12-word recovery phraseUnlock with a sigil.
Twelve words.Your way back in.
There’s no account and no reset link, so Sigilock gives each vault a recovery phrase instead: twelve words from the standard BIP-39 list, created on your phone when you make the vault.
Launching soon on iPhone and Android
- words for each vault
- 12words for each vault
- of randomness
- 128-bitof randomness
- standard word list
- BIP-39standard word list
How it works
- 01
Write it down
When you create a vault, Sigilock shows its phrase. Write it on paper and keep it somewhere safe.
- 02
Use it when you need it
On the lock screen, tap Use your recovery phrase and type the words. Autocomplete helps with each one.
- 03
Draw a new sigil
The vault opens and you set a new sigil for it.
A key you can write on paper
Most apps recover a forgotten password by emailing you a link. That only works because the company holds the keys, which means anyone who can get into the company, or into your email, can get into your data too.
Sigilock holds nothing, so the recovery key has to live with you. Twelve words are the friendliest form a strong key can take: easy to write down, easy to read back, and with 128 bits of randomness behind them, far beyond anyone’s ability to guess.
Why it works on a new phone
Your sigil is tied to a secret in your phone’s secure storage, so it only works on the phone where you set it. The recovery phrase is independent of that secret. When your encrypted vault arrives on a new iPhone through an iCloud backup or Quick Start, the phrase is what opens it, and you draw a fresh sigil there.
The same applies after duress mode: once your other patterns are removed, each vault’s phrase is what brings it back.
No account to hack
Nothing to phish, no password database and no help desk that can be talked into a reset.
Works on a new phone
The phrase doesn’t depend on your old phone, so it can open a vault restored from a backup.
Guarded by your sigil
Viewing the phrase again inside the app requires drawing your sigil.
You haven’t opened a vault in months and the pattern is gone from memory. Twelve words later, you’re back in and drawing a new one.
12-word recovery phrase, answered.
More questions? See Support or read how the security design fits together.
Where can I see my recovery phrase again?
Open the vault, go to its settings and choose to view the phrase. Sigilock asks you to draw your sigil first.
What if I lose both my phrase and my sigil?
Then nobody can open that vault, including us. There is no master key, which is exactly what keeps your vault private.
Do all my vaults share one phrase?
No. Each vault has its own phrase, so the phrase for a decoy never opens your real vault.
Can Sigilock send me my phrase by email?
No. The phrase is created on your phone and never leaves it. We have no copy to send.
Is it safe to store my phrase in a password manager?
A reputable password manager is far better than a screenshot or a note on the same phone. Paper kept somewhere safe remains the simplest option.
Does the word order matter?
Yes. Enter the twelve words in the order Sigilock showed them. Autocomplete helps with spelling, but not with order.
What is BIP-39?
A widely used standard list of 2,048 everyday English words, designed so no two words share their first four letters. It makes phrases easy to write and hard to mistype.
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All featuresDraw your first sigil.
Free for 7 days, then €22.99 a year. Your photos stay on your phone, sealed behind a pattern only you know.
Launching soon on iPhone and Android