Hushtrove vs Keepsafe
Updated · By THEORIST LLC, the company that makes Hushtrove
The main differences are the account, the data collection and where backups go. Keepsafe asks for a name and verified email, backs up to its own cloud, and its App Store privacy label lists usage data that may be used to track you S1 S2 S3. Hushtrove has no account, its label is Data Not Collected, and backup is optional, to your own iCloud, encrypted on the iPhone first. Keepsafe runs on Android and iPhone; Hushtrove is iPhone only.
Hushtrove is our app. Everything about Keepsafe below comes from Keepsafe's own App Store page, help center and website, read on 2026-10-28 and linked under Sources. Where Keepsafe doesn't say something, we write "not stated" rather than guess.
Side by side
| Hushtrove | Keepsafe | |
|---|---|---|
| App Privacy label | Data Not Collected. | Data Used to Track You: Usage Data. Data Not Linked to You: Usage Data. S3 |
| Account | None. | Name and email, then a verification email; new devices log in with an emailed access code. S1 |
| Ads | None. | "Keepsafe Basic is ad supported." Premium is ad-free. S3 S4 |
| Encryption, in their words | AES-256-GCM, a separate key for every file; the passcode is combined with a Secure Enclave secret. | "industry-standard 256-bit AES encryption"; files encrypted at rest. S2 |
| Unlock | Passcode or Face ID. | PIN or pattern, fingerprint or Face ID. S2 S5 |
| Forgotten passcode | A 28-character Recovery Key shown once at setup. We can't reset it. | Reset with an access code sent to your account email. S2 |
| Backup | Optional, to your own iCloud, encrypted on the iPhone before upload; we run no servers of our own. | Keepsafe's cloud: 200 items free, 10,000 with Premium, 100,000 with Lifetime. Described as "encrypted backups"; end-to-end encryption not stated. S2 S6 |
| Free tier | 100 photos and 10 videos; documents, notes and albums uncapped. | Basic is free with ads; 200 items backed up. S3 S2 |
| Decoy | Decoy vault, with an optional duress mode. Pro. | Decoy Vault with a separate PIN. Premium. S4 |
| Intruder photo | Intruder Selfie. Pro. | Intruder Alerts. Premium. S4 |
| Face-down lock | Panic Lock: flip the iPhone face down. Pro. | Facedown lock, listed for Basic and Premium. S7 |
| Disguised icon | Calculator, weather or utilities icon. Pro. | Secret Door is Android only. S4 |
| Screenshots | Screenshot Shield, on by default: the app's screens come out black in screenshots and screen recordings, with a few exceptions such as system sheets. | Not stated. |
| Your originals | Full resolution, never downscaled; videos aren't re-encoded. | Not stated for the vault. Space Saver (Premium) "Compresses photos and saves originals to the Cloud". Exported files are "decrypted and returned to their original state". S3 S2 |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 26 or later). | iPhone, iPad and Android; syncs across installations. S3 |
| Paid plans (US) | Pro as a one-time purchase or a subscription; prices shown in the app. | Premium $9.99 a month or $23.99 a year; a Lifetime plan is also offered. S3 S6 |
Where Keepsafe may suit you better
- You use Android too. Keepsafe syncs between iPhone, iPad and Android S3. Hushtrove is iPhone only.
- You want a backup that doesn't use your iCloud storage. Keepsafe stores backups in its own cloud S2; Hushtrove's backup counts against your iCloud plan.
- You want to free up space on the phone. Keepsafe's Space Saver keeps originals in its cloud and compressed copies on the phone S3. Hushtrove keeps full-resolution photos on the iPhone.
- You want to share albums with other people. Keepsafe invites friends to "protected, shared albums" S7. Hushtrove has no sharing between users.
Where Hushtrove differs
- Nothing to sign up for. No email, password or account that links you to a vault.
- No data collection. The App Privacy label is Data Not Collected, and there's no analytics or crash-reporting code in the app. The app talks only to Apple: for App Store purchases and, if you turn it on, for your own iCloud backup.
- A key only you hold. If you lose both your passcode and your Recovery Key, nobody can open the vault, including us. That's the trade-off for having no email reset.
- Its screens are blank in screenshots by default, and nothing is ever locked away: with or without Pro, everything already in the vault can be viewed, exported and deleted.
Moving from Keepsafe to Hushtrove
- In Keepsafe, export the photos and videos you want to move. Keepsafe says exported files are decrypted and returned to their original state S2.
- In Hushtrove, tap + and add them from Photos. Hushtrove then offers to delete the originals from Photos.
- Empty Photos › Recently Deleted, or the copies stay there for 30 days S8.
- Check everything opens in Hushtrove before you delete anything from Keepsafe.
- Deleting the Keepsafe app doesn't cancel a Premium subscription; Keepsafe says you must cancel it in your Apple Account S4.