Cryptomator 1: Legacy Reviews

Update: since my original review, a cache feature has been added. It still doesn’t let you pick and choose which files you’d like to have offline, but it’s better than nothing. Beware that it will start to take up lots of space if you use Cryptomator1 often, and the only way to reclaim that space is to clear the entire cache. That means any offline files you had get cleared and you have to open them up again to make them accessible offline again. It can be a hassle on devices with less storage.

Original review:
My only gripe with the iOS version is the inability to download files onto my device while keeping them in an encrypted vault. I often work and travel in bandwidth constrained environments (remote locations with no signal, flying without wifi, etc) and can’t use Cryptomator because I’m not connected to the internet. I don’t want to download unencrypted versions of the files from Crypomator partitions onto my device due to their sensitive nature. Being able to store encrypted files locally with Cryptomator would make it the ultimate secure storage solution for me.

I have no idea how this crap is supposed to be an improvement over regular Cryptomator, which never gave me issues.

While I am able to create new folders just fine with 2.0, it actually *crashes* when I attempt to view the folder and asks for the password again. Is there some kind of size limit before it crashes? Could you pretty please tell us what this invisible rule is so that we might have the privilege of accessing the files we paid you to encrypt?

I also am completely unable to ADD any new pictures to folders. As in, it does not work, period. I have tried it in every way — grabbing dozens or just one picture at a time — and they do not appear in the folder. Even when viewing the same folder on my laptop, it is completely empty. Strangely, I have successfully transferred some .PDF paperwork files, but not a single iOS native photo or video.

What Cryptomator1 essentially does is nominally allow more seamless integration of Cryptomator folders into iOS Files, but this doesn’t matter because you will not be able to access large folders nor transfer photos.

Don’t waste your time, sanity, or potentially whatever files you entrust to this garbage app. And for the love of god, do NOT pay them money for it!

App works, and the concept is great. For some the shortcoming(s) of not being able to upload folders via Cryptomator1 and duplicate file name issue will be able to be worked around - for others these will be reasons to not purchase.

Folders can’t be uploaded via Cryptomator1 itself - only selecting individual files is allowed. When you use the Share menu via the Photos app (which does allow you to select all) Cryptomator decides that all/a majority of your selected photos are duplicately named and the upload can’t proceed until the file(s) are renamed.

I thought perhaps this was actually due to duplicate photos, but this is not the case - I would suggest everyone to go look at the Cryptomator iOS App help tag on their forums prior to app purchase.

While some minor UI issues, Cryptomator1 and tool has worked as advertised. I appreciate having a guaranteed endpoint encryption option even on Cloud services that claim end-to-end encryption, when it turns out there are still several vectors in to their services.

I’d prefer that the folders are completely hidden/masked when not unlocked but I am sure a feature that developers can work. Additionally the iOS Files integration is still a bit spotty. Sometimes forcing me to save unencrypted on iCloud or device to then move it into a Vault. Once they fix some of these issues and update their mascot/logo (a bit hideous for a legit company), definitely will update to 5 stars!

I’ve used Cryptomater for a couple of years now to block cloud storage providers from scanning my files. While that’s still my primary objective I now work for a corporate company who relies on Microsoft 365 and OneDrive. So this prompts an opportunity to use Cryptomator to protect my files from the potential prying eyes of the IT department. I recommend this for all employees of any size company to protect their data.

This application is essential to anyone looking for complete control of their privacy when backing up to a cloud service. The files integration is excellent. The only two downsides are no thumbnail previews unless you download a file which takes up local storage. The cache has to be cleared manually (should probably include an expiration system).

I’m allowed to use my company issued computer for personal business, but they sync everything, so there goes my privacy. And what if their data gets hacked later? So I encrypt all my stuff and sync it on Google Drive. It’s all the security you thought you had already, but you were mistaken. This is what you need to protect your privacy.

Cryptomator1 is great and does things as advertised.
But their are concerning bug.
When you set vault to auto-lock instantly, it does lock normally on most condition. But when you turn off and turn on the screen of the device while viewing certain file, the vault is not locked and can’t be locked until I restart Cryptomator1 . I think this is a serious security issue and I hope it will be fixed soon.

I have been trying all sorts of encryption apps this week and I am glad I found Cryptomator. It does exactly what I need it to do. Easily protect my files on my Dropbox. Dropbox has the best syncing and now I have the best encryption to protect my files. And it unlocks my encrypted files with Face ID on my iPhone X. Very easy to upload encrypted files to my Dropbox from within the Cryptomator app. Highly recommended!

Great idea for encryption and privacy however it’s frustrating because Cryptomator1 times out on every single upload and even while just trying to create a folder. Have to keep force quitting this and other apps trying to send files to it. The files successfully upload but Cryptomator sits there and hangs, holding the other app and your screen hostage. Hope there’s a fix on the way.

After unlocking, hope to add a function. When viewing pictures, you can slide left and right to view the pictures before and after. Also hope to add a picture thumbnail function, which is very useful when there are many pictures.

Clean user interface and quick synchronization across my devices. I would still like to see an option to compress folders into zip files and share them via email, rather than having to share all files individually

Really liked the simple solution that works for any cloud storage. Have been searching for this kind solution which works across all platforms and devices. Finally found one. Though price is on higher side but apparently worth it.

A lot of cloud services as well as local storage can be accessed via the native iPadOS/iOS Files app. Maybe I’m missing something, but from what I can tell, Cryptomator doesn’t seem to have a way to open a vault from the Files app, which limits you to using the cloud services built in as options in Cryptomator1 . Unfortunately this means I can’t use it a planned. Still great to see Cryptomator supported on iOS nonetheless!

I love this tool but can’t use it yet. I’ve paid to use a competing product simply because I require the IOS Files integration. I know it is slated to come and on that day I will be 100% Cryptomator.

Still giving 4 stars because this is such great work and I recognize that FOSS sometimes takes a little longer.

it is able to read txt, pdf, and csv files in a vault, created on desktop. However, it does not support editing files directly in Cryptomator1 . Its better to do editing on desktop.

Great! I got a little confused during the set up, but their website has plenty of support if you run into problems. This is a must have app if you have a lot of data in the cloud. Absolutely fantastic!

Not being able to upload folders is a huge headache. Its only allowing to upload files. Plus, the iOS and MacOS are not truly in sync. I didn’t know this until after the purchase o_O. The concept of Cryptomator1 is good, but really need to fix these issues.

Please fix or provide a remedy. Thanks

It is annoying to edit files stored in a vault because they have to be copied locally to the device, edited, then copied back into the vault, also when accessing the vault from multiple devices, changes appeared not to sync, deleted files were still there on other devices. I expected better integration from a paid app.

There are a few files that don’t open. It just stays in the “Loading...” screen forever and never works.

I’ve verified the files are not corrupt or anything, or that it’s a bad file format.

I have other identical files opening without a problem. Can’t seem to diagnose the issue.

The apps does what it does well. Read the instructions to get iCloud Drive working. It takes a bit more work than the other services.