Comparison
Sealed and 1Locker, side by side
Both keep photos beside passwords, ID and card details and contacts; they differ in how a new iPhone gets your data. 1Locker’s listing says its data lives on the device and moves when you set up the new phone from the old one, with cloud backup as a paid extra ([listing](https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=1462756877&country=us)). Sealed restores from a free encrypted backup with your recovery key. Encrypted iCloud backup is free.
On this page
Disclosure. Sealed is made by Loopware LLC. We did not install 1Locker. What follows about it comes from its listing, its store page and Touchberry’s privacy policy, read on 13 November 2026.
About the other app
1Locker is sold on the App Store as Secret Photo Album · 1Locker, by Touchberry Inc. It came out in May 2019, and version 4.0.4 shipped on 26 October 2026 (store record). Prices here are US prices. Prices are shown in US dollars and may vary by country.
What sets it apart from most photo vaults is the second half of its listing: passwords, notes of a driver’s license, ID cards and credit cards, and contacts you can call or text from the app (listing). Sealed covers the same ground with records. Records keep logins, 2FA codes, credit cards, bank accounts, IDs and passports, Wi-Fi networks, recovery codes, license keys, contacts and custom fields.
Side by side
| Sealed (facts checked 13 Nov 2026) | 1Locker (source, read 13 Nov 2026) |
|---|---|
| Opening the app. You can open Sealed with Face ID or Touch ID, a 4-, 6- or 9-digit passcode, a password or a pattern. | PIN access, Face ID and Touch ID, and alphabetic passwords. Listing. |
| A second vault. A decoy vault opens with a second passcode, and it is part of Sealed Pro. | A decoy account. Listing. |
| Logins and cards. Records keep logins, 2FA codes, credit cards, bank accounts, IDs and passports, Wi-Fi networks, recovery codes, license keys, contacts and custom fields. In a record, sensitive fields such as a document number stay masked until you tap Reveal Values and confirm with Face ID or your device passcode, and they mask themselves again after 30 seconds. | Passwords, plus notes of a driver’s license, ID cards and credit cards. Listing. |
| Contacts. The plus button at the top of the vault opens a menu with Photos, Files & Documents, Private Camera, Scan Document, Voice Memo, From Computer (Wi-Fi), From Contacts, New Note and New Record. | Personal contacts, with a call or a text in one click. Listing. |
| Encryption. Sealed encrypts every file with AES-256-GCM before it is saved. Names, notes and the fields of a record are sealed with your vault key too, not just the photos. | “Advanced encryption”, with no cipher named. The privacy policy doesn’t mention encryption. Listing and privacy policy. |
| Backup. Backup goes to your own iCloud account, not to a server of ours. Encrypted iCloud backup is free. | Photo and video backup over Wi-Fi, and cloud backup of all media as an in-app purchase. Listing. |
| New iPhone. Your vault key stays on the iPhone it was made on, so on a new iPhone Sealed asks for your recovery key. You can restore your vault on a new iPhone from your backup, with your recovery key. | Data stays on your devices; set up the new one by syncing from the old one. Listing. |
| Data collected. Sealed contains no analytics or tracking SDKs, and it collects no data. | The label lists usage data, an email address, a device ID and diagnostics, not linked to you. Store page. |
| Ads. Sealed has no ads and no tracking. | “No annoying ads”, and the store page shows no ads notice. Listing and store page. |
| Price. Sealed Pro Yearly costs $39.99 a year, and new subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Sealed Pro Monthly costs $12.99 a month, with no free trial. | Four in-app purchases from $2.99 to $49.99, including a one-time option. Store page. |
| Devices. Sealed needs iOS 17.0 or later. | iOS 15.0 or later; iPhone, iPad, Apple silicon Macs and Apple Vision. Store record and store page. |
Where 1Locker is ahead
- A cheaper one-time price. Entire Life Premium Feature is $24.99 (store page). Sealed’s is $79.99.
- Call from the vault. Its listing describes calling or texting a stored contact with one click (listing).
- A label with nothing linked to you. Its store page lists the data it collects as not linked to your identity (store page).
A new iPhone is the real test
Photos and passwords in one place are only useful if they arrive on your next phone. 1Locker’s listing gives one route: keep the data on the device and carry it across when you set up the new iPhone from the old one (listing). That works when you still have the old phone. If it is lost or broken, the listing points to its paid cloud backup.
Sealed takes the other road. Sealed keeps its encrypted files out of your iPhone’s own backups, because the key never leaves this iPhone and a copy in a phone backup would not open on a new phone. Encrypted iCloud backup is free. On the new phone you type the key. On a fresh install, the first screen has a Restore a backup button, you enter the recovery key you saved, and your files are decrypted only on that iPhone. Our guide to moving a photo vault to a new iPhone walks through both cases.
If passwords are the main thing you need, a dedicated manager may fit better: see how a password manager compares with Sealed. And if the price is what you weigh most, read subscription or one-time purchase.
Where Sealed helps, and where it doesn’t
It helps if a lost phone should not cost you your passwords and photos. Encrypted iCloud backup is free. You can restore your vault on a new iPhone from your backup, with your recovery key.
It helps if records need more than a note: typed fields and live codes. 2FA codes stay live in the vault and are ready to copy. See records in Sealed.
It doesn’t keep records, notes or videos on the free plan. On the free plan you can add photos. Videos, documents, notes and records need Sealed Pro.
It doesn’t open on a new iPhone without your recovery key. Your vault key stays on the iPhone it was made on, so on a new iPhone Sealed asks for your recovery key.
It doesn’t cost less to buy outright. 1Locker’s one-time option is $24.99 (store page). Sealed Lifetime is $79.99.
Questions and answers
Can I buy either app once instead of subscribing?
Yes. 1Locker’s store page lists Entire Life Premium Feature at $24.99 (store page). Sealed Pro Lifetime costs $79.99, paid once, with no subscription and nothing to renew.
What happens to 1Locker’s data if I delete the app?
Its listing says deleting the app loses your personal data, because it is kept on the device (listing). In Sealed it depends on backup. If you delete Sealed from an iPhone while iCloud Backup is off, the vault on that iPhone is deleted with it. Deleting the app doesn’t delete your iCloud backup: Delete iCloud Backup in Settings does.
Sources
What this page says about Sealed was checked against the app on .
- Apple store record for Secret Photo Album · 1Locker (id 1462756877), US storefront — the listing text, seller, release dates, minimum iOS and languages, read 13 Nov 2026
- Secret Photo Album · 1Locker on the US App Store — the store page (this address opens it), read 13 Nov 2026 for the in-app purchases, the privacy label and the devices
- Touchberry, privacy policy — the data categories and tracking technologies it names; the page shows "Last updated January 01, 2026". Read 13 Nov 2026
- Sealed on the App Store — the listing for the app this page is about
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