Private Photo Vault Pro App Reviews

Several years ago I paid $9.99 for the Pro version. Somewhere during one of the updates I ended up with the 10.3 basic version. Just had to pay $3.99 for Pro version. Then had to manually export 100’s multiple photos and redo albums. Then delete FOC version. Very unimpressed with what was a great App. And buying it twice.

App was updated and everything was gone, all data, media, etc erased. Almost as if the app was uninstalled.

I’ve tried for years to get an answer how to copy these pics to my pc for backup and get no answer. There is no way to do it. So be prepared if you use this app, when you reinstall iOS or go to a new iPhone, YOU WILL LOSE EVERY PICTURE YPU TRUSTED THESE PEOPLE TO SAVE FOR YOU. OTHERWISE IT WORKS FINE BIT NO BACKUP IS ABSURD. DO NOT BUY IF YOU VALUE YOUR PICS.

Web browsers will not got to links. This app worked so well in the past. Please update.

Literally lost have of my pictures when it updated its just blank pictures and they never load

Great App, do a great job with helping you organize, categorize and import/export photo ‘s/Video’s seamlessly.

I set up the email recovery and each time it says sending email but I never receive it.

When I first downloaded this app a couple of months ago, large gifs could be imported to this app withought any problem, and they ran at 25 frames per second, but I believe after the recent update, all the gifs in my albums have d to run very slow, as if they were missing frames. This wasn’t a problem before, as I could have gifs as large as 50mbs and they still ran smoothly. I would reeeally like for this to be fixed, especially since I payed for this app. Thanks.

Almost all of my photos in this app on my iPad are inaccessible. What can I do to recover them?!

Loved the app until the last update lost almost all my photos and all they are now are white place holders. The “support” or lack there of is pathetic I’ve submitted to requests and heard nothing and as I read the reviews all I see are “a fix will be coming” when? A year from now? Get your act together.

The latest update was a real lemon for me. The browser no longer plays well with the forum software on my favorite haunts. The photo storage is still pretty solid as always. The app has been super stable and usable for YEARS, so I’m hoping that the developers will take a second to fix whatever went wrong.

Dear support, Please tell me where's my iTunes sync my friend has gifted me this app in pro version and I cannot see that feature in import option

I really love this app but I wish you could put the same photos in more than one album.

I like this App, however, I wish someone can make it possible to finally name the individual photos.

I have submitted an online help request more than once and have not received a response. I like the app but it is currently not letting me in. The developers need to be more responsive to help requests and get the problems with the app fixed.

It’s been months and I am missing hundreds of photos after the most recent update. All I see are blank thumbnails where the photos should be. I have used this app for years. Why are there issues all of the sudden? When will there be a fix? Over 2 months and still no update to fix this issue! When will there be an update to bring back the photos that are missing???

This was a great app until a recent update removed the iTunes file sharing. Now when I add files in iTunes, they don’t show up in my iPad and shared album is not there. Your FAQ and tutorials offer no help with this and no response from support !

I installed the new version in April 2019 and all my pictures are GONE!! They only show white tiles now in the app and there has been no update to fix this! Do not buy or use this app if you are trying to keep pictures. I had no problems for a while and then one update and POOF everything is gone. GONE. Buy/Try another app...

I have had this app for a little bit and didn’t have any issues with it until probably the last update. I have 101 pictures and videos in it but it’s only giving me 38 of those pictures and videos. This is very upsetting. A lot of these things can not be replaced. If this had not happened it would have been a 5 stars review. If this can be fixed please do.

Enjoy using the app and all the features. If it could install photos by creation date would make it even better

itunes sync doesn’t work anymore, i can’t export my photos making this app useless. All my photos are stacked in the app and can’t move them out

Criminally terrible updates. Zero fixes for 2 or so months. Latest update has rendered this app useless. All photos have a generic black & grey thumbnail and can’t be loaded. Hoping the photos aren’t lost for good. Fix immediately please.

