Included free

Encrypted iCloud backup

Keep a backup of your vaults in your own iCloud. Everything is encrypted on your device before it is uploaded.

Coming soon to the App Store

Free to start. No account needed.

Hidegrid can back up your vaults to your own iCloud account. Files and their details are encrypted on your device with your vault key before upload, so the copy in iCloud is unreadable without your pattern or recovery phrase. You can restore the backup on a new iPhone or iPad.

How to turn on backup

Sign in to iCloud on your device
Hidegrid uses the iCloud account already on your iPhone or iPad.
Turn on backup
In vault settings, switch on iCloud backup.
Restore when needed
On a new device, install Hidegrid, choose Restore, and draw your pattern.

Hidegrid vault list with three vaults, Family, Travel and Documents, on the free plan

Why it matters

Survives a lost phone

Your private photos are not tied to one device.

Encrypted end to end

Apple stores the files, but the key never leaves your device.

Uses storage you already have

Backups count towards your iCloud storage, not a new account.

Good to know

Backups need free space in your iCloud storage. Your pattern or recovery phrase is still needed to read a restored vault.

Questions about this feature

Can Apple see my photos in the backup?

The backup is encrypted with your vault key before upload. Apple can see that encrypted files exist and how large they are, but not their contents or names.