iPad research browser for students and deep thinkers
iPhone photo and file vault with on-device AES-256 encryption and pattern lock
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Pricing model
Paid
Freemium
Pricing
£4.99 one-time purchase, no subscription
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.
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
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
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 account required and no servers holding vault data
Vault directory excluded from all device backups including iCloud
Brink Browser
App-Vault