Cipher Compass: Hidden Vault

A hidden encrypted vault disguised as a real working compass app.
Cipher Compass is a private file vault for Android. To anyone else it looks and works like a normal compass — no vault icon, no login screen, no trace. Only you know the secret.
How it works
Unlock with three factors in sequence: your secret compass bearing + custom gesture + PIN or fingerprint. One wrong move and it silently stays a compass. Perfect plausible deniability.
How is this different from other hidden vault apps?
Most hidden vaults use a calculator disguise — a common pattern that is now widely known and the first thing someone suspicious will check. Cipher Compass uses a fully functional compass with real sensor data, degree readings, coordinates, and altitude. It behaves exactly like a premium compass app because it is one.
Bank-level encryption
- AES-256-GCM encryption with unique IV per file
- PIN protected by Argon2id (OWASP-recommended, same as top password managers)
- Keys stored in Android hardware-backed Keystore — never leave your device
- Files decrypted in memory only — never written to disk in plaintext
What you can store and view
- Photos (JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP, HEIC and more) — full in-app viewer
- Videos (MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI and more) — full in-app viewer
- PDFs — full in-app viewer
- Text files, CSVs, JSON, HTML — full in-app viewer
- Audio files, documents, archives — encrypted and stored securely
Privacy by design — minimal data collection
- No analytics, no ads, no accounts, no crash reporting
- Cloud backup fully disabled — files never touch Google servers
- Screenshots and screen recording blocked on every screen
- Excluded from device-to-device transfers
- Network access used exclusively for purchase verification via Google Play — your vault contents, files, and personal data never leave your device
Security features
- Decoy compass interface — plausible deniability built in
- Tiered brute-force lockout: 5 min / 30 min / 24 hrs
- Bypass-proof lockout using device monotonic clock
- Biometric fingerprint unlock
- 12-word BIP-39 recovery phrase for emergency access
- Uninstall protection via Device Administrator
- Rooted device status shown in hardware security indicator
- Hardware security level indicator (StrongBox / Hardware / Software)
Paranoid Mode — one-time purchase. Activates enhanced Argon2id parameters for maximum protection against offline brute-force attacks.
Core vault is completely free. No subscription. No recurring charges. Ever.
Built for journalists, activists, professionals, and anyone who needs real privacy. Your files stay on your device — no compromises, no backdoors.
Download Cipher Compass — the hidden encrypted vault disguised as a compass.