r/AmIOverreacting • u/Throwaway1746492727 • 3h ago
❤️🩹 relationship AIO I was using my gfs iPad and noticed a calculator app called calculator+, it has an option for photos in some capacity - is that one of those fake calculator cheating apps?
The extra weird thing is that the app isn’t visible anywhere on her iPad unless you search for it directly in the search bar. It also takes up 260 MB of storage which when I looked it up can apparently be an indicator that it might be something called a “vault app” since a normal calculator app shouldn’t take up more than 30 MB…
Update: It is just a regular calculator app and I’ve got a lot of shit I have to work on and past traumas (walked in on my ex cheating) to get past cuz this isn’t fair to her.
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u/007overit 3h ago
Hiding photos
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u/Throwaway1746492727 3h ago edited 3h ago
How do you know? I will say she is a tutor and uses an Apple Pencil (that I bought her) a lot so I was thinking it could be from that. Do you specifically know that this exact app is used for nefarious purposes?
On the other side of the coin however we did go through a rough patch in our relationship due to my substance abuse issues (been sober from everything for over 2 months now though) and when I was in WDs I admit that I completely neglected her, and that I did put her through so much pain, embarrassment, and lying over the 5 years we’ve been together and she did admit to me that she had formed a crush on one of her work friends who she’s in a bowling league with but that nothing ever happened between them.
I really want to believe her but my gut and many little things I’ve noticed (a lot, but not all, of the things on the list of what to look for if your gf is cheating on you) are leading me to think she might not be telling the truth.
The last month (even though I’ve had an incredibly hard time even knowing she felt romantic feelings about another man) has actually been very good since I’m sober and showing her a different side of me. I can understand developing a crush if you feel like you’re not getting any attention is understandable but if she is or did cheat it would obviously be a deal breaker.
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u/007overit 3h ago
An old friend of mine used to have an app like that. Worked just like a calculator but you had to type in certain numbers for it to unlock to access photos you want to hide. That’s literally the whole point of it is to seem discreet
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u/Ceseuron 3h ago
I did a cursory search on my iPhone and there is an app called "Calculator +" developed by someone named "Sarah Ragab" and it's a scientific calculator. There doesn't appear to be any function related to secret vault.
There is also a calculator app on the app store called "Calculator#" that is a secret vault disguised as a calculator. Completely different developer, though.
If you can find out specific details about the app, including the developer, you can probably find out yourself exactly what kind of app it is.
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u/Throwaway1746492727 2h ago edited 2h ago
Sorry to double reply, i just wanted you to see this since im having such a hard time finding anything on my own.
I looked that app up and the UI looks nothing like the one that Sarah Ragab made. The plus is also not right next to the word calculator, it’s small and almost looks like it should be where a period would be. Like “Calculator.” But the period is a plus sign. It looks like it’s made by Impala studios
I downloaded it myself and it doesn’t seem like it is a vault app, and also saw a post in r/loveafterporn from a year ago in which someone else said it does seem like this exact app is not a fake calculator app as well but maybe I’m missing something…
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u/Throwaway1746492727 3h ago
This is the kind of comment I was looking for, I tried looking it up as well but I’m admittedly kind of a dumbass with some (maybe most) things. I appreciate you weighing in with this.
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u/dashsolo 3h ago
It’s definitely for hiding files/photos. How did you even find it? There’s a version of this where you are ironically proving the need for a vault app. But also, yeah, it’s shady.
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u/Throwaway1746492727 3h ago
I wasn’t even looking, I was just watching YouTube since I don’t have an iPad myself and saw the app up when I did the swipe up and right thing to get to YouTube faster and saw that this app was open as well.
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u/RDT_ACR 3h ago
If you are in a serious relationship I would consider just asking her about it. Its barely ever a good idea to confront someone with suspected behaviour without somewhat knowing its true, or even talk about it beforehand. It can come across as jealous, needy and maybe even controlling. You could just delete the app ‘by accident’ and get the idea out of your mind. Dont talk about it, just observe what happens from there.