Novella - Shared Photo Album
Private albums with loved ones
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Novella is a private photo album for family and friends: one place to keep everyone's photos and videos.
Group chats are great for sharing what just happened, but not for keeping photos. Pictures get compressed, older ones are buried under new messages, and photos sent later end up at the wrong time.
In Novella, everyone sends photos to the same group, and they're arranged by when they were actually taken. Upload last year's trip today and it goes back to that day last year. Photos are grouped into moments automatically, like a day at the zoo or a birthday dinner, and labeled with where they were taken when location is available. No sorting needed. Photos keep their original files, and videos are saved at up to 1080p.
Every photo can be liked and commented on, and Novella lets you know when there are new photos or comments, or when someone likes your photos. Switch to a grid to flip back through the months to photos from long ago.
If someone can't install the app, the group owner can turn on a web album. Anyone with the link can view the photos without signing up or downloading anything.
Every group is private: only people with the group code can join. Novella has no public feed, no recommendations and no strangers. It shows no ads and doesn't sell personal data.
Made for watching kids grow up, family trips, time with friends, and the everyday photos you don't want lost in a chat.
Terms of Use: https://mynovella.app/terms
• Albums are sorted into moments more accurately
• Each photo shows who uploaded it and when it was taken
• When choosing photos, you can see which ones you've already uploaded, and to which group
• No more false “no connection” notices when you come back to the app
• Other improvements and fixes
The developer, Yuechen Zhao, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Yuechen Zhao
- Size
- 6.3 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Novella+ 500 GB $99.00
- Copyright
- © 2026 Yuechen Zhao