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Create invite-only albums to connect, share, and organize photos, videos, and documents — all in one simple, secure, and easy-to-use app.\n\nWHY 10M+ USERS CHOOSE PHOTOCIRCLE\n\n- Simple & Intuitive: Easy for everyone — no technical skills required.\n- Perfect for All Occasions: From personal memories to managing organizational media, PhotoCircle scales to your needs.\n- Private & Secure: Share in secure, invite-only albums with full control over who can access your content — backed by SOC 2 Type II compliance, GDPR, and US Data Privacy standards.\n- Scalable for Organizations: Purchase a premium plan tailored for your school, nonprofit, or business.\n\nExplore all features and plans directly on the PhotoCircle website.\n\nPERFECT FOR EVERY MOMENT\n\n- Family Albums: Share birthdays, holidays, graduations, vacations or special events and everyday moments with loved ones.\n- Weddings & Events: Create private spaces for weddings, reunions, and celebrations, and let guests upload their memories.\n- Professionals & Consultants: Keep your projects, clients, and colleagues’ communication and marketing materials organized.\n- Schools & Groups: Securely share classroom moments, school events, clubs, and campus activities.\n- Nonprofit & Community: Capture and share events, projects, and community gatherings with ease.\n- Businesses and Teams: Improve collaboration and securely share your content with team photo-sharing and collaborative albums for small teams and Fortune 500 enterprises alike.\n\nFEATURES THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS\n\n- For Friends & Families (Free & Ad-Supported Plan):\n• Privacy First: Only invited members can access your albums and contribute content.\n• Video Clips: Share video clips up to 1 minute long.\n• Download Media: Save selected files directly to your device.\n\nUpgrade to PhotoCircle+ for more features, starting at $1.29/month or $9.99/year. Manage your subscription via the App Store.\n\n- For Schools, Nonprofits, Professionals & Consultants, and Businesses (Premium Plans Only):\n• Canva Integration: Connect your PhotoCircle account to Canva for easy design and content creation.\n• Powerful Search: Quickly find photos and videos with advanced search tools.\n• Custom Branding: Personalize albums with unique group or organization branding.\n• Admin Console & Moderation: Easily manage users, permissions, and content.\n• Data Recovery: Retrieve deleted content for up to 90 days.\n• Account Ownership: Full organizational control over all accounts and content.\n\nFor the full list of features and plan details, check our website.\n\nJOIN MILLIONS OF HAPPY USERS\n\n- \"A perfect app for sharing family moments, even across long distances!\" - Trinity L.\n- \"This is become my favorite app. It is so easy for all of our friends and family to upload picture and share with each other” - MessyJessie1111\n- \"With PhotoCircle we never miss an opportunity to share our events with our community.\" - St. Matthew’s House Member\n\nDOWNLOAD PHOTOCIRCLE FOR FREE TODAY!\n\nGet started with PhotoCircle, the trusted app for secure, private photo sharing. Keep your memories safe, organized, and always accessible — no matter where you are.\n\nTERMS & PRIVACY\n\nPhotoCircle is designed for schools, families, and communities. While we welcome younger users, current privacy regulations require that accounts be created and managed by users aged 13 and older.\n\nTerms of Use: https://www.photocircleapp.com/legal/terms/\nPrivacy Policy: https://www.photocircleapp.com/legal/privacy/\nSupport: support@photocircleapp.com, +1 949-228-9310","facts":{"developer_id":517539897,"developer_url":"https://www.photocircleapp.com/","first_released":"2012-04-19T07:00:00Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"2026.1010.01","release_notes":"Ongoing improvements to keep your experience seamless.","rating_current_version":4.86728,"rating_count_current_version":126646,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Photo & Video","Social Networking"],"languages":["EN"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":null,"made_for_iphone_duo":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-22T08:25:12.799Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":"2026-10-22T08:25:12.799Z","summary_written_at":"2026-10-22T08:20:13.378Z","placed_at":"2026-10-09T03:59:53.925Z","scored_at":"2026-10-23T08:37:38.369Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Private photo and video sharing app that uses invite-only albums for families, groups, schools and businesses.","what_is":"PhotoCircle is a photo-sharing app where users create invite-only albums to share and organize photos, videos, and documents. 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