Not the same thing at all. . . Apple provides encryption for the device and to and from iCloud, assuring privacy at all levels. An App cannot do that. . . and since Apple curates the App Store, they'd be held responsible for allowing it on the App Store. Damned if the do, damned if they don't.
Ok, I haven’t been an apple fan,,,, but that’s freakin’ impressive.
And indulge me one more question. How does this affect or not effect data stored in the cloud? If you are backing up to the cloud, if they cannot open your phone, cant they essentially get that data from the provider?
Or does the encryption reach that deep?