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I went through more than twenty file vault apps for comparison, and this is the finest by light years: beautifully and professionally made, with every conceivable function, and every conceivable customization...\nIf you wanted an easy metaphor, most other apps are poorly-cobbled wagons, and this is an intergalactic cruiser capable of warp speeds. Stellar!\"\n\nVAULT PROTECTION:\n• Lock the app with PIN (using 4 to 8 digits), FaceID or TouchID\n• Get break-in alerts with the intruder's photo and GPS location\n• Lock individual folders with a password or FaceID for added security\n• Activate Panic Action: lock the app by facing down your phone or swiping the screen with three fingers\n\nEASY FILE MANAGEMENT:\n• Organize your files with folders, tags, and smart folders to keep everything in order\n• Create multiple secret vaults, each accessed with different passcodes\n• Enjoy built-in support for Live Photos, Favorites, Shortcuts, and a Trash Bin\n• Integrate seamlessly with iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, and iTunes Sharing\n• Supports Text, GIF, PDF, ZIP (with password), Microsoft Office documents, and iWork files\n• Transfer files between iOS devices and computers via WiFi\n• Find duplicate files to free up space\n\nMEDIA VIEWING:\n• Enjoy your videos and music with our easy-to-use media player\n• Supports numerous video and audio formats (including all VLC formats)\n• Slideshow photos with customized transitions, slide time, loop or shuffle\n• Fully customizable gestures with tap, double-tap and triple-tap actions\n• Quickly preview photos, videos and audio in full screen\n• Keep video or audio playing in the mini player while browsing your vault\n\nPRIVATE BROWSING:\n• Browse the web without leaving a trace\n• Download files directly to your private storage\n• Save any webpage to a PDF file\n• Search within a page and instantly switch between the browser and File Manager\n\nCREATE PHOTO COLLAGES:\n• Combine 2–6 photos with flexible layouts, ratios, spacing, corners and backgrounds\n\nEDIT PHOTOS:\n• Add text, filters, and effects\n• Convert videos to GIFs\n• Blur faces, redact private details and remove photo metadata\n\nEDIT VIDEOS:\n• Trim, rotate, crop, change quality and save any frame as a photo\n\nSCAN DOCUMENTS:\n• Quick document scanning\n• Automatic edge detection\n\n\nMaxVault Premium:\nSome features require a purchase. MaxVault offers a lifetime purchase and monthly or yearly subscriptions. See the app for current options and prices.\n\nFor subscriptions, payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.\n\nTerms of Service: https://rambax.com/maxvault/termsofservice\nPrivacy Policy: https://rambax.com/maxvault/privacypolicy","facts":{"developer_id":315377119,"developer_url":"https://rambax.com/maxvault","first_released":"2013-11-01T17:59:11Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"8.0.12","release_notes":"Fixed in 8.0.12:\n• Improved purchase and restore reliability.\n• Fixed importing and file-management issues.\n• Improved media controls and file information.\n• Fixed crashes and improved stability.\n\nMaxVault 8 is our biggest update ever!\n• Photo Collages: Combine 2–6 photos with customizable layouts and backgrounds.\n• Video Editor: Trim, rotate, crop, change quality and save frames as photos.\n• Enhanced Photo Editor: Blur faces, redact private details and remove metadata.\n• Duplicate Finder: Find duplicate files and remove unwanted copies.\n• New Private Browser: Redesigned browsing with page search and instant File Manager switching.\n• Full-Screen Preview: Swipe through photos, videos and audio.\n• Mini Media Player: Keep media playing while browsing your vault.\n• New Gestures: Pinch to change views; double-tap with two fingers to select.\n• Redesigned the interface with simpler and cleaner menus to make managing your files faster and more intuitive with zero clutter.\n• Added full language support for German, French, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.\n\nAs this is a major update, we are actively working on minor bug fixes and improvements. If you encounter any issues, please let us know via Settings > Contact Support inside the app.","rating_current_version":4.74048,"rating_count_current_version":3468,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Photo & Video","Productivity"],"languages":["AR","EN","FR","DE","IT","JA","ZH","ES","ZH"],"content_advisories":["Unrestricted Web Access"],"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T12:13:13.328Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-19T15:30:12.725Z","placed_at":"2026-10-18T09:44:11.893Z","scored_at":"2026-10-22T01:56:12.724Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Hides private photos, videos, documents and passwords behind an app lock, plus a file manager, browser, media player.","what_is":"MaxVault is a photo and video vault that stores private photos, videos, documents and passwords behind PIN, FaceID or TouchID locking. It also includes a private web browser with downloader, a media player, a photo collage and editing tools, and a document scanner. The listing describes multiple secret vaults, folders, tags and smart folders for organizing files.","good_for":["Keeping private photos and videos locked on an iPhone","Storing documents and passwords out of sight of others","Browsing and downloading files into a private storage area"],"pricing":"Photo & Video Vault - MaxVault is free to download on the App Store.","faq":[{"q":"Is the app free to use?","a":"It is free to download. Some features require MaxVault Premium, which is a lifetime purchase or monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current."},{"q":"How is the vault locked?","a":"The app can be locked with a PIN of 4 to 8 digits, FaceID or TouchID. Individual folders can be locked with a password or FaceID, and Panic Action locks the app when the phone is turned face down or the screen is swiped with three fingers."},{"q":"Can files be moved to other services or computers?","a":"It integrates with iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and iTunes Sharing, and can transfer files between iOS devices and computers via WiFi. 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