Family photo sharing app
A family photo sharing app with no feed, no ads, no strangers.
Invite only the people you choose (grandparents, aunts, uncles, close friends) to a private vault for your child's photos. They can add their own pictures too, and nobody needs to install anything to join in.
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How it works
Invite only who you choose
Send a private invite to the people who love your kid. There's no public link, no discoverable profile, no feed anyone else can stumble onto.
Everyone adds their own photos
Contributors upload the pictures they took too, not just yours, so it's one shared place instead of five different camera rolls.
It stays just for family
No ads, no algorithm deciding what gets seen, no public profile to manage. You control who's invited and what they can see.
Invite-only, not a public feed
There's no discover page, no public profile, and nothing that can be shared outside the family unless you choose to. It's a private vault, not a social network.
Everyone can add their own photos
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and close friends add the photos they take too, so the good ones don't stay stuck on someone else's phone.
No app install for grandparents
Contributors just tap a private link on their phone to add a photo or a memory. No account to create, no app to figure out.
Photos come with the story behind them
A photo can carry a voice memory or a note alongside it, so it isn't an orphaned image in a scroll; it comes with the story of what was actually happening.
Private by design
Ourtifacts was built to be the opposite of a public feed: invite-only, ad-free, with no profile for anyone outside the family to find.
- Invite-only: no public link, no discoverable profile
- No ads, no algorithm, no data mining your child's photos
- Photos live in private storage; you control who sees what
Ourtifacts vs. social media vs. group chat vs. shared album
Shared albums are genuinely good for photos. Here's where each option honestly stands.
| Ourtifacts | Social media | Group chat | Shared album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private, invite-only, no public reach | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| No ads or data mining | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Contributors add their own photos, no app to install | Yes | No | No | Usually needs an account |
| Stays organized as a lasting archive, not a scroll | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Voice memories kept alongside the photos | Yes | No | Sent, but not kept as part of a story | No |
| Role-tailored prompts so people know what to add | Yes | No | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do grandparents need to download an app to see or add photos?
No. Grandparents and other invited family members tap a private link from their phone's browser to view or add a photo, with no app install and no account required.
Can family members add their own photos, not just view mine?
Yes, anyone you invite can add their own photos and memories, so the vault fills in from everyone who loves your kid, not just from the parent uploading everything.
Can I get all our photos and videos back out?
Yes, anytime and for free. A full vault export includes your photos, videos as ordinary MP4 files, voice recordings, stories as text files, and a spreadsheet index of everything. No lock-in.
Keep the photos in the family, nowhere else.
Ourtifacts is a private family vault for the photos, voices, and stories the people who love your child leave behind: no feed, no ads, no public profile.
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