Choosing a family album
Looking at Famileo? Here’s how Lumo compares.
Famileo and Lumo do different jobs. Famileo turns the family’s messages and photos into a printed gazette and posts it to grandparents once or twice a month, from €5.99 a month. Lumo is a free private album on a phone, tablet or computer, where everyone in the family adds photos and whole videos and grandparents see them the same day. Lumo doesn’t print anything, so many families could use both.
Lumo is a free, private family album for iPhone, iPad and Android. Send one link and the whole family can join.
Invited to a Lumo album? Open it in any web browser: app.lumomagic.com
Paper by post, or an album on a screen
Famileo is built around paper. Everyone in the family posts news and photos in the Famileo app, Famileo lays them out as a personal family newspaper, and the post brings it to the grandparents. They need no phone or computer to read it.
Lumo is built around the album. Everyone adds photos and videos from their own phone, and they appear for the whole family in order, with hearts and comments under each one. Grandparents open it on a phone, a tablet or in a web browser, and can reply or add their own photos.
Side by side
| Lumo | Famileo | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | From €5.99 a month (UK £5.99) for one gazette a month with up to 20 messages; €6.99 and €7.99 for 28 or 36 messages; €10.99 for two gazettes a month. No commitment. Free when the relative’s care home is a Famileo partner |
| What grandparents get | An album on their phone, tablet or computer | A printed gazette by post |
| How often | The same day each photo is added | Once or twice a month, depending on the plan |
| Photos and videos | Unlimited photos and videos, under fair use. Each video up to 3 GB, kept whole; the first minute plays free | Photos and short messages, laid out on paper; up to 20, 28 or 36 messages per gazette, depending on the plan |
| Who adds | Everyone in the family album, grandparents too | Everyone in the family, from a phone, tablet or computer |
| Replies | Hearts and comments under each photo | Grandparents read the gazette; the family posts in the app |
| Delivery | Nothing to post | Posted anywhere in the world at the same price; 3 to 5 days by post in France |
Famileo’s prices and plans are from its own pages for France, Germany, Spain and the UK, checked on 6 November 2026, and can change.
What Famileo does that Lumo doesn’t
Famileo sends paper. A gazette on the kitchen table needs no screen, no sign-in and no notifications, which suits grandparents who don’t use a phone at all. Families can split the cost, and some care homes offer the subscription to their residents’ families. Famileo can also gather a year of gazettes into one printed album.
Lumo doesn’t print or post anything. If paper is what your grandparents want, Famileo is made for that, and its reviews show many families love it.
What Lumo adds
Every photo and whole video arrives the same day, in full quality, with no limit on how many. Grandparents can heart a photo, leave a comment or add their own photos, and everyone sees it.
Grandparents join with a private invite link or a 4-digit family code, and the album also opens in any web browser at app.lumomagic.com, without installing anything. Lumo appears in each person’s own language, including French, German and Spanish.
Sharing photos with grandparents
Use both
Paper once a month and the album every day work well together. Keep every photo and video in Lumo as it happens, then save a few favourites to your phone and post them to Famileo for the next gazette.
Famileo is a trademark of its owner; Lumo isn’t affiliated with Famileo. Facts about Famileo come from Famileo’s own website, checked on 6 November 2026.
Questions
Does Lumo print a family newspaper?
No. Lumo is an album on a phone, tablet or computer, and it doesn’t print or post anything. If your grandparents would rather have paper, a printed gazette such as Famileo is made for that, and the two can be used together.
Do grandparents need a smartphone for Lumo?
No. They can open the album on a tablet or a computer at app.lumomagic.com and sign in once with Apple, Google or email.
Is Lumo free?
Yes. The album, unlimited photos and videos, inviting family, hearts and comments are free, for everyday family use under fair use. There are no ads.
Can we use Lumo and Famileo together?
Yes. Add photos to Lumo as they happen, then save a few to your phone and post them to Famileo for the gazette.
Where do these facts come from?
Famileo’s prices and plans come from its own website for France, Germany, Spain and the UK, checked on 6 November 2026. If something has changed, write to contact@doola.ai and we’ll fix it.
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