Welcome to Family Memories
Share photos and stories with your family – with end-to-end encryption, in a private space.
Family Memories is currently in a closed trial phase. Sign up, and we’ll get in touch as soon as a place becomes available.
The idea behind it
Memories shouldn't get lost.
Holiday photos on one mobile, Grandma’s birthday on another – and the best stories have never been written down. Family Memories brings it all together in one secure place that your whole family can share: grandparents, parents and grandchildren – easy to use, for young and old alike. We promise you one thing: your memories will remain private and will be stored within the EU. They belong to you, not to some advertising conglomerate.
What's already here
Share externally
Send a photo, an album or a whole story to people outside your family. When you create the link, you choose what’s included – and individual photos can remain within the family permanently if you wish. Each link is valid for 30 days and can be revoked at any time.
Remembering together
You can chat about every photo, video, album and story – and family friends can join in too. The bell in the header collects everything you’ve missed and bundles a large number of updates into a single notification.
Instant help with Lumi
With Lumi, our friendly AI helpdesk, Plus and Heirloom members get instant answers to any questions about the app – with the option to be put through to our team if required. Personalised email support is included in every subscription plan.
Automatic translation
Read stories, chapters, comments and captions in your family's language at the tap of a button – translated automatically, with the original always kept.
End-to-end encrypted
Photos, videos, stories, comments, dates and locations are encrypted on your devices. Only your family can read them – not even we can.
Map of memories
See on a world map where your photos were taken – the location stays encrypted and private.
Your data is yours
Download all your photos, voice recordings and texts anytime as a ZIP file — and take them wherever you like.
Automatic transcription
Your voice messages are converted into text directly on the device. The audio does not leave the device during the conversion process.
Your family's own look
Give your family its own name, motto, colour, cover image and logo.
There offline too
Save albums and stories to your device and look through them even without internet.
Save as a PDF
Download your stories and photos as a clear PDF — to read on screen, archive, or print at home.
Stories & voice messages
Capture your memories – in writing or as a voice recording in your own voice, for up to 30 minutes at a time and across several chapters.
Timeline
All your memories in order, with search and filters.
Tags & filters
Add tags to your photos and find them again in a flash.
Photos & albums
Upload photos, add captions and organise them into albums. You can enter the date and location yourself if they’re missing – that way, even old, scanned photos can be added to the timeline and map.
Video memories
Collect videos just as securely as photos – uploaded in encrypted form, with a thumbnail and location displayed in the gallery, timeline and map. So that Grandma’s laughter and those first steps are preserved for posterity.
Family & members
A private circle for your family – from the head of the family to a family friend, each with a clear role. Invite your loved ones with a simple link.
Hi, I'm Lumi 👋
If you ever get stuck, I’m here for you – your friendly, instant help right in the app, available at any time and always patient.
Privacy first
At Family Memories, privacy isn't bolted on afterwards — it's built in from the start. Here's what that means:
Stored in the EU
Photos, stories and accounts are stored within the EU, whilst the underlying services are hosted in Germany – fully in compliance with the GDPR. If a provider is based outside the EU, EU Standard Contractual Clauses ensure secure access, and they cannot read your encrypted content anyway.
End-to-end encrypted
Photos, videos, voice recordings, stories and comments are already encrypted on your devices. The keys never leave these devices in unencrypted form. Even in the event of a data breach, this content would remain unreadable. The only exceptions are when you give your consent: for printing, translations and shared links.
Where a photo was taken stays private
Only you and your family can see where a photo was taken – on a map. The location where the photo was taken is also encrypted on your device.
Only your family sees it
New members will only receive your family’s key once someone from the family has approved them. If someone leaves the family, a new key will be issued for everything that comes after that.
No tracking, no ads
No sign-up via Google, no advertising trackers, no third-party analytics services. Your memories will never be sold. They will only be shared if you choose to do so yourself, for example, for book printing.
You stay in control
You can export your data as a file anytime, or delete your account and everything in it for good — your GDPR rights, right in the app.
Planned
Memory books
Turn your favourite stories and photos into a printed book you can hold in your hands.
Fair, secure payment
Pay by card, PayPal or SEPA direct debit. You can also pay for books and annual subscriptions using Bitcoin.
Questions for …
A questionnaire that adapts to the person being interviewed: Ask your granny, grandad or mum questions about their life, record their answers as voice recordings or text, and each answer becomes a story on your timeline. You can also add old photos later on. If you wish, this can be turned into a small printed book. Planned for release after the official launch of Family Memories.
What it should one day cost
So you know what you're getting into – here's an early, open look at the planned pricing.
During the trial phase
Anyone taking part in the trial period gets the plan for free: 100 GB storage for the whole family, with no payment details required. Printed books are still charged for during the trial period. Your memories will remain after the trial period ends, and nobody will be switched to a paid plan without being asked.
For everyone taking part in the trial phase, there’s a firm promise: Plus at half price, for as long as your user account exists. As things stand, that would be €2.49 a month. Should the price change before the launch, the half-price offer will change accordingly — the promise applies to the proportion, not the absolute amount.
A very rough estimate: these prices are provisional; nobody is paying for a plan yet, and everything could still change before the launch.
Free
€0
5 GB storage
up to 6 members
up to 12 family friends
For trying things out and small collections – with all the core features.
Included
- Photos, stories and audio recordings
- Automatic transcription in many languages
- PDF export and offline use
- Your own family design with a logo and colour scheme
- Personalised email support
Plus
≈ €4.99/month
or ≈ €49/year
100 GB storage
up to 6 members
up to 12 family friends
More room for lots of photos, stories and voice recordings for the whole family.
Included
- Photos, stories and audio recordings
- Automatic transcription in many languages
- PDF export and offline use
- Your own family design with a logo and colour scheme
- Personalised email support
- Automatic translation of the content
- Instant help with Lumi, our AI chatbot
Heirloom
≈ €9.99/month
or ≈ €99/year
1 TB storage
up to 6 members
up to 12 family friends
For the whole family – including one printed memory book per year.
Included
- Photos, stories and audio recordings
- Automatic transcription in many languages
- PDF export and offline use
- Your own family design with a logo and colour scheme
- Personalised email support
- Automatic translation of the content
- Instant help with Lumi, our AI chatbot
- One printed keepsake book per year included
5 GB storage
up to 12 family friends
- You mainly pay for storage – the one real running cost. It applies to the whole family (up to 6 people).
- Features that run on your device – transcription, PDF export, offline use – stay free in every plan.