Vaultwize and Vaultaire
Vaultaire is an encrypted vault for iPhone and iPad. If you use only Apple devices and want iPad support, it may suit you better. If you use Android, or may change phones, Vaultwize was built for that.
| Vaultwize | Vaultaire | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Android and iPhone | iPhone and iPad |
| Tablet layouts | Not in v1.0 | iPad |
| Backup | Your Google Drive, or one encrypted file anywhere | Your private CloudKit database |
| Restore on the other platform | Yes, with the recovery phrase | No Android app |
| Unlock | PIN or pattern, plus biometrics | Pattern on a 5×5 grid, no PIN or biometrics |
| File encryption | XChaCha20-Poly1305 | AES-256-GCM |
| Code stretching | Argon2id, with a device secret | PBKDF2 at 600,000 iterations, with a device-wide Keychain salt |
| Other vaults and emergency code | Yes, emergency code is Pro | Yes, with a duress pattern |
| How many vaults exist | Hidden from the app and its files; visible after extraction including secure storage | Visible to anyone with access to the app container, one index file per vault |
| Albums inside a vault | Yes | No folders |
| Sharing with limits and expiry | Not in v1.0 | Yes |
| Finds sensitive photos in your gallery | Yes | Not stated in the sources we read |
| Analytics and crash reports | None | Anonymous analytics on by default; crash reports can include file names |
| Free tier | 2 libraries, 100 items each | 3 vaults, 100 photos and 10 videos |
| Yearly | $14.99 | $19.99 or $9.99, its pages differ |
| Lifetime | $29.99 | $39.99 or $29.99, its pages differ |
Vaultaire details come from vaultaire.app and its press release of 30 August 2026, retrieved on 20 October 2026. They are the developer's own statements, not an independent audit, and may have changed. Neither product's claims here are independently audited.