PhotoCircle

Private Photo & Video Sharing

Price
In-App PurchaseYes
LaunchedApr 19, 2012

Total Ratings

United States

84K
5 star
76K
4 star
5.4K
3 star
1.1K
2 star
330
1 star
730

Description

PhotoCircle is a private photo-sharing app trusted by families, friends, social groups, schools, nonprofits, and businesses. Create invite-only albums to connect, share, and organize photos, videos, and documents — all in one simple, secure, easy-to-use app.

WHY 8M+ USERS CHOOSE PHOTOCIRCLE

- Simple & Intuitive: Easy for everyone — no technical skills required.
- Perfect for All Occasions: From personal memories to managing organizational media, PhotoCircle scales to meet your needs.
- Private & Secure: Share in secure, invite-only albums with full control over who can access your content.
- Scalable for Organizations: Purchase a premium plan tailored for your school, nonprofit, or business.

Explore all features and plans directly on the PhotoCircle website.

PERFECT FOR EVERY MOMENT

- Family Albums: Share birthdays, holidays, graduations, vacations, special events, and everyday moments with loved ones.
- Weddings & Events: Create private spaces for weddings, reunions, and celebrations, and let guests upload their memories.
- Education and Nonprofits: Capture and share events, projects, and community gatherings with ease.
- 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.

FEATURES THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS

- For Friends & Families (Free & Ad-Supported Plan):
• Privacy First: Only invited members can access your albums and contribute content.
• Video Clips: Share video clips up to 1 minute long.
• Download Media: Save selected files directly to your device.

Upgrade to PhotoCircle+ for more features, starting at $1.29/month or $9.99/year. Manage your subscription via the App Store.

- For Schools, Nonprofits, and Businesses (Premium Plans Only):
• Powerful Search: Quickly find photos and videos with advanced search tools.
• Custom Branding: Personalize albums with unique group or organization branding.
• Admin Console & Moderation: Easily manage users, permissions, and content.
• Data Recovery: Retrieve deleted content for up to 90 days.
• Account Ownership: Full organizational control over all accounts and content.

For the complete list of features and plan details, check out our website.

JOIN MILLIONS OF HAPPY USERS

- "A perfect app for sharing family moments, even across long distances!" - Trinity L.
- "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
- "With PhotoCircle we never miss an opportunity to share our events with our community." - St. Matthew’s House Member

DOWNLOAD PHOTOCIRCLE FOR FREE TODAY!

Get started with PhotoCircle, the trusted app for secure, private photo sharing. Keep your memories safe, organized, and always accessible — no matter where you are.

TERMS & PRIVACY

Terms of Use: https://www.photocircleapp.com/legal/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://www.photocircleapp.com/legal/privacy/
Support: support@photocircleapp.com, +1 949-228-9310

Screenshots

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Version History

Releasing updates every 20 days on average. Last update 7 days ago.

2025.0115.01Jan 15, 2025

Bug fixes
Document uploads for premium plan customers
Branding overlay on photos for premium plan customers

2024.1203.01Dec 10, 2024

Ability to directly invite existing users to your circles

2024.1101.02Nov 01, 2024

Improved download progress UI
Fixes for iOS 18
Swift 6 support

2024.1031.04Nov 01, 2024

Improved download progress UI
Fixes for iOS 18
Swift 6 support

2024.1007.01Oct 08, 2024

Improvements to video trimmer
UI fixes/enhancements

2024.0918.02Sep 18, 2024

Improved ad quality

2024.0917.03Sep 18, 2024

Improved ad quality

2024.0827.03Aug 30, 2024

Support for sharing video from other apps into PhotoCircle
Improvement to ad quality

