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On the recordRead 8 Oct 202614 facts
Privately
Plans and prices
Free
Free
Free to use · no sign-up required
Read 8 Oct 2026 · getprivately.app
Pro Yearly
$39.99a year
Locked albums · Encrypted backups · more
Read 8 Oct 2026 · getprivately.app
On the record
- Backups
- Users can export a .privately backup and restore it on a new device with their PIN; the maker says backups can be stored in iCloud Drive or elsewhere.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Billing integration
- Apple processes subscriptions through the App Store, with RevenueCat used to verify entitlements over StoreKit.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- The maker says it does not sell, rent, or share personal data and collects limited data for subscriptions and support.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Photos and videos are split into 1 MB blocks and encrypted with AES-256-GCM.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Key storage
- The master key is wrapped by the user’s PIN and stored in the iPhone Secure Enclave.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Locked albums
- Albums can have their own password, and locked photos disappear from the timeline, search, and favorites; Face ID unlock is optional.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- No account or content servers
- The maker says it has no user accounts or servers holding users’ photos, file names, or thumbnails.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Platform availability
- The App Store listing says the app is only for iPhone and requires iOS 18.0 or later.apps.apple.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Privately is an on-device photo and video vault for iPhone.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Recovery limitation
- The maker says it cannot recover content if the user loses their device without a backup, and forgotten PIN access can result in permanent loss.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security transport
- Receipt and entitlement metadata sent off-device is protected with TLS 1.2 or later, according to the privacy policy.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Smart Search
- On-device Smart Search can find text in photos in 18 languages without sending photos off the iPhone.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support is available by email at [email protected], and the maker says a real person reads every email.getprivately.app · read 8 Oct 2026
- Trial terms
- The App Store listing states the yearly subscription has a 7-day free trial and the weekly subscription has no free trial.apps.apple.com · read 8 Oct 2026
