Family Postbox

Send family photos straight to the people you love

Family Postbox is private photo and video sharing for families, made simple enough for grandparents. Tick a photo, tick the people, and it simply appears on their phone or tablet. No feeds. No albums. No passwords for Grandma.

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Free to receive, always. Sending is free for a month, then £2.99 a month. iPhone, iPad and Android.

How it works

Like posting a letter, only faster

You do the setup once. After that, sharing a photo with your parents is one tick, and they don't have to do anything at all.

  1. You, once

    Add your family

    Type their name in Family Postbox: Send. Your phone shows a code. They scan it with the free Family Postbox app, or type the six numbers. That's it, they're connected.

  2. You, whenever

    Tick a photo, tick the people

    Your own photo library is right there. Pick a photo or video, tick Grandma and Grandad, and it's on its way. Pick several photos at once if you like.

  3. Them, effortlessly

    It simply appears

    New photos show up in their gallery with a big "NEW" marker and your name. Big buttons, no menus to learn, and nothing to tap through.

For Mum, Dad, Grandma and Grandad

Family Postbox

Free, always

The photo app for grandparents and anyone who'd rather not fiddle with technology. Connect once, then your family's photos and videos just turn up, ready to enjoy.

  • No account, no email, no passwordScan a code, or type six numbers. There's nothing to remember and nothing to sign in to, ever.
  • One simple galleryNewest first, grouped into Today, Yesterday, Last week and so on. No folders or albums to understand.
  • Big, clear and obviousLarge buttons, Previous and Next, and an unmissable play button for videos. Follows the phone's own text size.
  • Kept on the devicePhotos and videos are saved on their phone or tablet, so they can look again any time, even without Wi-Fi.
  • From the whole familyConnect to as many senders as you like. Each photo shows who it's from.
For whoever takes the photos

Family Postbox: Send

1 month free, then £2.99 a month

The quickest way to send photos and videos to your parents, grandparents and family. No groups to manage and no chat to scroll through. Just tick and send.

  • Your photo library, ready to goOpens straight onto the photos and videos already on your phone. Nothing to import or upload first.
  • Tick the people, that's sentChoose exactly who gets each photo. Select several at once and send them to everyone in one go.
  • You set them upAdd someone with a code on your screen. They scan it once and they're connected for good.
  • See what's arrivedEach photo shows who it's been sent to. If someone missed it, send it again in a tap.
  • Ticked the wrong person?Untick them. If it hasn't reached them yet, it won't.
Why Family Postbox

Not another shared album

Shared albums, group chats and social apps all ask your family to learn something. Family Postbox works like the post: you send it to someone, and it arrives.

No albums to manage

You send to people, not to a place. Every photo goes to exactly who you ticked, so Grandma never has to find the right album.

Not buried in a chat

Group chats bury photos between messages, links and voice notes. Family Postbox is only your photos and videos, in one tidy gallery.

No feed, no followers

It's not a social network. No likes, no adverts, no strangers, no public links. Just your family's little moments.

Private by design

Your photos go to your family, not to a server forever

Family Postbox is a delivery service, not cloud storage. Photos travel the shortest safe route to the people you chose, and then they're gone from our systems.

Read our privacy policy

  1. Stays on your phone until you send itFamily Postbox only sends what you tick someone on, and only to them.
  2. Held briefly in private storageEach photo is uploaded once, kept in private storage behind short-lived secure links, and only released to the people you chose.
  3. Deleted once it's deliveredWhen everyone has it, our copy is deleted. If someone hasn't collected it within 14 days, it's deleted anyway.
  4. Lives on with your familyThe lasting copy is on their own device. Remove a connection and that sender's photos are removed from the app too.
Pricing

Free for the family. Less than a stamp a week for you.

Receiving is free and always will be. The person sending pays a small subscription that keeps Family Postbox private and advert-free, and the first month is on us.

Try Family Postbox: Send free for one month, then choose monthly or yearly. Subscriptions are billed through the App Store or Google Play and can be cancelled at any time from your phone's settings. Each sender needs their own subscription. Prices in other countries may vary.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Family Postbox free?

Yes. The Family Postbox app, used to receive photos and videos, is free and always will be. Family Postbox: Send, the app for the person sending, is free for the first month, then £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year.

How does the free month work?

Start your subscription in Family Postbox: Send and the first month is free. You can cancel any time before it ends from your App Store or Google Play subscriptions and you won't be charged. During the free month, videos can be up to one minute long.

Does Grandma need an account, email address or password?

No. She installs Family Postbox and scans the code on your phone, or types six numbers. That's the whole setup. There's nothing to remember and nothing to sign in to.

Who can see the photos I send?

Only the people you tick. There is no feed, no public link and no shared album. Each photo or video goes to exactly the people you chose, and nobody else.

Are my photos stored in the cloud?

Only briefly. Each photo is held in private storage just long enough to reach everyone you sent it to, then it is deleted. If someone hasn't collected it within 14 days, it is deleted anyway. The lasting copy lives on your family's own device.

Can I send videos as well as photos?

Yes. Videos are sent exactly the same way as photos, and play with one big, obvious play button in the Family Postbox app.

Can they look at the photos without an internet connection?

Yes. Once a photo or video has arrived, it is saved on their phone or tablet, so they can look at it any time, even offline.

Can one person get photos from several family members?

Yes. Family Postbox can be connected to several senders at once, and each photo shows who it came from.

What if I tick the wrong person?

Untick them. If the photo hasn't reached them yet, it is cancelled and won't be delivered.

Which phones and tablets does Family Postbox work on?

Both apps are available for iPhone and iPad from the App Store, and for Android phones and tablets from Google Play.

Get Family Postbox for your family

Install Family Postbox: Send on your phone, and the free Family Postbox app on theirs. Two minutes of setup, then years of little moments.