2024.0719.03Jul 20, 2024

Improvements to MultiCircle Upload

2024.0624.01Jun 25, 2024

Minor bug fixes and UI improvements

2024.0604.04Jun 05, 2024

Improved ability to upload media to multiple circles at once

2024.0531.03Jun 01, 2024

Improved ability to upload media to multiple circles at once

2024.0508.01May 08, 2024

Multiple Accounts - use your personal and business accounts at the same time

2024.0507.05May 07, 2024

Multiple Accounts - use your personal and business accounts at the same time

2024.0330.01Mar 31, 2024

Improved share extension
Bug fixes

2024.0328.07Mar 28, 2024

Improved share extension

2024.0311.04Mar 13, 2024

Minor design improvements

2024.0222.01Feb 23, 2024

Fix minor search bug

2024.0221.01Feb 22, 2024

Fix upgrade path for very old app versions

2024.0208.03Feb 12, 2024

Branding improvements for organizations

2024.0131.04Feb 02, 2024

Improvements to email verification flow

2024.0122.04Jan 23, 2024

Fix for setting profile photo

2024.0118.04Jan 18, 2024

Ability to upload photos & videos to multiple circles at the same time

2023.1214.02Dec 15, 2023

Video transcoding fix

2023.1208.09Dec 12, 2023

Video transcoding fix

2023.1121.04Nov 21, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.1116.02Nov 18, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.1030.01Oct 31, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.1026.07Oct 27, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.1024.04Oct 24, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.1010.03Oct 10, 2023

Bug fixes
Ad improvements

2023.1006.05Oct 09, 2023

Bug fixes
Ad improvements

2023.0922.12Sep 25, 2023

iPad Support

2023.0919.01Sep 21, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.0908.01Sep 10, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.0907.01Sep 08, 2023

Bug fixes

2023.0829.07Aug 30, 2023

Minor bug fixes

2023.0822.01Aug 23, 2023

Minor bug fixes

2023.0811.03Aug 13, 2023

View, reorder, and caption your media picker selection prior to adding
Improved profile editing
Camera rotation available when rotation is locked

2023.0808.13Aug 09, 2023

View, reorder, and caption your media picker selection prior to adding
Improved profile editing
Camera rotation available when rotation is locked

2023.0623.04Jun 25, 2023

Minor UI improvements
Minor bug fixes

2023.0609.01Jun 11, 2023

Improvements to welcome text for new users

2023.0602.02Jun 05, 2023

Improvements to the Invitation screen

2023.0513.07May 16, 2023

Ability to "Sign back in as"
Search feature (available to PhotoCircle for Business customers)

2023.0504.05May 05, 2023

Bug fixes
Performance improvements

2023.0502.01May 03, 2023

Bug fixes
Performance improvements

2023.0427.02Apr 29, 2023

Bug fixes
Performance improvements

2023.0420.02Apr 23, 2023

Faster sync performance

2023.0403.09Apr 04, 2023

Minor UI adjustments to the Activity Feed

2023.0321.03Mar 23, 2023

Improvements to video processing
Minor bug fixes

2023.0309.10Mar 11, 2023

Activity Feed - view all your updates in one place and in chronological order
Compact Album View - you can now choose a more compact layout for the Home Screen
Improvements to Profile management

2023.0307.04Mar 07, 2023

Activity Feed - view all your updates in one place and in chronological order
Compact Album View - you can now choose a more compact layout for the Home Screen
Improvements to Profile management

2023.0303.07Mar 06, 2023

Activity Feed - view all your updates in one place and in chronological order
Compact Album View - you can now choose a more compact layout for the Home Screen
Improvements to Profile management

2023.0123.03Jan 23, 2023

Bug fixes for alerting and first app launch

2023.0119.04Jan 22, 2023

Minor bug fixes to alerting

2023.0113.04Jan 15, 2023

Minor fix for video capturing
Improved FAQ screen
Optimized photo picket loading

2022.1228.06Dec 29, 2022

Improvements and bug fixes for re-authentication

2022.1221.04Dec 22, 2022

More Emojis!

