Best Secret Folder 5.2

It’s impossible to have your phone with you 100% of the time. Sooner or later someone will grab it while you’re sleeping, taking a shower, or simply forgot it somewhere. Let’s not even go into scenarios where you lose it altogether or it gets stolen.

But let’s not be paranoid. Not everyone has circles where people are tempted to nose around others’ private life. Let’s say you have a few things planned out to surprise your better half, and you want to keep those plans handy but not accessible to the wife / husband / kids. RV App Studios has an app just for that.

Primitive design

While the app is certainly no looker, Best Secret Folder is one of the most airtight apps we’ve had the pleasure of testing. Its graphics are primitive and the sounds it makes are pretty horrific. But it’s intuitive enough for everyone to be able to use.

The purpose of the app is to safely store photos, videos and notes. However, videos get compressed and it’s uncertain what happens if you delete the original.

Padlock after padlock

Disguised as a utilities app on your Home screen, Best Secret Folder asks for your passcode to let you in. It’s a four digit code that you set up when you first launch the app.

It insists that you remember it and even offers to send it to you via email, something that may actually pose more security risks in case someone gains access to your emails.

Takes a photo of the perp

Best Secret Folder has one security layer after another. It even fools those who enter the passcode wrong four times to keep using the device until it takes a picture.

The “lock device” feature activates a very annoying alarm. If you’re in the house, you’ll know someone tampered with it. But that’s not the only way to know if someone touched the device.

Security Log

The security log is a great idea. It tells you if someone interfered with your device and how. There you can also see the location where someone tried to access your device, and even a picture of the person who attempted to nose around your files.

Add to watchlist:

Surveillance

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