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// private photo vault

Only Once.
The photos you see once.

Create an album, capture your photos, and open it once. After your single view - or a screenshot - the album locks itself. No account, no server, no tracking: everything stays on your device.

Platform

iOS

Store

App Store

Category

Utility

Coming soon to the App Store.
Only Once is currently in development. Drop back here when it launches.

coming soon

// albums

Create private albums

Group photos into albums - one per trip, one per memory - captured directly with the in-app camera.

free

// on-device only

Never in your camera roll

Photos are stored privately inside the app, encrypted at rest, and excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups.

free

// the rule

One single view, then it locks

Opening an album starts its one and only view. Leaving the album locks it again - permanently, until you choose to reopen it.

free

// screenshot protection

Screenshots lock the album

Taking a screenshot immediately locks the album, and the screens themselves are screenshot-protected.

free

// privacy by design

No account, no server, no tracking

There is no sign-up, no login, no backend and no third-party tracking of any kind. Everything happens on your device.

free

// one more time

Reopen a locked album

Changed your mind? Unlock one more single view of a locked album with a one-time purchase.

in-app purchase

// export to photos

Export an album to Photos

Move a whole album out of the vault and into your system Photos library, permanently, with a single purchase.

in-app purchase

// tip jar

Buy the author a coffee

An optional way to support development. Tips unlock nothing - they're just a thank-you.

in-app purchase

// note: One More Time, Export to Photos and tips are consumable in-app purchases and are not restorable.

App Store screenshots

Only Once screenshot - Home with no album yet Only Once screenshot - Home with an album Only Once screenshot - Creating an album Only Once screenshot - Switching between albums Only Once screenshot - Album tab Only Once screenshot - The single-view rules Only Once screenshot - Single view confirmation sheet

Legal

Read the full Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions for Only Once. Each app keeps its own dedicated legal pages.

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