2022.1208.09Dec 09, 2022

Ability for business users to join circles in their group

2022.1201.06Dec 02, 2022

Updated media picker
Advanced video capturing, with 3-2-1 countdown and ability to take multiple clips

2022.1128.07Nov 29, 2022

Updated media picker
Advanced video capturing, with 3-2-1 countdown and ability to take multiple clips

2022.1104.02Nov 05, 2022

Ability to unblock users that were previously removed & blocked
Ability to remove members without blocking them from rejoining
Saving All Photos will create a new album within the Photos app for those photos
Increased video bitrate for higher quality video clips
Updated UI with new pull-down menus

2022.1102.03Nov 02, 2022

Ability to unblock users that were previously removed & blocked
Ability to remove members without blocking them from rejoining
Saving All Photos will create a new album within the Photos app for those photos
Increased video bitrate for higher quality video clips
Updated UI with new pull-down menus

2022.1021.06Oct 23, 2022

Fix title bar layout for enterprise users in iOS 16

2022.1007.07Oct 08, 2022

Ability to reorder photos & videos in your circles
Batch share, save, and delete
Address iOS 15.7 issue, where screen flips upside down

2022.0930.05Oct 02, 2022

Photo picker enhancements
Layout improvements
Bug fixes

2022.0928.02Sep 29, 2022

Layout improvements
Bug fixes
Photo picker enhancements

2022.0915.13Sep 16, 2022

Faster app launches from push notification
Stability improvements
Faster loading
Bug fixes
Improved upload reliability

2022.0912.02Sep 12, 2022

Improvements to upload reliability
Faster launch times from push notifications

2022.0822.05Aug 24, 2022

Bug fix for sharing video to other apps

2022.0806.02Aug 07, 2022

Update video trimmer to more easily expand to 60 seconds
Minor bug fixes

2022.0801.03Aug 02, 2022

Added support for "Sign in with Microsoft"

2022.0720.07Jul 21, 2022

Improved media transitions and animations

2022.0706.15Jul 06, 2022

Auto-hide video controls
Stability & performance improvements

2022.0623.06Jun 24, 2022

Ability to promote other members to the Moderator role
Delete account capability
Performance improvements

2022.0608.10Jun 09, 2022

Improved video playback
Features for enterprise customers
Bug fixes

2022.0607.04Jun 07, 2022

Improved video playback
Features for enterprise customers
Bug fixes

2022.0523.02May 24, 2022

Reduced app bundle size
Minor bug fixes

2022.0517.07May 17, 2022

Fix for option menu not showing up on first photo
Tweak gradient on photo overlay
Fix for showing member list upon circle creation

2022.0512.02May 12, 2022

Minor bug fix

2022.0505.03May 05, 2022

Performance enhancements
Stability improvements

2022.0502.07May 03, 2022

Performance improvements
UI enhancements

2022.0329.01Mar 30, 2022

Fixed issues with video controls
Fancier push notifications for iOS 15
Addressed issues with photo transitions
Added "What's New" dialog

2022.0322.01Mar 23, 2022

Fixed issues with video controls
Fancier push notifications for iOS 15
Addressed issues with photo transitions
Added "What's New" dialog

2022.0223.01Feb 23, 2022

Ability to set cover photo for a circle
Vertical orientation of cover photo to better show faces
Made video playback smoother
Improved media details layout
Authentication fields now work with password managers

2022.0214.01Feb 15, 2022

PhotoCircle Reactions (love, laugh, celebrate)
Fixes for video player

2022.0209.02Feb 10, 2022

Fix crash issue when joining large circles
Improve login performance for users with large circles

2022.0207.02Feb 08, 2022

Address issue of occasional video stalling
Fix crash issue with image transitions
Fix iOS 12 permissions issue in media picker

2022.0204.02Feb 05, 2022

Addressed crash issue on iOS 12
Improved open/close of comments window
Better layout of comments on top of media

2022.0131.01Feb 01, 2022

Fixed issue with Join Links not always working
Fixed comment view layout

2022.0128.02Jan 28, 2022

Improvements to opening from push notifications
Swipe down to dismiss photos photos
Bug fixes for sync
Fix for badge count
Fix for new/unseen filter
Fix for photo/video picker on iOS 12/13
Improved dismissal of comments view

2022.0118.01Jan 19, 2022

Improved indicators for new/unseen content
Fixed intermittent network issues
Fixed issues with push notification not opening properly
Improved ad quality

2022.0109.01Jan 09, 2022

Fix for saving photo to local photo library
Improved loading from push notifications with background sync
Better handling on slow networks
Improved ad quality
Minor fixes for video player and media scrolling
Faster image loading
Tweaked app icon (less orange)

2021.1230.02Jan 03, 2022

Improvements to Media Picker: album selection and previews
Better handling of offline and poor network scenarios
Changes to comment layout
Fixes for launching app via push notifications

2021.1222.01Dec 27, 2021

Bug fixes for comment sorting. Improved text layout for accessibility. Faster loading times.

