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Amazon Photos vs My Family Album
Both stand on photo storage services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2
Amazon Photos offers backup, search, sharing, editing, and display options, with 5 GB of free storage. Readers should note the personal-use restriction and the upload, sync, and sharing limits that apply when an account exceeds its storage quota.
Visit Amazon Photos Free plan iPhone
My Family Album combines child-focused timelines, story videos, and private family sharing in one iOS app. Its on-device analysis and encrypted uploads address privacy, but users must protect their encryption keys.
Visit My Family AlbumThe facts
| Amazon Photos | My Family Album | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows | iPhone |
| Lowest paid plan | 50 GB: $0.99 a month | In-app purchase: $109.99, paid once |
| Plans published | 6 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | amazon.com | myfamilyalbum.app |
| On photo storage services | #5 of 71 | #54 of 71 |
Amazon Photos: what it does well
- Automatic camera-roll and desktop-folder backup.
- Searches by natural language and image-recognized categories.
- Family Vault supports up to six members.
- Built-in editor crops, adjusts, and filters photos.
What to know first
- Free storage is limited to 5 GB.
- Service is for personal, non-commercial use only.
- Over-quota accounts cannot upload, sync, or share.
- Files are deleted after 180 days while over quota.
My Family Album: what it does well
- Chronological stories for children’s photos and videos
- On-device event detection suggests birthdays and trips
- Separate timelines support multiple children
- AES-256-GCM encryption before upload
- Private family sharing, albums, and video backup
What to know first
- Available only on iOS
- Lost encryption keys may make content unrecoverable
- In-app purchase listed at 109.99 USD once
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