TuckVault vs the rest.
"Hidden" and "locked" are not the same thing. Built-in hidden albums hide photos from view; a vault moves them out of your library and locks them with a separate PIN or pattern. Here is how TuckVault lines up against the options people actually search for — on both iPhone and Android.
TuckVault vs Apple Hidden Album
Free and built in. Hides photos from the grid but keeps them in your library, behind your phone passcode, and syncs them to iCloud Photos.
Read the comparison → Built into Google PhotosTuckVault vs Google Photos Locked Folder
Free and built in on Android and iOS. Uses your phone's screen lock, no separate PIN, and is tied to Google Photos.
Read the comparison → Galaxy phones onlyTuckVault vs Samsung Secure Folder
A strong, Knox-backed private space — but Samsung-only, heavier than a photo vault, and most people set its lock to match the phone's.
Read the comparison → Account + cloudTuckVault vs Keepsafe
A long-running vault with cloud backup, decoy PIN and break-in alerts — behind an account, a subscription and ads on the free tier.
Read the comparison → Most-installedTuckVault vs Private Photo Vault
A hugely popular PIN/pattern photo lock with a decoy password and break-in reports; cloud backup and ad removal are paid extras.
Read the comparison → The disguise categoryTuckVault vs Calculator vault apps
Hide-photos apps dressed as a calculator. Clever until someone looks for the second calculator; usually PIN-only with no documented encryption.
Read the comparison →Competitor details describe publicly documented behaviour at the time each page was updated. Apps change; check the current store listing before you decide. We do not claim anything about another app's internals that its own documentation does not state.
The fairest comparison
is the one you run.
Install TuckVault free, lock a few photos, and compare it with whatever you use today.