Ive been using this app (pro version) for many years now and its never lost a pic. The photo editor is amazing! Sometimes ill even import a photo just to edit it and then export it because the editor is so much more capable than the stock iOS photo editor. I use this app every day. It's persisted photos over bricked phones with no worries. Rock solid. My only complaint is that it requires way too many button clicks to do most things. For example, to import a photo from you library it requires nine button clicks! The worst it the three dialogs that must be dismissed after every import. Two of them could easily be removed. The experienced user doesn’t need to read those warnings every single time. Editing a photo also requires way too many clicks. Taking a photo within the app is a great feature but each photo requires four clicks! It should be one. The app is stable and well coded but it smells like the software developer was also the UX Designer. If thats the case it could really use a dedicated designer. Developers think from the perspective of the technology (for example the photo library they chose). Designers think from the perspective of the user. It's a huge difference and it shows. One missing feature is nested directories. Even two levels would be enough. Another missing feature is multiple (more than two) alternate vaults. There's no reason why there should be only two.

Actually like this app. But it’s nagging me for a review so one star. That’s it.

This would earn a higher rating if the developer would fix a few bugs that were introduced in version 10. Emails have been sent to the developer with no response. Sad. Hopefully they can get things straightened out soon.

This application crap me lose thousands of photos and videos and I see that do nothing to repair it 😡😡😡😡😡😡

Keeps my pics private and organized.

Just like the other user’s feedback. St@sh was the best of all. * Must be able to sort inside the folders. All users want it. * able to hide within the app with tap finger gestures * this took too much space on storage while scrolling photos

Please bring these back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It used to have all kinds of great editing features. Now most are missing.

I love this app, but this latest upgrade has ruined it. The photo adjustments are next to useless. What happened to the beautiful array of photo modifications you had in the previous version? You could fix blemishes, Blurred things, adjust many different variables, and now it has the same basic adjustments as the cheapest apps. Please go back to the previous rev!

Really disappointed in the lack of support with this app and the app itself. It appears my entire album on my iPad is corrupted and half of the album on my iPhone. I’ve tried deleting the app and restoring my iPad. I’ve tried wireless sync and none of that works. I’ve contacted support multiple times with no response.

This ap was working fine but ever since latest iOS update video does not upload. Video does not work!!

Really good app, but the only think that I think should change is the interface it’s getting to old

Love photo vault

Works as advertised. Videos store in their original format, so if you’ve turned them using iMovie, they revert back to the original format. Also, some video transfers don’t come through so check before you delete from your original source.

This APP provides the quality and privacy desired. It functions well and even has a 2nd password feature to ensure privacy. GREAT....Yes Oh Yes....!!!!!

I love this app👍🏾

I can’t believe I paid for this app when it continually crashes. Every time I go into one of my albums it just force closes. Fix your app developers!!!!

Stable app. Photo editor has many features and is easy to use. Decoy vault great option to keep hidden.

Best photo/video app to date. No bloatware, No lost photos. Simple to use. Thanks

It’s great and has some fun tools to work with. But, the app only lets you run video loops for up to 15 seconds. That’s not enough!

Love the features!

The app is fine for protecting photos, but not sorting. I’d like an option to sort folders alphabetically automatically, or at least auto scrolling when I’m carrying files around which is pretty standard on most like apps. Further something to make less scrolling when I’m sorting pictures would be nice too.

When you put the app in the background and go back again after 3 minutes come out of the album! 😒😒😒 !!!

Have had 3 separate iPhones with same app. Everytime I switch a phone all my stuff comes with it. Stoked on app

Every time I try and save a video it says saving 0/1 and just sits there. What’s going on?!?!

The only complaint i have with this app, is some videos no longer play, and I can’t save them to my camera roll from the app either.

This is a disgrace. The entire time I had and used this app, I kept trying to get an answer to the question of backup of these pictures. I never once got a response. Now after I had to reset my iPhone to factory settings, ALL MY PICTURES HERE ARE GONE! This is worse than useless since it’s the reason I have no backup of these pictures. BTW I would gladly thank anyone who could tell me about syncing from iPhone to computer as a review mentions. I have the free and the pro versions on my iPhone but neither gives any mention of syncing in the help files. In fact it’s almost impossible to know which version I use since no difference can be seen. If this is a problem with my iPhone, then apologies and I’d love to be able to retract or delete this review.

It does everything that I need it to do. Adding Face ID would be a good upgrade though.

Strange, the “protected” images can be easily accessed using a variety of utility software run on a PC tethered the mobile device. No password is required. The software that I tried did not find files deleted from the vault, but I could see the ones in the vault from the software running on the PC.

BEWARE your photos and videos will be lost if you have to reset your device. And NO ONE from support will be return your email to help you out.

