About
About Silo
Silo is an encrypted vault for photos, videos and files on iPhone and Android. It is made by an independent developer who wanted a vault that keeps its promises, and says plainly where it can’t.
Why Silo exists
People who use vault apps tell the same stories. Here are the common ones, and what Silo does about each.
Lost photos after a move or an update
Every import is read back and checked before Silo lets you remove the original. The vault health check can read everything back again whenever you like, and Export everything is free on every plan.
Read more: Verified import, Vault health check.
Backups that don’t restore
Backup and restore are arriving with launch and are still being finished. They are designed around your recovery phrase and your own cloud storage, and Silo shows plainly what has been backed up and what hasn’t.
Read more: Encrypted backup, Restore on a new phone.
A lock that is only a screen in front of unencrypted files
Silo encrypts every file on the phone before it is saved, and never stores its keys unencrypted. The format is published and a separate tool can open a vault, so you can check this.
Read more: On-device encryption, Open format.
Nagging paywalls
The free plan holds up to 100 photos and 10 videos with real encryption. When a plan ends, nothing is locked away: you can still view, export and delete everything, and only adding over the free limits stops.
Read more: Export everything.
How we work
What we promise:
- No claims we can’t back. Every statement about what Silo does is checked against the app. Features still being built are marked as arriving with launch, never described as available.
- A published format. How a vault is built is written down in the format, and the free decrypt tool opens a vault without the app.
- We say what Silo can’t do. Each feature page has a list of what it does not do, and the security overview lists what Silo doesn’t protect against.
- Your data stays yours. No account, no server holding your vault, and diagnostics only if you agree. See the privacy policy.
Who makes Silo
Contact
- Help and questions: support@silo-private-vault.fyi
- Privacy requests and data deletion: privacy@silo-private-vault.fyi
Silo is not in the app stores yet. More help is on the support page.