Our Family Album Blog
Practical guides, honest comparisons and news from the family behind Our Family Album.
Guides
How to Digitize Old Photos at Home (and Share Them With Family)
Digitize old photos with a phone app, a flatbed scanner at 600 dpi, or a scanning service. Steps, tips, rough costs, and how to share them with family.
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Guides
How to Share a Photo Album With Family Privately
Choose between an app invitation, a private browser link, or a one-time photo export, then set up a family album with clear access and permissions.
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News
Family Moments on Both iPhone Duo Screens
Our Family Album now fits iPhone Duo's cover and inner displays. Watch the fold video and see the family feed, albums, and new layout.
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Guides
Create Your First Family Album and Invite the Grandparents
Set up Our Family Album on iPhone or iPad, choose an album audience, add your first photos and help relatives join in the way that suits them.
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Comparisons
Google Photos vs Our Family Album for Sharing Family Moments
Compare a shared Google Photos album with a dedicated family app. Learn about audiences, browser links and Our Family Album’s free and Premium plans.
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Comparisons
iCloud Shared Albums vs Our Family Album: Which Fits Your Family?
Compare Apple Shared Albums with Our Family Album: setup, family participation, browser viewing and the reasons to keep using the app you already have.
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Guides
Keep Long-Distance Family Connected Through Photos
Build a simple photo-sharing routine for grandparents and relatives far away, with captions, family conversations and read-only browser access.
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Guides
How to Share Baby Photos Privately with Family
A practical plan for sharing baby photos with chosen relatives, setting album audiences and keeping family updates away from public social profiles.
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Guides
How to Share Family Photos Without Social Media
Choose a private family album, a browser link or a small group chat. A practical guide to sharing family photos without a public social profile.
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Guides
Share Photos with Grandparents, With or Without an App
Invite grandparents to Our Family Album, or use a read-only browser link in version 1.5. How sharing works, what relatives need and how to revoke access.
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Guides
Share Family Photos Without Asking Relatives to Install an App
Use read-only browser links in Our Family Album 1.5. Learn what recipients can see, how links work, and how to expire or revoke access.
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Guides
Share Family Videos with Grandparents in Our Family Album
Learn how Premium video uploads work, who can see your family videos, and how the shared free photo allowance differs from Premium.
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News
What’s New in Our Family Album
A look at Home Screen widgets, album sharing controls, family invitations, Premium and photo collages, with screenshots from the app.
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Guides
Photo Collages Are Here in Our Family Album
New in version 1.5: choose two to six album photos, try three collage layouts and share them as one image.
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Comparisons
Best Private Family Photo Sharing Apps Compared
Compare private family photo apps, browser access, free plans, ads and family subscriptions. An honest guide from the developer of Our Family Album.
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Guides
Your Family Photos on the Home Screen
Our Family Album widgets show the latest photo, a recent photo grid or this week’s moments without opening the app.
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News
Welcome to Our Family Album
A personal hello from Manuel, the dad of three behind Our Family Album, on why he built a private, invite-only home for family photos and videos.
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