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Cluster
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Cluster is a freemium service for private photo and video sharing among friends and family outside social media. Members create groups for photos, videos, comments, and chat, with albums visible and writable only by invited users. Owners can share a private invite link, and recipients can request to join. Notifications identify new additions, while members can see who viewed and liked posts. Group photos can be turned into printed photo books. Cluster works on Android, iOS, and the web, but the maker does not offer a desktop app. The Free plan costs nothing and allows 10 groups, 1,000 photos per group, 50 members per group, one-minute video uploads, and SD video. Photos are stored in redundant cloud locations and accessed over encrypted connections. The privacy policy says communications use SSL, does not guarantee complete security, and permits specified sharing with service providers and affiliates. Users can download data or request account and data deletion.
For and against
For
- Private albums restrict viewing and posting to invitees
- Supports photos, videos, comments, and group chat
- Available on Android, iOS, and web
- Offers printed photo books from group photos
- Provides data download and deletion requests
Against
- Free plan limits groups, photos, members, and video length
- No desktop app is offered
- Complete security is not guaranteed
The verdict
Cluster combines private group albums with chat, notifications, and photo-book ordering. Its free limits are clearly defined, while larger capacities and HD video require plans with unlisted prices.
Who it suits
It suits families and friend groups wanting invited-only albums, conversation, and shared videos away from public social feeds. People who want printed photo books can order them through group photos.
Plans and prices
Free
1min video uploads · SD video · 1,000 photos per group · 10 groups
Read 10 Oct 2026 · cluster.co
Family
10min video uploads · HD video · 100,000 photos per group · 250 groups
Read 10 Oct 2026 · cluster.co
Friend
5min video uploads · HD video · 10,000 photos per group · 100 groups
Read 10 Oct 2026 · cluster.co
Pro
10min video uploads · HD video · unlimited photos per group · unlimited groups
Read 10 Oct 2026 · cluster.co
On the record
- Company
- Cluster is one of the independent apps built and maintained by Fotoloce, a small independent company.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Content
- Members can share photos, videos, comments, and chat in groups they create.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Data portability
- Cluster provides a tool for downloading user data and lets users request account and data deletion.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Data practices
- The privacy policy says Cluster does not rent or sell personally identifiable information and may share information with service providers and affiliated businesses as described there.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Free tier limits
- Free accounts allow up to 10 groups, 1,000 photos per group, and groups of up to 50 members.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Subscriptions are purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play; the maker does not list other integrations on the pages reviewed.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Invites
- Group owners can share a private invite link, and people with the link can request to join.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Notifications alert members when something new is added, and members can see who viewed and liked posts.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Photo books
- Members can turn group photos into printed photo books.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Only invited users can see and post to albums.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cluster provides private group sharing for friends and family, away from social media.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Cluster uses SSL to encrypt communications between its servers and client applications and does not guarantee complete security.cluster.co · read 10 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Cluster says photos are stored in redundant cloud locations and accessed over an encrypted connection.clusterapp.zendesk.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can submit a support request through Cluster's help center.clusterapp.zendesk.com · read 10 Oct 2026
