ShadowVault: Private Vault

ShadowVault is a private vault and end-to-end encrypted messenger, hidden inside an app that really works: a calculator, weather, notes, clock, flashlight or compass app. To everyone else it's just that app. Enter your secret code the right way and your vault opens.

WHAT IT DOES
• Keeps photos, videos, notes, files and contacts in an encrypted vault on your phone
• Private camera: photos and videos go straight into the vault, never the gallery
• Encrypted chat (MLS standard): messages, photos, videos, voice notes and "view once" media
• Add people by QR code in person, verified instantly; safety numbers for everyone else
• Requests must be accepted, so nobody can message you just by knowing your username
• Disappearing messages, reactions, replies, read receipts and typing indicators (you choose)

PROTECTION
• Fingerprint unlock without typing your code
• Decoy vault: a second code opens a harmless vault
• Duress code: a code that silently erases the real vault
• Break-in alerts: photo, time and place after wrong codes
• Auto-wipe after too many wrong codes, and remote wipe from another phone
• Panic gesture: flip or shake the phone to hide the vault instantly
• Screenshots and the recent-apps preview are blocked while the vault is open
• Photo location and camera details are removed automatically

YOUR PRIVACY
• Encrypted on your phone with AES-256 and Argon2id. We can't see your vault or your chats
• No phone number, no email and no contact upload needed
• No ads, no analytics, no tracking
• Optional zero-knowledge backup that only your recovery phrase can open

FREE AND PREMIUM
Free includes a 50-item vault, the calculator disguise, encrypted chat and backups. Premium is a one-time $4.99 purchase, no subscription: unlimited vault, every disguise, private camera, notes, files and contacts, decoy vault, duress code, break-in alerts and panic gesture. Premium is also included free with a ShadowVPN Monthly or Annual plan. No ads.

IMPORTANT: ShadowVault works only with your code. If you forget it, your recovery phrase is the only way back in. We can't reset it for you.

The app's icon and name on your home screen match the disguise you choose. You can change the disguise at any time in Settings.