iPad research browser for students and deep thinkers
Keep personal photos and videos in an encrypted vault on your device
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Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
£4.99 one-time purchase, no subscription
Free: up to 15 photos and 5 videos. Album Shield Pro: $9.99 USD one-time purchase removes media limits. Private Camera: $2.99 USD one-time purchase for direct vault photo and video capture.
Key features
Research Projects with separate workspaces for different assignments and topics
Nested folders to organize research by subjects and chapters
Save websites, notes, images, PDFs and lecture recordings together
Harvard, APA, MLA, IEEE and Chicago citation styles with automatic source metadata
PDF viewing and editing with form field support
Timed focus sessions with customizable duration
Built-in ad blocking without separate extensions
Customizable workspace colors with light and dark themes
On-device encryption with Face ID and Touch ID protection
Break-In Log captures photos after incorrect PIN attempts
PIN Lockout with increasing wait times after repeated failures
Remove GPS location data from photos
Photo editing inside vault with crop, rotate, adjust and filter tools
Organize with folders, tags and map views of locations
Duress PIN for opening a separate secondary vault
Recover deleted media within 15 days
What makes it different
One-time purchase with no subscription required
Independently developed and funded by users, not investors
Designed specifically for iPad and research workflow, not a general browser
User research content stays on device, not collected by the app
All research tools integrated in one browser without switching apps
No subscriptions, accounts or advertising
All media and encryption keys stay on device, never sent to developer
Brink Browser
Album Shield