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A Keepsafe alternative with no account
Short answer: Keepsafe asks you to create an account with your name and email, offers cloud storage on its own servers (“Private Cloud”) in Premium, and shows ads in the free version. Prive needs no account at all, runs no servers, shows no ads and encrypts every file on your iPhone with AES-256-GCM. Backups go only to your own iCloud.
Prive vs Keepsafe at a glance
Checked October 10, 2026 against each app's App Store listing and Keepsafe's Help Center. Apps change; check the current listings before you decide.
| Keepsafe | Prive | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Required: name and email, verified by email | None. No sign-up, email or login |
| Where your photos are kept | On the device; Premium “Private Cloud” stores items in Keepsafe's cloud | On your iPhone; optional backup to your own iCloud |
| Encryption | Described as “military-grade” encryption | AES-256-GCM on the device; the key never leaves your devices and iCloud Keychain |
| Ads | Free version is ad-supported | None |
| App Store privacy label | Lists data used to track you (usage data) | Data Not Collected |
| Forgot your PIN | Reset through your account email | Reset with your 24-word Recovery Key |
| Platforms | iPhone and Android | iPhone (iOS 17 or later); runs on iPad as an iPhone app |
| Price | Free with ads; Premium subscription | Free for up to 20 photos and videos; Premium (monthly or yearly) for unlimited |
Why people look for a Keepsafe alternative
- The account. To hide photos you first give a company your name and email. That links your vault to your identity, and email-based login is one more thing that can be phished or leaked.
- The cloud. Premium sync stores your items on the company's infrastructure. Prive has none; its optional backup lives in your own Apple Account.
- Ads and tracking. The free version shows ads, and the App Store privacy label lists data used for tracking. Prive has no ads, analytics or third-party SDKs.
When Keepsafe may suit you better
Keepsafe is established, with hundreds of thousands of ratings, and works on both iPhone and Android. If you need the same vault on Android, or Keepsafe's sharing features, Prive is not a replacement: it is iPhone-only and has no sharing service, by design.
How to switch from Keepsafe to Prive
- In Keepsafe, select the photos and videos and export them back to your iPhone's Photos library.
- Install Prive, create your PIN and write down your Recovery Key.
- Tap + → Import from Photos, select the exported items and let Prive delete the originals. Empty Recently Deleted in Photos.
- Once everything is in Prive, delete your Keepsafe data and account by following Keepsafe's own instructions.
Prive is free for up to 20 photos and videos, with every feature included, so you can try it before moving a whole library.
Read more: how Prive encrypts your photos · why a vault without an account matters.
Frequently asked questions
Does Keepsafe require an account?
Yes. According to Keepsafe's Help Center, you create an account with your name and email address and verify it by email before using the vault.
Is there a photo vault like Keepsafe without an email?
Yes. Prive works with no account, email or login. You create a PIN on first launch, and your photos are encrypted on your iPhone.
Does Prive store my photos on its servers?
No. Prive runs no servers. Photos stay on your iPhone, and the optional backup goes to your own iCloud, already encrypted.
Can I use Prive on Android?
No. Prive is an iPhone app (iOS 17 or later). It also runs on iPad as an iPhone app.