2021.1220.01Dec 22, 2021

Bug fixes for new/unseen indicator and caption/commenting

2021.1212.01Dec 12, 2021

Major UI refresh

2021.1211.01Dec 12, 2021

Major UI refresh

2021.1208.03Dec 09, 2021

Major UI refresh

2021.1206.01Dec 08, 2021

Major refresh of the UI

2021.1203.01Dec 06, 2021

Major refresh of the UI

2021.0808.150Aug 09, 2021

Bug fixes

2021.0604.180Jun 05, 2021

Bug fixes and minor updates

2021.0522.090May 22, 2021

Improved support for Apple's App Tracking Transparency. Updated Facebook authentication to use "Limited Login".

2021.0503.200May 04, 2021

Support for Apple's App Tracking Transparency

2021.0223.200Feb 24, 2021

Bug fix for photo picker. Mute volume of ads where possible.

2021.0206.170Feb 07, 2021

Improved ad quality

2021.0202.110Feb 03, 2021

Improved duplicate handling. Faster video loading.

2021.0111.080Jan 11, 2021

Minor improvements to photo picker. Bug fixes.

2021.0109.110Jan 09, 2021

Bug fix for duplicates with photo picker

2021.0106.140Jan 07, 2021

Update the picking and cropping of profile photos

2021.0104.070Jan 05, 2021

Fix issue where tapping Add button more than once in photo picker creates duplicates. Better handling of large photo/video batches.

2020.1231.080Jan 01, 2021

Bug fixes

2020.1230.100Dec 31, 2020

Fix for "Deleted User" bug

2020.1221.120Dec 22, 2020

Bug fixes. Ad improvements.

2020.1212.090Dec 12, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1206.230Dec 07, 2020

Integrated Apple's new Photos Picker

2020.1125.100Nov 26, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1120.160Nov 21, 2020

Fix for videos that become corrupted with black vertical stripes

2020.1107.120Nov 08, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1030.130Oct 31, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1021.150Oct 22, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1013.060Oct 13, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.1006.120Oct 06, 2020

PhotoCircle Pro subscription upgrade now available as monthly option. Bug fixes.

2020.0924.180Sep 25, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.0918.060Sep 19, 2020

Bug fixes

2020.0915.080Sep 16, 2020

Bug fixes

3.7.6Sep 10, 2020

Bug fixes

3.7.5Sep 08, 2020

Bug fixes

3.7.4Sep 02, 2020

Bug fixes and improved onboarding

3.7.3Aug 25, 2020

Bug fixes, UI enhancements

3.7.2Jul 29, 2020

Bug fixes

3.7.1Jun 26, 2020

Bug fixes

3.7.0Jun 17, 2020

Bug fixes

3.6.4May 29, 2020

Bug fixes

3.6.3Feb 09, 2020

Bug fixes

3.6.2Feb 03, 2020

Bug fixes

3.6.1Jan 06, 2020

Bug fixes

3.6.0Dec 30, 2019

Bug fixes

3.5.2Dec 04, 2019

Bug fixes

3.5.1Oct 27, 2019

Bug fixes

3.5.0Oct 26, 2019

Bug fixes

3.4.0Sep 27, 2019

Bug fixes

3.3.2Jul 11, 2019

Fixed a bug where the Create and Join buttons weren't tappable.

3.3.1Mar 13, 2019

Bug fixes

3.3.0Sep 20, 2018

Bug fixes

3.2.0Apr 04, 2018

Bug fixes

3.1.1Dec 08, 2017

Bug fixes

3.1.0Nov 29, 2017

Now with iPhone X support!

