Choosing a family album
A family photo app with no ads.
Lumo is a private family photo album with no ads, ever: nothing to swipe past before the photos, and nothing for grandparents to tap by mistake. The album, unlimited photos and videos, inviting family, hearts and comments are free. Here is what that means, including the notifications Lumo does send.
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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
Why ads get in the way
Many free photo and chat apps carry ads. In app store reviews of family album apps, people describe full-screen ads between photos, and grandparents opening an ad when they meant to open a photo.
In a family album, an ad sits between you and the photos you came to see. For someone new to smartphones, it is one more thing that looks like a button.
No ads in Lumo, ever
There is no advertising in Lumo: no banners, no full-screen ads, no sponsored posts and no ad network in the app or the web app. You open the album and see your family’s photos.
Advertising identifiers and Google’s advertising features stay off, and we don’t sell your data. Lumo Pass, which is optional, keeps Lumo running.
The notifications Lumo sends
Most notifications are about your family: new photos (at most once an hour for each person), comments, reactions, and people joining or asking to join.
A few others come rarely: one reminder 3 days after someone joins an album, if they haven’t added a photo there yet; “This week last year”, photos from earlier years, at most once a month and only when the album has been quiet; and “Our year”, once a year on 2 January.
Each kind has its own switch in Settings, under Notifications. Lumo never sends notifications about offers, and there are no email digests.
Free, for the whole family
The album, unlimited photos and videos, inviting family, hearts and comments are free, for everyday family use under fair use. Photos are kept in full quality, and nothing counts toward anyone’s iCloud or Google storage.
How unlimited storage worksEasy for grandparents
Grandparents join with one tap on a private invite link, or with a 4-digit family code. With nothing in the way, what they see is the album, with the family’s newest photos waiting.
A photo app for older parentsHow to start a family album without ads
- Start a family albumFree, on iPhone, iPad or Android.
- Add your photosPhotos and videos, in full quality.
- Invite the familyOne link, or a 4-digit family code.
Questions
Does Lumo have ads?
No. There are no ads in the app or the web app, and we don’t sell your data.
Will Lumo send me lots of notifications?
Mostly when your family adds photos, comments or reacts, with new photos at most once an hour for each person. A few others come rarely, like “This week last year”. You can turn each kind off in Settings.
Does Lumo send emails?
Only the ones your account needs, like confirming your email address. There are no email digests.
Is Lumo really free?
Yes. The album, unlimited photos and videos, inviting family, hearts and comments are all free. Lumo Pass is optional, for unlimited magic, full-length videos and saving originals. Unlimited means unlimited for everyday family use, under fair use.
Who can see our photos?
Only the people in your family album. Nothing is public, there are no followers, and photos are never shown to anyone outside your family.
Start your family album.
Free. Private to your family. No ads, ever.