Cluster vs FamilyAlbum

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] Cluster 3/5 · US Works for what I use it for: I take the photos for our towns youth football league. 4 age divisions and I can have a cluster group for each division. I wish I could have a QR code for each group, it would make sign ups for parents SO much easier! The link is ok but not as efficient, I would even go premium if that was an option because I use this app weekly from July-November for hundreds of kids
2. [R5] Cluster 5/5 · US Photo Books are Great: Just like the other reviewers, I too am very impressed with the Cluster App. Very easy to use and to interact with the current 25 users in our group. What these reviews don’t mention is the ability to create photo books. I have created 2,12x12 and 1, 8x8 hardbound books as well as 4, 5x5 soft cover books. The quality of the prints is fantastic. And the is no difference in
3. [R11] Cluster 4/5 · US LOVE this app but needs category system: Loving the concept to share photos away from social media! However, with the amount of photos my family uploads, many photos are getting lost. Having categories or folders would be helpful to find photos for specific events instead of scrolling through thousands of photos.
4. [R29] Cluster 5/5 · US Fabulous photo sharing app: Also does beautiful photo books
5. [R15] Cluster 3/5 · US Glitchy: This app has constant glitches. Some days I can’t post at all. Now it’s not notifying people when I do post even though they were getting notifications before. Sending invites is a pain - sometimes people get them sometimes they don’t. Sometimes the link works, other times it doesn’t open anything. Also only some android users can use it. Some with newer androids tell me they can’t get th
6. [R19] Cluster 1/5 · US Fix this outdated app: The app has not been meaningfully updated in years. My first nephew was born in 2016 and this app is still the exact same with terrible UI 9 years later for when I’m having my first kid. Now I’m forced to use this relic of an application bc my family already has it downloaded and all grand babies are on it. If I have to use it then please make it modern and with more functio
7. [R41] Cluster 5/5 · US Exactly What We Needed: My family used to use an app called Path where it was a closed community and all we saw was each other’s posts. That app was discontinued over 5 years ago and we’ve been looking for a solution since. This app is EXACTLY what we’ve been looking for. We now have close to 30 family members - cousins, uncles, grandparents, in-laws - connecting across the US from Hawaii to Mai
8. [R1] Cluster 2/5 · US Love it but slow: I love this app but pictures load very slow or don’t finish loading
9. [R4] Cluster 1/5 · US Photos: It will not let me upload any photos
10. [R7] Cluster 1/5 · US Photos don’t upload: Couldn’t get the app to work, kept freezing, had to reinstall, the photos wouldn’t upload very frustrating waste of time
11. [R9] Cluster 3/5 · US Logging in issues: I cannot view my groups and I logged out to attempt to fix it but now I can’t log back in. Please advise on what to do to or if anyone else is experiencing issues as well.
12. [R25] Cluster 1/5 · US Constantly Crashes: - Constantly crashes - Too time consuming to upload videos - have to so one at a time if on free version - When adding large pictures it will not bring you back to where you left off in your camera reel - you will have ro scroll back to find ur place Was a decent app when 1st introduced but nearer and better options available now
13. [R60] Cluster 1/5 · US Too buggy: Now cluster wants us to pay a subscription? Well, I’d be happy to if the uploads didn’t frequently fail. Fix the bugs so the app works and then ask us to pay.
14. [R66] FamilyAlbum 3/5 · US Increasingly a Money Grab: When we first started using this app, it was great! It was a wonderful way for us to privately share pictures with family and friends. Over the years, the pop ups and ads for products and paid versions of the app have gotten increasingly annoying. For me, the worst part is when they took away the already limited “on this day” slideshows to give you only one each day. I u
15. [R6] Cluster 3/5 · US Help I have a Android: My husband and my brother, both have androids and when they try to download your app, it says the software is updated for Android phones.
16. [R24] Cluster 3/5 · US Is Cluster still supported?: This app was great years ago, I suspect there's just zero support judging by all the reviews complaining about it. Unfortunately, that's what I came here to confirm. I can barely use the app without it crashing. If i try to save a photo to my iPhone it crashes immediately, and it's been doing that for years. I just take a screenshot then crop it. I was happy to sup
17. [R33] Cluster 3/5 · US Not getting notifications of posts: We have used Cluster for about 3 years and have loved the ability to share pics privately. Starting in early December notifications of postings have not been received by members of the group. I know of one other user of Cluster who is having the same problem. I have requested help from the site 3 times and have had no response.
18. [R61] FamilyAlbum 1/5 · US added ai into the mix: why can’t we just enjoy sharing photos without the use of ai to protect our children from ai & to have clean WATER for them! AI is not more important than our children. we dont need to search for photos that’s what our eyes are for 😵‍💫
19. [R85] FamilyAlbum 1/5 · US Sharing my private photos with AI companies: It is a sick and twisted betrayal to take private, intimate photos intended for family only and sell them to an AI company (Anthropic). The whole selling point of this app was to share baby photos with family exclusively to shelter them from prying eyes. Evil, evil, evil company. Beware
20. [R88] FamilyAlbum 1/5 · US Deceptive privacy policy update sends to AI: We used this app for years specifically because they weren’t harvesting/training on *childrens photos*. It was aimed as being private. They recently started sharing - I assume - photos with Anthropic as a footnote in their privacy policy update for “enhanced search”. No thanks.
21. [R91] FamilyAlbum 1/5 · US Would rate zero: Added AI under Anthropics in the new privacy policy. Disgusting. Obviously doesn’t understand the majority of their audience or care about protecting children from AI.
22. [R38] Cluster 5/5 · US exactly what I was looking for: This app delivers! It’s easy to upload photos and videos. I love that the Feed is more like a feed and not tied to a calendar which makes it user friendly. My family members also say they prefer it to other photo sharing apps. I’ve been using it for a couple years and am very happy, and the photo books are a nice touch!
23. [R62] FamilyAlbum 4/5 · US Still waiting on ordered photos: Enjoy being able to see all the photos. I have had trouble receiving the photos I have ordered the last few months.
24. [R10] Cluster 2/5 · US Stopped uploading: I love this app but it no longer allows me to upload anything. It just fails every time no matter what I do. Please fix it!