Photress: Photo & Video Vault
Encrypted Library & Backups
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Keep photos and videos in an encrypted iPhone library. Choose where backups live, check every step, and export everything whenever you need it.
Photress is a private, encrypted photo and video library designed to keep your files under your control. Your media stays on your iPhone and in backup locations you choose. No Photress account is required.
PRIVATE ACCESS
• Open your library with Face ID or your local App Code.
• Import photos and videos from Photos or Files.
• Browse your photos, play videos, and organize with albums, favorites, and smart collections. Pro also adds nested folders and additional independent backup destinations.
ENCRYPTION BEYOND THE LOCK SCREEN
• Original photo and video resources, thumbnails, library metadata, and local indexes are encrypted at rest.
• Every media resource gets its own random 256-bit key. AES-256-GCM encrypts and authenticates the data, so altered or corrupted encrypted content is rejected.
• Metadata uses a separately keyed SQLCipher database. Backup Passphrases use Argon2id, while the local App Code is deliberately excluded from portable-backup encryption.
BACKUPS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
• Choose iCloud Drive, an external drive, or another Files location.
• You can see each step separately: whether the backup was written, uploaded to your chosen storage, passed an integrity check, and passed a restore test.
• Open a portable backup with a Backup Passphrase you create or an independent 24-word Recovery Key.
YOUR FILES STAY YOURS
• View and export everything you have added, even without an active subscription.
• Restore, create an emergency backup, resolve backup conflicts, and delete your existing data without renewing Pro.
• No ads, no behavioral tracking, and no developer media server. Photress cannot remotely access your library.
FREE AND PRO
The free version does not expire. You can add up to 200 photos or videos in total and use the essential tools for private access, backup, recovery, viewing, export, and deletion. Monthly, Annual or Lifetime Pro removes the app’s 200-item addition limit and unlocks the advanced features available in this version. Photress does not provide storage; available space depends on your iPhone and chosen destinations. Annual Pro includes a 14-day free trial.
Important: Photress cannot reset a lost Backup Passphrase or recreate a lost Recovery Key. Keep the Backup Passphrase or Recovery Key used for each backup somewhere safe and easy to find. Storage availability and upload status depend on the location you choose.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://photress.com/privacy/
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The developer, Gleb Kucherenko, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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For more information, visit the developer’s accessibility website .
Information
- Seller
- Gleb Kucherenko
- Size
- 27.1 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 13 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Photress Pro — Lifetime $79.99
- Photress Pro — Monthly $4.99
- Photress Pro — Annual $29.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Gleb Kucherenko