Saferoom iPhone App Review
You got lots of tools to jolt down your ideas or undertaking business plans. But it is also important for people to be able make sure that their files and documents are collected and stored away safely. Saferoom app for iPhone is one such utility that not only let you create files made or stored in cloud services like Evernote, but also encrypts them. You can get Saferoom app for $4.99 from iTunes App Store.
Features
Saferoom for iPhone is a pure client application (i.e. there are no accounts or any kind of infrastructure in Saferoom) and is installed on-top of popular cloud applications such as Evernote. The app let you create a new note type – encrypted note – that is protected by military grade AES-256 bit encryption algorithm. Your secure and encrypted notes are stored inside Evernote, and you can sync them between all your devices. However, to decrypt your secure private data, you got to use Saferoom app. The app is password protected so that only you can access the secured documents and files.
Apart from encrypting text, Saferoom for iPhone could any attached files including PDF, images, video, audio and etc. The note is encrypted completely including all its attachments giving you a possibility of secure notetaking. But, note title, note tags are not encrypted which allows you to search for secure notes, organize them based on tags, notebooks and titles while having their content and attachments protected. Saferoom takes security seriously. It follows zero-knowledge encryption principle. That is, your encryption key (password in this case) is stored only locally, thus there is no password recovery available. Further, there are no accounts or cloud infrastructure used by Saferoom. Further, by using one-time password feature you can share encrypted notes without revealing your master password. It should noted that one-time passwords are not stored anywhere and allow you to send encrypted note to any other user.
Conclusion
Right from the intuitive UI to protection possibilities to accessibility to your files, Saferoom app ticks all the right boxes. Essentially, it is a complete control center for your encrypted data across online cloud apps such as Google Drive and Dropbox. If you have lots of files in online storage services, this is just the right tool you should consider buying. One thing to note is that you should not forget your password as there is no way to recover it. On its seemingly hefty price tag of $4.99, well, given its features, it is only reasonable. Check it out if you’re in the lookout for a similar tool to secure your docs/files.
Category: iPhone Apps
