# Hide photos in a vault app

> Hide photos in VaultForYou, a vault app that opens only with a pattern you draw, not your passcode. Several vaults, decoy vault, no account. iOS 16 or later.

Source: https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/vault-app/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou

![Vault app (VaultForYou) shown on an iPhone screen](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/img/methods--vault-app.png)

- Level 4 of 4
- App · free download
- Videos too

Keeps the photos you choose in a vault outside the Photos app, opened only by a pattern you draw.

- **Time:** 2 min
- **Needs:** iOS 16+
- **Steps:** 3
- **Undo:** Yes

**Quick answer:** Keeps the photos you choose in a vault outside the Photos app, opened only by a pattern you draw. Moving a photo in makes a copy, so delete the original. Nobody can reset a forgotten pattern.

3 steps

## How to: vault app (vaultforyou)

1. **Install VaultForYou.** Free to download on iPhone with iOS 16 or later. No account needed.
2. **Draw a pattern.** Draw a pattern of 4 or more dots. That pattern opens your vault; a different pattern opens a different vault.
3. **Add photos, then delete the originals.** Add the photos and videos you choose. Then delete the originals from Photos and empty Recently Deleted.

Who it keeps out

## Who this keeps out, and who it doesn't

- **A quick look**Kept out
- **Phone handed over**Kept out
- **Knows your passcode**Kept out
- **Shares your Apple Account**Kept out
- **Makes you unlock**Kept out

Level 4Vault app (VaultForYou)

1. Hide button

2. Hide the album

3. Own password

4. Vault

We make VaultForYou, so weigh this page accordingly. Built-in options are listed below.

| VaultForYou | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Lock | A pattern you draw (4+ dots) |
| Several vaults | A different pattern opens a different vault (more with Premium) |
| Decoy | A duress pattern opens a decoy vault; it can also wipe the real ones (off by default) |
| Account | None needed, no ads |
| Encryption | Files encrypted on your iPhone; keys in the iOS Keychain |
| Forgot your pattern | Nobody can open that vault; there is no reset |
| Price | Free download; Premium in the US is $29.99/year or $4.99/month |

> A lock that isn't your iPhone passcodeVaultForYou keeps the photos, videos and documents you choose in a private vault that opens only with a pattern you draw. [Get VaultForYou](https://www.vaultforyou.app/)Free to download · iPhone, iOS 16 or later

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- [I hid the wrong photoUnhide it](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/guides/unhide-photos/)
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Questions

## Vault app (VaultForYou): questions

### Who does vault app (vaultforyou) keep out?

It keeps out all five cases on this site: someone scrolling your library or swiping past the photo you showed them, someone you hand your unlocked iPhone to, someone who knows your iPhone passcode, someone signed in to your Apple Account on another device, someone who pressures you to open your photos. The decoy vault covers someone who pressures you to unlock.

### Does vault app (vaultforyou) work with videos?

Yes. Videos work the same way as photos with this method. They stay together with your hidden photos.

### Which iOS version do I need for vault app (vaultforyou)?

iOS 16 or later. That covers iPhone 8 and newer. Check your version in Settings › General › About.

### How do I undo vault app (vaultforyou)?

Export the photos from the vault back to Photos. Viewing, exporting and deleting files in VaultForYou are always free.

## Other methods

- [Hide buttonTap ••• › Hide](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-button/)
- [Hide the Hidden albumShow Hidden Album: off](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/hide-the-hidden-album/)
- [Locked noteNotes › ••• › Lock](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/locked-note/)
- [Lock the Photos appRequire Face ID](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/methods/lock-photos-app/)

## Hide photos from…

- [Parents](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/parents/)
- [A partner or ex](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/partner/)
- [Kids](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/kids/)
- [Friends borrowing your phone](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/friends/)
- [Coworkers and screen sharing](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/coworkers/)
- [Someone who knows your passcode](https://hidephotosoniphone.com/from/someone-who-knows-your-passcode/)