iPhone photo and file vault with on-device AES-256 encryption and pattern lock
On-device photo curator that ranks your best shots, finds your trips, and organizes your library without uploading anything
Stage
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Startup
Founded
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2026
Based in
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US
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Free: one file in vault. Weekly Premium from $3.99 per week billed weekly. Yearly Premium from $29.99 per year with 7-day free trial, billed yearly. Prices vary by App Store region.
Free: full library scan and scoring, browsing, and recovery from deletion. Piqt Plus: $3.99/month or $29.99/year with 7-day free trial, or $49.99 lifetime. Founders edition: $99.99 once, first thousand, lifetime.
Key features
AES-256-GCM on-device file encryption
5×5 pattern lock with no password storage
Calculator launcher disguise with three alternate icons
Decoy vault with separate second pattern and album
Intruder selfie capture after failed unlock attempts
File shredder with 3-pass overwrite
BIP-39 12-word recovery phrase
Excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups
Face ID quick re-unlock after first daily pattern
No advertising or tracking SDKs
Photo quality ranking on five signals
Explainable scoring with detailed score sheet
Adjustable scoring weights via sliders
Trip and event detection from photo habits
Group similar and near-identical photos
Screenshot recognition and filing into collections
Safe deletion with recovery option
Batch processing and resumable initial scan
On-device place naming for trips
Video trimming in Piqt Plus
What makes it different
No account required and no servers holding vault data
Vault directory excluded from all device backups including iCloud
Fully functional app works completely offline
Genuinely on-device with no uploads, no account, no cloud processing
Cannot delete photos by design—deletion API not in source code
Explainable AI with fully adjustable scoring weights
App-Vault
Piqt