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ArkWarden

Your private files aren't as private as you think.

arkwarden.app Source App StoreSecurity & Privacy / Passwords & Identity

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
<5K
Oct 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Unknown
Subscription model, plan pricing not identified yet
Creators
Ark Warden
GitHub @arkwardenapp
Launched
41d ago
2026-10-04 · Est.

Traffic

Last 12 months
Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events5 marketing moves

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions

  • Launched on TinyLaunch (1 upvotes)Launch

    ArkWarden — Encrypted iPhone vault for photos, videos, documents, audio.

    Nov 9 · 5d agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/mo3 concurrent moves

  • Launched on Smol LaunchLaunch

    ArkWarden — Encrypt photos, videos, documents and audio on your iPhone. No account, no server, no ads. Open-source encryption.

    Nov 9 · 5d agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/mo3 concurrent moves

  • Launched on CodeHype (40 upvotes)Launch

    ArkWarden — https://arkwarden.app Encrypted iPhone vault for photos, videos, documents and audio. No account, no server and no ads.

    Oct 12 · 33d agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves

  • Launched on Findly.toolsLaunch

    ArkWarden — Keep private photos, videos, documents and audio in an encrypted vault on your iPhone.

    Oct 11 · 34d agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/mo4 concurrent moves

  • Launched on Fazier (#135 · 71 upvotes · 43 comments)Launch

    ArkWarden — Hide and encrypt files on iPhone.

    Oct 4 · 41d agoLaunch page

    At the time: <5K visits/mo2 concurrent moves

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Fazier
2026-10-04Source
What engineers like:
Real encryption: Every file is encrypted individually with AES-256-GCM through Apple's CryptoKit. Without your pattern or recovery phrase, your files can't be read. Pattern unlock: Draw a pattern on a 5×5 grid instead of typing a password. Your pattern works with your iPhone's Secure Enclave to unlock your vault, so a copied vault cannot be opened on another device. Two-factor authentication: Add Face ID, a 6-digit PIN, or a YubiKey over NFC. ArkWarden is listed in Yubico's Works with YubiKey catalog. Wing, a second vault: A different pattern opens a separate vault with its own files and look. Keep your main vault hidden when you hand someone your unlocked phone. Recovery phrase: A 12 or 24-word phrase restores access if you forget your pattern. It's shown once and kept only by you. On-device privacy: No account, no ArkWarden server, no file analytics. Your files stay encrypted on your iPhone. Backup and restore: Back up to iCloud or export your vault as a file. Each backup is encrypted with your recovery phrase before it leaves your phone. Off by default. Folders and categories: Organise photos, videos, documents and audio into folders, and import files straight into the folder you want. Intruder Detection: Optional and off by default. After 3, 5 or 10 wrong attempts, ArkWarden takes an encrypted front-camera photo you can review later. Open source: The encryption core is public on GitHub, so anyone can check how it works.
Best suited for:
Handing your phone to someone: A friend wants to see one photo, a child wants to play a game, a colleague needs to scan a QR code. Your private files stay in a separate space that doesn't open just because the phone is unlocked. Sharing a phone at home: A phone the kids borrow for YouTube, or a partner who checks the weather. Sharing the device doesn't have to mean sharing everything on it. Storing sensitive documents: Passports, IDs, tax returns, medical records and contracts belong somewhere safer than your camera roll, encrypted and kept on your device. Being pressured to unlock: A second pattern opens Wing, a separate vault with its own files, and nothing on screen shows that another vault exists. Travelling or crossing a border: If you're asked to unlock your phone, your private files stay out of sight without deleting anything. Not trusting the cloud: Cloud services can be breached or change their terms. If you choose to back up, only encrypted data leaves your phone, and your key never does. Journalists, activists and researchers: Interview notes, protest photos and documents from sources need a tool designed on the assumption that the device may one day be inspected. A lost or stolen phone: Finding your phone isn't the same as reading your files. Without your pattern, they stay encrypted, and a second factor makes it harder still.
Findly.tools
2026-10-11Source
What engineers like:
ArkWarden is an encrypted vault for iPhone. It stores photos, videos, documents and audio, and encrypts every file on the device before it is saved. The vault opens with a pattern the user draws, not the iPhone passcode, so unlocking the phone does not open the vault. The pattern runs through PBKDF2 (600,000 iterations, per-vault salt) and is combined with a key held in the iPhone's Secure Enclave. Together they unlock a random 256-bit master key. The pattern itself is never stored. Each file is encrypted individually with AES-256-GCM. The vault index is encrypted with ChaCha20-Poly1305. The encryption code is open source on GitHub, so anyone can review it. There is no account, no sign-up and no ArkWarden server. ArkWarden never receives the keys that open a user's files. A 12 or 24 word recovery phrase (BIP-39) is shown once at setup and kept only by the user. It restores access if the pattern is forgotten. Encrypted backup to iCloud or to a file is optional and off by default. Optional second factor: Face ID, Touch ID, a 6-digit PIN or a YubiKey over NFC. ArkWarden passed Yubico's technology review and is listed in the Works with YubiKey catalog. Lifetime purchase or annual subscription. Purchases restore through the App Store. Where to find the Hidden album on iPhone, and why anyone who knows your passcode can still open it: https://arkwarden.app/guides/hidden-photos-iphone How to lock the Photos app on iPhone, and what a lock does not protect: https://arkwarden.app/guides/lock-photos-iphone How to password-protect a folder on iPhone when the Files app has no folder password: https://arkwarden.app/guides/password-protect-folder-on-iphone

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
ArkWardenApp/ArkWarden
Last commit 2026-06-18
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Traffic sources

Oct 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct29%
  • Organic Search25%
  • Referrals12%
  • Display Ads10%
  • Other24%

Countries

No data yet

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2026-06-01

KeywordMonthly volume
do hidden photos get uploaded to icloud520
can hidden photos be seen on other devices380

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

annual subscription
annual subscription
lifetime plan
lifetime plan

Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-01 · Source page

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-10-04

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Changes

No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.

Questions & evidence

How much does ArkWarden cost?
annual subscription: annual subscription; lifetime plan: lifetime plan. Observed 2026-11-01. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
How much website traffic does ArkWarden get?
Vaneform estimates <5K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is ArkWarden and what platforms does it support?
ArkWarden is catalogued under Passwords & Identity: Your private files aren't as private as you think.. Supported platforms: Mobile App.
Is ArkWarden open source?
ArkWarden has a public repository (https://github.com/ArkWardenApp/ArkWarden) with its source repository published.Source

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