault | Included | Included |
| Locked folders | –Not included | Included |
| VaultShare: share a vault with someone you trust | –Not included | Included |
| Disguised app icon | –Not included | Included |
| Advanced slideshow controls | –Not included | Included |
| Priority support | –Not included | Included |
Every plan includes the same encryption. Paying unlocks more features, not stronger protection.
Pricing, compared
Prices you can see before you download
Other popular vault apps don’t list their prices on their websites. We think you should know what you’ll pay up front.
| Compared | VaultShield |  Private Photo Vault |  Keepsafe |  LockMyPix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices shown on their website | VaultShield, Offered: Yes, every plan | Private Photo Vault, Limited: No | Keepsafe, Limited: No | LockMyPix, Limited: No |
| Free option | VaultShield, Offered: Free plan | Private Photo Vault, Offered: Free to download | Keepsafe, Offered: Basic tier | LockMyPix, Not stated: Not stated |
| One-time Lifetime option | VaultShield, Offered: Yes, $59.99 founding price | Private Photo Vault, Not stated: Not stated | Keepsafe, Not stated: Not stated | LockMyPix, Not stated: Not stated |
| Ads or tracking tools in the app | VaultShield, Offered: None | Private Photo Vault, Not stated: Not stated | Keepsafe, Not stated: Not stated | LockMyPix, Not stated: Not stated |
Other apps from each app’s own website, 1 Nov 2026. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it there, not that the app lacks it.
Private Photo Vault, Keepsafe and LockMyPix names and icons are trademarks of their respective owners. VaultShield is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Compare featuresYes. Free gives you up to 3 vaults and 100 photos, videos and documents in total, with the same encryption and the encrypted iCloud backup. Monthly, Yearly and Lifetime remove the limits and add locked folders, more vaults and the disguised app icon.
Monthly and Yearly start with a 7-day free trial. If you cancel before it ends, you won't be charged. You can cancel any time in your iPhone's Settings, under your Apple ID and Subscriptions.
The first 250 customers can buy Lifetime for $59.99, once, with no renewals. After that, Lifetime costs $99.99 for the next 250 customers.
US dollars. You pay through the App Store, which shows the price in your own currency, set by Apple for your country.
Purchases are made through Apple, so refunds are handled by Apple too. You can request one from Apple's Report a Problem page.
No. VaultShield is paid for by the people who use it. There are no ads and no analytics or tracking tools in the app.
How we make money