# Keepsafe

> Keepsafe is a San Francisco privacy-software company that builds simple consumer apps for locking down personal data on phones. Its flagship Photo Vault - an encrypted locker for private photos and videos - grew to more than 75 million users, and the company has since expanded into a suite that includes App Lock, a private Browser with built-in VPN, and Unlisted burner phone numbers. Founded in 2012 by Zouhair Belkoura and Philipp Berner, Keepsafe's premise is that digital privacy should be as easy as closing a drawer.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Zouhair Belkoura (Co-Founder & CEO), Philipp Berner (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~22 employees
- **Products:** Photo Vault, App Lock, Browser (with VPN), Unlisted, VPN
- **Notable:** Grew Photo Vault to more than 75 million users worldwide, Award-winning photo locker and the biggest name in the mobile photo-vault category, Reached 13 million users by mid-2013 on the way to scale

## Products & services

- **Photo Vault** — An encrypted locker for private photos and videos, with PIN/fingerprint lock, auto-backup, and a decoy app icon. The company's flagship, used by tens of millions.
- **App Lock** — Locks individual apps behind a fingerprint, PIN, or pattern so anyone holding your phone can't open them.
- **Browser (with VPN)** — A private mobile browser with a built-in VPN that encrypts traffic and keeps zero activity logs.
- **Unlisted** — A burner phone-number app offering real U.S. and Canada numbers for private texts, photos, and VoIP calls with voicemail and call forwarding.
- **VPN** — A standalone no-logs VPN that creates an encrypted tunnel and masks location on public Wi-Fi and hotspots.

## Achievements

- Grew Photo Vault to more than 75 million users worldwide
- Award-winning photo locker and the biggest name in the mobile photo-vault category
- Reached 13 million users by mid-2013 on the way to scale
- Completed a well-received 2016 brand redesign moving away from the generic 'blue castle' security look
- Expanded from a single app into a full privacy suite (Vault, App Lock, VPN, Browser, Unlisted)

## Latest updates

- **2018-06** — Launched Keepsafe Browser for iOS and Android with an integrated VPN for private mobile browsing.
- **2018-01** — Introduced Unlisted, a burner phone-number app for private texts, photos, and calls.
- **2025-01** — Continued to be the most-searched-for photo vault, though users on Reddit reported occasional data-loss issues, keeping it central to the 'best photo vault' conversation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getkeepsafe.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keepsafe-software
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/keepsafe
- GitHub: https://github.com/Keepsafe
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/getKeepSafe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getkeepsafe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getkeepsafe/

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Last updated: 2026-07-11