Your private contact book with smart call awareness

Keep important numbers private and still know exactly who is calling

CallVault is a personal contact manager that works separately from your phone's built-in contacts. It gives you a hidden list of people you care about and shows useful popup cards when calls happen, without touching your regular phone book.

Why it matters CallVault shows useful information only when it adds value: saved private contacts get recognized, phonebook matches stay quiet, and unknown callers become fast actions.
1.0.0 Current version
50+ Supported countries
Zero Cloud sync, ads, or tracking
Separate from system contacts
Live call-aware popup cards
Save unknown numbers instantly
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Private Contact Book
Encrypted
Known Contact
Green card with saved name
Saved
Phonebook Match
No popup needed
Skipped
Unknown Number
Orange card with save options
New
Favorites
WhatsApp
Why CallVault

A second contact list that stays truly yours

CallVault keeps private, business, temporary, and sensitive numbers in a separate space while still helping you react quickly when calls happen.

No Syncing

Your contacts never leak to Google, iCloud, or any other cloud contact service.

Useful Alerts

Popup cards appear while ringing, mid-call, and after a call ends when that context helps you.

No Phonebook Clutter

Keep temporary and private numbers out of the default contacts app without losing access to them.

Encrypted Local Storage

Everything stays on-device in an encrypted app database with no ads and no tracking.

Core Toolkit

Core features

The app combines a private contact book, call-aware popups, fast contact actions, and privacy-first local storage in one focused mobile experience.

Private Contact Book

Add contacts with a name, phone number, and optional notes in a list that never mixes with system contacts.

Duplicate Protection

The same number cannot be saved twice, so your vault stays clean and dependable.

50+ Country Support

Set a default country code and type local numbers naturally across Egypt, USA, UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and more.

Call History (Recents)

Browse a clean timeline of incoming and outgoing calls related to your CallVault contacts.

Favorites

Pin important people to the top of the list so your most important contacts stay one tap away.

Notes and One-Tap Actions

Attach private notes and jump straight to Call, WhatsApp, Edit, or Delete from the contact detail page.

Realtime UX

Call popup highlights

  • Works while the phone rings, during outgoing calls, and after the call ends
  • Known CallVault contacts show saved names with a simple dismiss action
  • Unknown numbers can be saved immediately from the popup
  • Post-call cards can offer Call Back, Save Contact, and auto-dismiss behavior
Daily Use

Extra app behavior

  • Edit or delete contacts at any time
  • Dark mode and light mode are available in Settings
  • The popup adapts to the selected theme automatically
  • Unknown numbers can open a save form with the number already pre-filled
Decision Logic

How CallVault decides what to show

A quiet background service keeps the experience focused and avoids bothering you with unnecessary alerts.

Check CallVault first

When a call event starts, the app checks whether the number is already saved in your private list.

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Show the saved name if it exists
  • Helps during ringing
  • Helps during outgoing calls
  • Helps after the call ends
Smart Filter

Check the phonebook

If the number is already in the system contacts, CallVault skips the popup entirely.

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No duplicate awareness needed
  • Reduces interruption
  • Keeps the experience useful
  • Uses contact access only for this check

Handle the unknown number

If the number is unknown in both places, CallVault shows the orange card so you can decide what to do.

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Turn unknown calls into fast actions
  • Save it immediately
  • Call back instantly
  • Dismiss if it is not important
Trust Layer

Privacy first, with clear permissions

The app stays local, avoids cloud exposure, and explains exactly why each permission exists.

No cloud sync, no system contact mixing, no ads, and no tracking.

Privacy Promise
Everything stays on-device

Data is stored locally in an encrypted app database built for privacy-conscious users.

Local Storage
Separate from the phone's built-in contacts

The popup can still work when the screen is off and even when the app is fully closed.

Background Awareness
Quiet service, useful timing
Permissions

Required permissions

  • Phone state: detect when calls start and end
  • Read call log: show the right number in post-call summaries
  • Read contacts: avoid duplicate popups for numbers already saved in the phone
Runtime

Runtime capabilities

  • Display over other apps: show the popup card on top of the phone screen
  • Run in background: keep call detection active when the app is closed
  • Theme-aware popups: cards adapt to the selected light or dark mode
Roadmap

What's coming next

CallVault is actively growing. These features are planned for upcoming releases — designed around the same privacy-first approach.

Planned

Encrypted Cloud Backup

Back up your private vault to an encrypted cloud store so your contacts survive device changes without ever being readable by the server.

Planned

Local Backup & Restore

Export your vault as an encrypted file and restore it anytime — no cloud required. Full control stays with you.

Planned

Contact Sync Across Devices

Keep your private vault in sync across multiple Android devices using end-to-end encrypted sync — no plaintext ever leaves the device.

Planned

Import from Phonebook

Selectively move contacts from your system phonebook into the private vault with a few taps, then remove them from the shared contacts list.

Planned

Biometric App Lock

Protect access to CallVault with fingerprint or face unlock so the vault stays closed even if someone picks up your phone.

Planned

Groups & Labels

Organize your private contacts into custom groups — family, work, temporary — and filter or search by label in seconds.

Feature priorities may shift based on user feedback. The privacy-first model applies to every feature on the roadmap.

Built By

Developer info

CallVault is an independent product built with a focus on on-device privacy and practical call awareness for everyday use.

Built by

Ahmed E. El-Sbaei

Independent developer behind CallVault, focused on privacy-aware mobile experiences and practical product design.

Product Summary

CallVault keeps the right people close without exposing your full contact world

Version 1.0.0 brings together a private contact book, smart call popups, favorites, recents, private notes, WhatsApp shortcuts, dark mode, and country-aware number handling in one privacy-first app.