3.0.1Aug 22, 2017

Bug fixes

3.0.0Feb 09, 2017

You can now share VIDEOS

2.2.4Aug 25, 2016

Bugfixes

2.2.3Aug 16, 2016

Improved compatibility with 3rd party keyboards

2.2.2May 03, 2016

Bug fixes

2.2.1Apr 20, 2016

Bug fixes

2.2.0Mar 21, 2016

Bug fixes

2.1.8Mar 02, 2016

- Added support for German, French, Japanese, Chinese and Korean
- Improved the way inviting people to a circle works
- Bug fixes, of course

2.1.6Sep 28, 2015

Bug fixes

2.1.5Sep 03, 2015

Bug fixes

2.1.4Aug 20, 2015

Fixes for photo uploading and handling

2.1.2Jul 08, 2015

Bug fixes!

- FIXED: some users have photos that always fail to upload
- FIXED: some users have circles that freeze the app when you view them
- and a few more minor bugfixes

2.1.0Jun 30, 2015

High-res screenshots
Bug fixes

2.0.2Jun 02, 2015

- Improved main screen: sharper images / better crop
- Bug fixes

2.0.0May 01, 2015

Everything! Welcome to PhotoCircle 2.0!

1.5.0Sep 25, 2013

- Create circles for your Facebook events so you can share photos privately. Tap the calendar icon on the home screen to get started.
- Bug fixes and enhancements related to iOS7.

1.4.1Dec 18, 2012

Bug fixes and performance improvements

1.4.0Nov 20, 2012

We now support some of our most frequently requested features:
✓ Save an entire album to your camera roll with a single tap (v1.4.0)
✓ Upload multiple photos at the same time (v1.3.3)
✓ Circle creators can now delete any photo in the circle
✓ Improved messaging for photo privacy settings
✓ Performance improvements & bug fixes

1.3.3Nov 03, 2012

This update includes our most requested feature:
• Upload multiple photos at the same time

Have an idea of how we can improve this feature? Contact us from the settings screen or email support@circlewithme.com.

1.3.2Oct 15, 2012

• Fixes occasional corrupt image downloads (most commonly seen with iOS6)
• Improved filtering mode for viewing new photos and comments
• Improved extend PIN functionality for weddings, birthdays, and other events
• Bug fixes

1.3.1Sep 24, 2012

PhotoCircle 1.3.1:
• Fix crash when viewing photos while uploading
• Improve image download speed for some Verizon users

PhotoCircle 1.3.0:
• We now support the iPhone 5, so taller screens will display even more thumbnails and photos.
• You can now filter albums so only new photos and comments are visible. Great for seeing the comment added to that photo from last week.
• We've added Facebook Open Graph support to better support sharing photos on your Facebook stream.
• When using a manual PIN to connect, we display how long the PIN is valid for. We've also added support for extending the lifetime of a PIN.

1.3.0Sep 14, 2012

This a big PhotoCircle update for all users:

• We now support the iPhone 5, so taller screens will display even more thumbnails and photos.

• You can now filter albums so only new photos and comments are visible. Great for seeing the comment added to that photo from last week.

• We've added Facebook Open Graph support to better support sharing photos on your Facebook stream.

• When using a manual PIN to connect, we display how long the PIN is valid for. We've also added support for extending the lifetime of a PIN.

1.2.2Sep 11, 2012

Updated Circles would not move to the top of the list
Improved photo sharing functionality
Improved readability of comments
Bug fixes

1.2.1Aug 01, 2012

Make it easier to add friends remotely to a Circle
Bug fixes

1.2.0Jul 12, 2012

There are many improvements with this latest release:
• App icon now shows the number of Circle updates.
• Reduce the number of push notifications sent.
• New and improved login screen.
• Better invitation system for adding users to Circles.
• Bug fixes

1.1.0Jun 05, 2012

This update includes two highly requested features:

COMMENTS - Now anyone in a circle can comment on a photo. You'll receive a notification whenever new comments are added.

SAVE PHOTOS - Download photos from your Circles to your camera roll.

We've also removed the location (GPS) requirement from the application. We connect you and the people you're with without ever asking for your location.

Automatic connect is now supported on the iPod Touch 4th Generation.

LaunchedApr 19, 2012

Other Information

In-App Products

1. PhotoCircle Pro Monthly$1.29
2. PhotoCircle Pro Yearly$9.99