Stingle Photos is a gallery and camera app for backing up and syncing photos and videos across devices signed in to the same account. Files are encrypted on the device before being sent to cloud storage, and Stingle says sensitive photo and video metadata is encrypted in the file header. Its security page names XChaCha20 with Poly1305, X25519 and Argon2. Background backup, video recording and playback, and encrypted sharing with other Stingle users are supported. The product is open source under GPLv3 and is listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS and Windows, with API access and self-hosting options. The free plan includes 1 GB; paid plans start at $2.99 per month for 100 GB. Other listed options include 300 GB for $4.99 per month and 1 TB for $11.99 per month, with yearly plans also available. Self-hosting requires a Linux distribution, S3-compatible storage, a domain name and Git. Stingle says it cannot recover or change a forgotten password, so users should keep their recovery phrase.
Who it is for
Stingle Photos suits people who want photo and video backup with local encryption, cross-device sync and shared albums. Its self-hosting option may suit users able to provide the listed server prerequisites.
What is good
- Free plan includes 1 GB of storage.
- Encrypts files locally before cloud transfer.
- Supports background backup and cross-device sync.
- Open source under the GPLv3 license.
- Offers self-hosting and encrypted shared albums.
What to know first
- Provider cannot recover or change forgotten passwords.
- Self-hosting requires Linux, S3-compatible storage, a domain and Git.
- Free plan is limited to 1 GB.
Verdict
Stingle Photos combines encrypted photo and video backup with sync, playback and sharing. Consider the password recovery limitation and storage capacity when choosing a plan.
Stingle Photos plans and pricing
All plansCompared on photo storage services
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $2.99/mo
- Free storage
- 1 GB
- Original-quality storage
- Yes
- Shared albums
- Yes
- Desktop app
- Yes
- Video backup
- Yes
