# How to lock Cash App on iPhone

> Lock Cash App on iPhone: touch and hold its icon and tap Require Face ID (iOS 18+). You can also hide it in App Library. Or use Cash App's Security Lock.

Source: https://lockphotosoniphone.com/lock-app/cash-app/ · Updated 2026-11-01 · By VaultForYou

![Cash App quick actions menu with Require Face ID on iPhone](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/img/lock-app--cash-app.png)

- Require Face ID
- Can hide
- In-app: Security Lock

App Store app by Block. Cash App moves money, so an open phone means open payments.

- **Lock:** Yes
- **Hide:** Yes
- **Needs:** iOS 18+
- **In-app lock:** Yes

**Quick answer:** To lock Cash App, touch and hold its icon on the Home Screen and tap **Require Face ID** (Require Touch ID or Passcode on some iPhones). Needs **iOS 18 or later**. To also hide it, choose **Hide and Require Face ID**, then **Hide App**: it moves to the locked Hidden folder in App Library. Cash App also has its own **Security Lock**, which can use a code that isn't your iPhone passcode.

What it covers

## What locking Cash App covers

- **Require Face ID**Whole app, iOS 18+
- **Hide in App Library**Hidden folder, locked
- **Cash App's own lock**Security Lock
- **Notification previews**Content kept out when locked
- **Search and Siri suggestions**Content kept out when locked
- **Other devices**Lock doesn't sync via iCloud
- **Someone with your passcode**Passcode still opens it

Good to know about Cash App

- Cash App says Security Lock asks before any payment goes through.

6 steps

## Lock and hide Cash App

Steps 1–3 lock it. Steps 4–6 also hide it.

**Tap:** Hold icon › Require Face ID › Hide and Require Face ID › Hide App

1. **Touch and hold the Cash App icon.** On the Home Screen, touch and hold the app icon until the quick actions menu opens.
2. **Tap Require Face ID.** Tap **Require Face ID**. iOS 18 or later.
3. **Confirm with Face ID.** Confirm with Face ID or your passcode. From now on the app asks before it opens.
4. **Tap Hide and Require Face ID.** After **Require Face ID** in the quick actions menu, tap **Hide and Require Face ID** (Touch ID or Passcode on some iPhones), then authenticate.
5. **Tap Hide App.** Tap **Hide App**. Cash App leaves your Home Screen and moves to the **Hidden** folder at the bottom of App Library.
6. **Open it from App Library.** Swipe left past your last Home Screen page, tap **Hidden** at the bottom of App Library, authenticate, then tap the app.

Built into Cash App

## Cash App's own lock: Security Lock

**Tap:** Cash App profile › Security Lock

Cash App profile › **Security Lock**.

- **Opens with:** Your face, fingerprint or Cash App PIN
- **Covers:** Payments and money movement
- **Own code:** Yes

Compare

## Ways to lock Cash App, side by side

| Method | Opens with | What it covers | Code separate from passcode | Needs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Require Face ID](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/glossary/require-face-id/) | Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode | The whole Cash App app | No | iOS 18 or later |
| Hide in App Library | Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode | Removes the icon from Home Screen, App Library and search | No | iOS 18 or later |
| Security Lock (in Cash App) | Your face, fingerprint or Cash App PIN | Payments and money movement | Yes | Any recent Cash App version |
| [Guided Access](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/locks/guided-access/) | A separate Guided Access passcode | Keeps your iPhone in one app while someone holds it | Yes | Any iOS version |

Older iPhones

## Cash App on iOS 17 and earlier

Require Face ID and hidden apps arrived in iOS 18. Before that:

- **Security Lock:** Cash App profile › **Security Lock**. Doesn't need iOS 18.
- **Guided Access:** Settings › Accessibility › Guided Access. Keeps your iPhone in one app; [steps](https://lockphotosoniphone.com/locks/guided-access/).
- **Screen Time:** Settings › Screen Time › App Limits. Built for time limits, not privacy.

Questions

## Locking Cash App: questions

### How do I lock Cash App on iPhone?

Touch and hold the Cash App icon on your Home Screen, tap Require Face ID, then confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. iPhones with Touch ID say Require Touch ID instead. You need iOS 18 or later. From then on Cash App asks before it opens, and relocks after you quit it.

### Can I hide Cash App on iPhone?

Yes. Cash App comes from the App Store, so after Require Face ID you can tap Hide and Require Face ID, then Hide App. It moves to the locked Hidden folder at the bottom of App Library. Its name still appears in Screen Time, battery usage and App Store purchases.

### Should I use Security Lock or Require Face ID?

Security Lock, built into Cash App, covers payments and money movement. It opens with your face, fingerprint or Cash App PIN. Require Face ID locks the whole app instead, with Face ID or your passcode. Security Lock can use a code that isn't your passcode, so it keeps out someone who knows your passcode.

### Does locking Cash App hide its notifications?

Apple says information inside a locked app won't appear in notification previews, search, Siri suggestions or CarPlay. The lock applies only to the iPhone where you set it; the locked status doesn't sync to your other devices through iCloud, so lock it on each one.

### How do I lock Cash App on iOS 17 or earlier?

Require Face ID needs iOS 18. On older versions, use Security Lock inside Cash App. Guided Access keeps your iPhone in one app while someone holds it. Updating to iOS 18 or later, if your iPhone supports it, adds Require Face ID.

Sources

## Where these facts come from

- [Apple iPhone User Guide: Lock or hide an app](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/lock-or-hide-an-app-iph00f208d05/ios)
- [Cash App: Security](https://cash.app/security)

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