Photos and videos
Keep private photos out of your camera roll
Import photos and videos from Photos, then delete the originals. Photos that you take with the camera in DotSafe go into the vault only.
Encrypted vault for iPhone and iPad
Draw it. Keep it safe.
DotSafe is an encrypted vault for your private photos, passwords and IDs. You open it with a pattern that you draw. There is no account, and everything is encrypted on your device.
Free for 3 vaults. For iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo.
Draw a pattern
Try it. Draw a pattern of 4 or more dots.
What you can keep
Photos, files and records in one vault
Keep your private photos, important documents and passwords together. One pattern opens all of them, and DotSafe encrypts each one on your device.
Records
Your important details, in the same vault
Keep logins, ID numbers, Wi-Fi details, door codes, bank accounts and lists. Copy a password in one tap. DotSafe clears the copy after 60 seconds.
IDs and cards
Card and ID details, hidden until you need them
Save your passport, driver licence and bank card details. Card numbers, CVVs and PINs stay hidden until you tap to show them.
Documents
Wills, leases and tax returns, kept private
Keep the documents that you cannot lose in folders, next to your photos. A PDF opens in memory only, and DotSafe does not save a readable copy to your device.
How it works
Only your pattern can open it
Many vault apps keep your PIN on the device, where it can be copied or reset. DotSafe turns your pattern into the encryption key, then erases the pattern from memory. There is no copy of it anywhere, not on your device and not with us.
- Draw a pattern. Connect 4 or more dots on a 5 by 5 grid.
- DotSafe makes a key. 600,000 rounds of PBKDF2 turn the pattern into a 256-bit key.
- The pattern is erased. DotSafe erases it from memory as soon as it has the key. It is never saved.
If someone asks to see it
DotSafe never says “wrong pattern”
Every pattern opens a vault. A pattern that you have not used before opens a new, empty vault. So if someone makes you open the app, nothing shows that another vault exists.
Your vault
Your real photos, files and records.
A decoy vault
Ordinary things, to open if someone makes you.
A new, empty vault
Any other pattern. Nothing says that it is wrong.
No list of vaults
Nothing shows how many vaults you have
No screen lists your vaults. On the device, all vaults are files of two fixed sizes, with random names. Cover files that no key opens are mixed in with them.
Duress pattern
One pattern erases everything
Set a pattern that erases every vault on the device, then opens an empty vault as if nothing happened. Free and Pro both have it.
Encryption
Each item is encrypted before it is saved
DotSafe encrypts each item on your device as you add it. A copy of your device's storage shows only blocks of random data, all the same size.
- 256-bit
- AES-GCM, with a random key for each photo, file and record.
- 600,000
- PBKDF2 rounds turn your pattern into a key, so each guess is slow.
- 256 KB
- Each item is split into chunks of one size. Random bytes fill the last one.
- 64–127
- Cover slots that no key opens hide which slots hold a real vault.
Privacy
No account, no servers, no tracking
DotSafe does not know who you are. The app connects only to Apple, for sync and purchases, and to this website for help.
DotSafeOn your device
iCloudEncrypted blocks only, with Pro
App StorePurchases and restore
DotSafe serversThere are none
AnalyticsNone in the app
AdsNone
No account
No email, no phone number and no sign-in. Your pattern is the only thing that opens a vault.
No servers
We do not run servers for DotSafe. With Pro, the encrypted copy goes to your own iCloud.
No tracking in the app
No analytics, no ads and no crash reporting tools in the app.
Private on screen
By default, DotSafe covers the screen when you leave the app, and hides your content from screen recordings.
Themes
Four themes
Choose Light, Dark, Terminal or Pink when you first open DotSafe, and change it at any time in Settings. Select one below, and this website changes too.
Pricing
Free for 3 vaults
Each free vault holds 100 items and 5 videos, and Free includes the duress pattern. Pro removes the limits, and adds encrypted iCloud sync and vault sharing.
- Free3 vaults
- $3.99a month
- $29.99a year
- $79.99one time
Questions
Short answers
What happens if I forget my pattern?
The vault for that pattern cannot be opened. DotSafe does not store patterns, so there is nothing to reset. Your other vaults are not affected.
Why is there no Face ID unlock?
A person can hold your device up to your face. A pattern is something only you know. DotSafe uses Face ID only to confirm a few dangerous actions, for example when you destroy a vault.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no account and no email address. DotSafe has no servers. With Pro, the encrypted sync uses your own iCloud.
Can DotSafe see my photos?
No. Your data is encrypted on your device with a key from your pattern. We never receive your data or your keys.
Is it different from the Hidden album?
Yes. The Hidden album moves photos out of your library, but anyone who knows your device passcode can open it, and it is clear that it exists. DotSafe encrypts each item with a key from your pattern and does not show how many vaults you have. Read the comparison.
Draw it. Keep it safe.
DotSafe is free for 3 vaults. No account, no email, no ads.
