Folder Lock 17+

Good app

The app does what it's supposed to by pass word protecting any photos, videos, or other media you may not want others to have access to. I also like that it gives you the option of automatically deleting the original file once you've uploaded your media into the app. The biggest complaint that I have about the app is the ads. Even when switching between folders within the app, ads will pop up in addition to ads as soon as you open the app. The ads a re minor inconvenience, but annoying nonetheless.

Was good, is now unreliable.

This app works as advertised. The update didn’t add much in terms of user experience. After the major update many users lost access to their data for about a week. When I was able to access my pictures again all the images and videos from the old version had to be “migrated”, which I assume was necessary for the app to function. Unfortunately, this scrambled all the images in my albums by failing to preserve their metadata, especially the date. Re-ordering them will be a major headache. The point being, the devs are a little reckless. I’m worried this could be a bigger issue in the future. EDIT: I ended up making an account for folder lock 10 to use the sync feature. This once again caused my images to be scrambled through the migration process. This is Incredibly frustrating, as I have spent hours unscrambling them at this point. Furthermore, there seems to be no way to get data to sync across devices, at least on the free version (even though it’s supposedly possible). The WiFi transfer feature is incredibly slow and tedious to use. The stability of the app has become even worse as well. Unfortunately, this is still the best app for price and ease of use. Other apps charge ridiculous subscriptions for basic functionality, or disorganize your data when uploading. So I’ll have to put up with it for now.

Respuesta del desarrollador ,

We apologize for any inconvenience caused. We kindly request that you refrain from uninstalling the application, as our team is actively working to resolve the issue. Rest assured, the problem will be fixed in the next update. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Don’t waste your time

When the app isn’t crashing, there’s no way to actually put your photos in it. Hit the + button and it goes to a blank screen that says there are no photos. Once it showed me my actual camera roll but when I tried to actually select stuff it went to the blank screen.

Also there is no option to browse your entire device and select things to move at will. There are folders titled photos, videos, etc. If you try to move something into one you can only select from that specific file type. I had an entire folder on my desktop that I wanted to lock away but I couldn’t get to it through the app. That may be what the “transfer via WiFi” option is but being as this is not 2008 I feel like I shouldn’t have to transfer files in such a convoluted way. Why can’t you just browse all your folders from within the app, select the items you want, and have the app import them?