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To make your app more private you can turn off Touch ID and change app icons. In addition, we have a powerful Cloud Storage function. With a 100G cloud storage space, you can save about 20,000 photos and videos, and protect your important information from being lost.\nWith Darkbox, your ultimate photo vault and absolutely secure private space, you will no longer have to worry about problems such as privacy being peeped at, lost files, insufficient storage space, etc.\n\nENCRYPTION FUNCTION\n√ Use password lock to protect private photos, videos, GIFs\n√ Customize to turn on/off Touch/Face ID\n√ Single album lock which can offer double protection for your album\n\nFAKE PASSWORD\n√ When you enter the fake password, photo vault will open a completely different set of photos, keeping your real ones safe and hidden.\n\n100G CLOUD STORAGE\n√ Massive Cloud Storage space, items can be stored up to 20,000\n√ Fast backup photos/video to the cloud, important data will never be lost\n\nMANAGE YOUR ALBUM QUICKLY\n√ Batch import photos & videos\n√ Sort photos/videos by import date or created date automatically\n√ Recover deleted photos & videos from Recently Deleted\n\nBASIC FUNCTION\n√ Customize album covers and personalized themes create your own personalized album\n√ Slideshow viewing for photos with background music and different transactions which can offer your better viewing experience\n√ Support sharing photos or videos to Darkbox from other apps\n√ Universal Video Player to play almost all video formats: mov, mp4, mpv ...\n√ FaceDown Action: Flip the phone down to quickly switch to another app\n√ Change app’s icon & theme as you like to make your privacy more private\n√ Share photos & videos to all social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc\n√ Integrated camera for taking photos & video directly within the app\n√ Transfer photos/videos between Computer and Phone\n\nIf you are looking for a secure, reliable encrypted photo album app with mass storage space and simple user interface, Darkbox is your best choice.\n\nFEEDBACK\nIf you have any questions or suggestions about photo vault, please feel free to contact us at support@imdarkbox.com and we will get back to you in time.\n\nDarkbox PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION\n- Subscription fee will be charged according to different subscription plan which including VIP, SVIP and SSVIP.\n- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase.\n- Users can manage or unsubscribe in iTunes & App Store account management in the phone system settings.\n- Subscription automatically renews unless auto- renew is turned off at least 24- hours before the end of the period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.\n- Free trial: Free trial (if any) will automatically renew the VIP version at $9.49/year upon expiration. You can go to the Account Settings to cancel the renewal before the trial ends. The current free trial will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to the premium version before the trial period ends.\n\nTerms of Use: http://idarkbox.com/user- policy/index.html\nPrivacy Policy: http://idarkbox.com/privacy- policy/index.html","facts":{"developer_id":1715531832,"developer_url":"https://idarkbox.com/","first_released":"2017-07-26T01:57:00Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"2.6.5","release_notes":"- Optimized thoroughly for iOS 26.\n- Added full support for the latest iPhone 17 series.\n- Fixed several user reported issues.\n- Improved overall stability and performance.","rating_current_version":4.77536,"rating_count_current_version":7078,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Photo & Video","Utilities"],"languages":["DA","NL","EN","FI","FR","DE","EL","ID","IT","JA","KO","MS","NB","PT","RU","ZH","ES","SV","TH","ZH","TR","VI"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-20T11:50:11.794Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-18T18:42:11.798Z","placed_at":"2026-10-16T15:48:46.328Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T03:11:15.091Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Photo and video vault app with password, Touch ID and album locks, a fake password option and cloud storage.","what_is":"Darkbox is a free to download photo and video vault for keeping private media hidden behind a password, Touch ID or Face ID, and album locks. 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