A lock screen tells everyone
you have something to hide.
Private I doesn't.
The iOS app that protects your apps invisibly — no lock screens, no vaults, no signals. Just your face and a convincing decoy.
Not a lock screen.
Not a vault. Something
entirely different.
The problem with every
other privacy app
- Lock screens broadcast that something's worth protecting
- Anyone watching knows you're hiding something the moment you tap "Unlock"
- Photo vaults are obvious — people know exactly what to look for
- A visible barrier creates curiosity, not security
Private I's approach
- Protected apps appear to crash or load forever — completely ordinary
- No visual clue anything is protected — it just looks broken to them
- Your face match opens the real app silently and instantly
- Privacy that doesn't look like privacy. The only kind that works.
Same phone.
Different reality.
Choose which apps to protect
Open Private I and select any app you want protected — Messages, Photos, banking apps, anything. There's no limit.
iOS Shortcuts intercepts every launch
A Shortcuts automation triggers the moment that app opens — before anyone sees anything. The interception is invisible and takes milliseconds.
Your face reveals the real app. Nobody else's does.
Private I shows a convincing decoy — a fake loading screen or crash state. Only when your face is recognised does the real app open, silently. Everyone else sees a broken app. No alerts. No notifications. No trace.
Privacy that doesn't
look like privacy.
Invisible Protection
No lock screen, no badge, no hint. Your protected apps look completely normal — until they don't open for someone else.
Face ID Gate
Biometric unlock, not passcodes. Your face is enrolled once, stored only on your device, and never uploaded anywhere.
Convincing Decoy
Six customisable decoy styles: fake crash dialogs, endless loading screens, system updates, network errors — and more.
Any App
Works with every app on your phone via iOS Shortcuts. If it can be opened, it can be protected.
Instant Activation
When your face matches, access is granted in under a second. No friction for the real owner — just seamless access.
Zero Trace
No alerts, no notifications, no lock-screen message. Failed access attempts can be photographed silently on Pro.
What they see.
While you see everything.
When someone else opens your protected app, Private I intercepts the launch and presents a convincing fake state. To them, the app just doesn't work. Nothing to investigate. Nothing to find. No reason to be suspicious.
Meanwhile, a quick glance from you — and you're in instantly. Same app. Same phone. Different reality.
and try again.
Hand your phone
to anyone.
My partner used to grab my phone constantly when I was driving. I spent months worrying every time. Private I just solved it. They see a loading screen. I see my messages. Nobody's suspicious of anything.
I manage client financial data on my phone. A visible lock screen on a banking app screams "confidential." With Private I, it just looks like the app is broken. Clients never give it a second glance.
Kids, wife, relatives — everyone hands my phone around. I have banking and investment apps on there I don't want anyone near. They just think those apps are glitchy. Private I is genuinely invisible.
Hand your phone
to anyone.
Download Private I — available free on the App Store.
Requires iOS 16 or later · Face ID-capable device · Free with optional Pro upgrade