Ego, at a glance.

Product facts and original material for writers and reviewers. Updated October 29, 2026. Ego is in development; there is no public App Store download yet.

An encrypted home for private files.

Ego is a native iPhone vault for photos, videos and files, made by Chreia Labs. Different passcodes open separate encrypted vaults. It requires no Ego account and contains no ads or analytics.

Developer: Chreia Labs, LLC
Platform: iPhone, iOS 26 or later
Availability: In development. Not publicly downloadable.
Free & paid: One free vault. Alter Ego adds unlimited vaults, optional encrypted iCloud backup and optional on-device Secure Smart Search. Release pricing is not announced here.
Product details: Features, plan boundaries and recovery limits

See two separate vaults.

This genuine development recording shows the anonymous keypad opening Personal, locking, then opening Studio. Passcode-entry sequences are omitted.

Silent, 28-second native simulator recording from October 26, 2026. Fictional example content; development UI may change. Multiple vaults require Alter Ego. This recording does not demonstrate a purchase, cloud restore or physical-device test.

Download the original demonstration (MP4, 1.5 MB)

Read the demonstration transcript

The anonymous keypad appears without vault names. Passcode entry is omitted.
Personal is revealed after authentication, showing example photos, folders and a file.
Personal locks and the greeting returns.
The keypad appears again. The second passcode entry is omitted.
Studio opens with a different collection of example folders and files.
Studio locks and the recording ends.

Genuine app screens.

Use these unaltered native development captures when discussing Ego. They contain fictional example content. Keep the screens intact and identify them as development previews.

Ego's actual development home screen with a fictional local greeting. — Home screenshot

Ego's actual anonymous keypad with no code entered or vault names displayed. — Unlock screenshot

An unlocked development vault with fictional photos, folders and files. — Inside screenshot

Facts worth preserving.

Importing into Ego creates a protected copy; it does not delete the original from Photos, Files or other locations. Exporting a file can create an unencrypted copy.

Local recovery and manual backups need the original iPhone. The optional iCloud backup route has separate saved-key and completed-backup requirements; signed physical-device restore verification remains a release prerequisite. Chreia Labs cannot recover a lost recovery key.

No independent security audit, unbreakable-security guarantee, automatic original deletion or public availability is claimed. For the full boundaries, read support and recovery and the privacy policy.

Writing about Ego?

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Never send passcodes, recovery keys or private vault files.