PV - Secret Photo Album
★ 4.8What it actually doesAn app for hiding personal photos and videos using password, biometrics, and fake protection; works as a secure vault if the password is remembered and the app is not deleted, but frequently loses data during reinstallation and has weak protection against local hacking.
Actually does
- ✓Photo cloud70% of reviews
- ✓Biometric Authentication10% of reviews
- ✓Data import40% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠File encryption
- ⚠Password manager
- ⚠Photo editor
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Backup / restore
- ⚠Camera
- ⚠Data export
- ⚠Ad-free
- ⚠Поддельная защита паролем (декой)
- ⚠Аварийный переключатель (переворот телефона)
- ⚠Subscription
Common complaints
- ✗Loss of all photos/videos when deleting app or resetting phone25% of mentions
«I deleted the app / lost my phone / reset my phone settings, can I recover my photos? All photos/videos saved in this app will be stored in your device's local storage. If you delete this app, iOS will delete all data in this app.»
- ✗Photos disappear from the app and gallery without explanation20% of mentions
«I added photos, they disappeared from the gallery and aren't in the app either. No words!!!»
- ✗Weak password protection: easily hacked via 'forgot password' and SMS10% of mentions
«As a result, my wife found this app on my phone and hacked it in less than a minute, uncovered all my dark secrets... And she hacked it easily through the 'forgot password?' menu and received a new password via SMS to my phone number.»
- ✗Risk of account hacking and private data leaks to the internet5% of mentions
«My account was hacked through this app and all my photos and videos are leaking to the internet!»
- ✗Difficulty recovering password without linked email15% of mentions
«I forgot my login password, I didn't link my Mail email. How can I recover it, please advise»
What people praise
- ★Convenient and fast hiding of personal photos
«Very convenient and functional»
- ★Good overall functionality, meets the stated requirements
«The app fully satisfies me. It handles its task perfectly.»
- ★High overall user satisfaction
«One of the most important things in my life is your app»
- ★Stable and reliable during long-term use
«3 happy years of private photos and no problems. Thank you for such a good app»
- ★Automatic photo deletion from system gallery
«Fully complies with what developers claim, photos disappear when the app is deleted and it works great»