Fairly frequent crashing and it’s glitchy plz update and I will update review

Do you guys support iCloud too? I don't wanna lose my pictures if something happens to my iPhone or I'm getting a new upgrade. Also, can you guys make the folders have folders within the folders too please? Ya know for example. If I make a rainbow folder and within it I make folders for separate colors like red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. Yeah like that. Can you guys make that happen please? Thx!

Move over all You other Photo Apps!! I love this app CAUSE IT DOESN'T SCREW With My PHOTOS! Other apps filter out duplicates, or group them, or delete some for God knows what reason, or enhances them, or......Get the picture??? This App just backs ALL of them up!! Perfect!!

I love everything about the app. All the features except when I screenshoot something and directly save it to the app, it says save but when I go to the album the picture is not there. Maybe it’s a bug?

Ruined the resolution of my photos

Great app for storing pics. Can keep them sorted by albums. Frees a lot of storage on your smartphone. Only problem is I have found no way to continually back it up. I lost all my photos in it when I got a new IPhoneX. 😞

It’s good while it works and then BAM it doesn't and you cannot access your pics or vids. It won't let you access the vids or play, move, transfer - dead! To make matters worse, these piles of garbage don't even have the decency to answer your emails since they're so pathetic they don't have a customer support - just take the money and run....good luck!

Dank. Lit af. Protected fosho.

Want to remark with mother language .

Thanks

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Love it!

İ bought this app Now im very regret . That not different with free version That has problem with videos and not bring them into app and not play them.

It works extremely good

Perfect for hiding the naughty bits

Ya tuve antes la aplicación, era gratis y con ella descargué videos, ahora la pago y no puedo descargar videos, interesante, la supuesta mejora es al revés

This app is great for keeping me and my wife’s party photos private from our kids and anyone that might want to snoop . Thank you photo vault 👍🏻👍🏻

Lost pics that I could never get again. Sorry app

Purchased this app on 9-15-18. Tried to import my photos and videos and the app locks up. And before you say “it’s cause of your phone”, (as most developers try to use this same excuse), this is a brand new phone just purchased three days ago. **** I WANT MY MONEY BACK **** The app does not do anything that it advertises to do, how can it when it locks up when trying to download your files.

Love this app no problems at all here!!

I love the app but unfortunately the pictures don’t sync between my iPhone and iPad 😕

Best app ever for managing and categorizing your photos

Good app

The app advertises that you can share with up to 6 family members. NOT TRUE!! When you turn on share it only offers the free version, not the pro version.

I had a problem with new iPhone X. Had to reset to factory settings. Lost every saved photo. Contacted support several times without a single response.

Hind all my good pic here

Good

Went in after a while and it made it as if I never used it asking me to set it up! Ridiculous! Please help! Lost everything

Apparently an app update no longer loads videos.

Its easily with the money. Havent had any problems after using it for well over a year.

I love this app if there’s a app rep for this please email me I have a private question Thank you!

I wanted something easy, fast and secure. I have different folders- passwords, credit cards, reservations etc.- I open the app, select the folder and add a photo. Boom, DONE.

When it comes to a reliable place to store things on your phone, this is the app!

Works like it says. The only drawback is if you send an email they don’t respond.

Only down fall is it’s not backed up into an account, needs this so pics ain’t lost when a phone crashes or the app is accidentally deleted. Only downfall of the app Can't ask for better security

Great program that keeps pic safe and secure. Wish they would add ability to categorize folders.

If you value your privacy.... this is a must have app!!

Wish more of Life was as tight, simple, and secure as Photo Vault is.

Cool so far. Hope it stays this way.

Keep things I want locked up visible nicely hidden!!!

Muy buena aplicación

Easy to handle and multitasking and friendly!

It made my life easier as I can ensure that my pics and videos are securely stored.

folders need to be alphabetically

Does exactly what I need it to do. Young daughter is always wanting to play games on my phone. Always unsettling knowing that she potentially has access to photos and videos above her age range. This app works perfectly for my need.

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Love this app, but big problem this issue: When a video repeats automatically, the heads-up display of sorts pops back up every time. Each time a video restarts automatically, the menu with X, volume, play/pause, and go forward/back 15 seconds appears. It is extremely annoying. Please fix in next update!

It is great.

iTunes import with latest Mac OS High Sierra is completely broken, as is wireless import. The instructions are clear, but it simply does not work. Don’t waste your money on this broken app.

Constantly crashes. Doesn’t save videos.