Retro — Photos with Friends

Name: Retro — Photos with Friends
Rating: 4.8 (2631 reviews)
Author: Lone Palm Labs, Inc.

Memories, Albums & Widgets

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases

2.6K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Photo & Video
Developer

Lone Palm Labs, Inc.
Language

EN
+ 11 More
Size

121.8
MB

iPhone

Retro is a radical new idea: a social app where you share real photos with real friends. It's the app that we wanted for our own family and friends, and for you, it should feel like a breath of fresh air. Retro is a weekly photo journal that (1) brings you closer to the people you actually care about and (2) helps you appreciate your own life - all without the distractions and pressure of big social media. So dust off those photos that are just sitting in your camera roll and spread some joy in the world. Say hi to us at founders@retro.app And if you’re still reading, here are some reasons to try Retro: - EASY TO START: Start by choosing photos you’ve already taken and backfill the weeks on your profile with the photos and videos you want to remember. - NO PRESSURE: Everything was designed with your comfort in mind. Your friend list is private. Likes on your posts are private. No captions required. Update any part of your profile anytime. - PRINT & SHIP POSTCARDS: Spread some joy through snail mail by printing your photo as a high quality postcard and sending it to anyone in the world via USPS first class. - MONTHLY RECAPS: Create a beautiful photo collage or video slideshow from the photos you’ve shared from the week, month, or year. Then share via text or Instagram in a tap. - GROUP ALBUMS: Start a private album and drop the link in your group chat to collect and share photos after events. Perfect for parties, projects, friends, parents, and couples. - GROUP MESSAGING: Retro is now an all-in-one home for groups large and small, with the ability to share photos, videos, and notes privately in Albums and start group chats in Messages. - HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: See the newest posts from friends or time hop back to your own memories with our new widgets. We've poured our hearts into this, and we hope you love it. Terms of use: https://retro.app/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

2.6K Ratings

the app I’ve been waiting for
08/08/2024

fotomojodojo
Now that all my other fave social media apps feel like they’ve been completely taken over by memes and ads and random accounts who aren’t actually my social circles, I’ve been SEARCHING for anything that actually helps me keep up with farther away friends and family. I tried so many others but found them pushy or hard to keep up with or not private enough. This app SOLVES IT ALL. It doesn’t try to force you to post daily, but still encourages you to put something from your week so you can look back on your month/year/etc. the default is private and “old” posts are hidden unless you give access (no need to clean out old posts). Going through new posts from friends are always brought to the top and easy to go through or comment. The recaps at the end of each week and month are soooo gorgeous and fun to share with friends off the app too. I truly have loved every second with this app and have told at least a dozen friends of mine to join asap so I can keep up with them. Please please please keep this app as clean and inner circle focused as it is today, it’s MAGICAL
the app I’ve been waiting for
08/08/2024

fotomojodojo

Now that all my other fave social media apps feel like they’ve been completely taken over by memes and ads and random accounts who aren’t actually my social circles, I’ve been SEARCHING for anything that actually helps me keep up with farther away friends and family. I tried so many others but found them pushy or hard to keep up with or not private enough. This app SOLVES IT ALL. It doesn’t try to force you to post daily, but still encourages you to put something from your week so you can look back on your month/year/etc. the default is private and “old” posts are hidden unless you give access (no need to clean out old posts). Going through new posts from friends are always brought to the top and easy to go through or comment. The recaps at the end of each week and month are soooo gorgeous and fun to share with friends off the app too. I truly have loved every second with this app and have told at least a dozen friends of mine to join asap so I can keep up with them. Please please please keep this app as clean and inner circle focused as it is today, it’s MAGICAL
So far so good!
03/29/2024

knitizen
Just started using this and it’s a great little app. It is like a throwback to old days of IG but better: especially love the recap view. I was even tempted to invite a few friends lol but I’m waiting to see how I use it long term. Since you can only have one account/handle (as far as I can see) I went back and forth trying to decide how I was gonna use it: photo dump, visual journal, hobby tracker etc. I wanted to use it multiple ways like I do with IG and the separate accts I have on there but don’t see that option yet. But so far I love the way the app works, it’s smart and intuitive and ad-free. And I love being able to control who sees my stuff and cut the noise of lots of random feeds floating through my own. Great job folks: please don’t junk it up with random access, and ads and filters and reels! Thanks for making this and advertising it on IG so I could find it!

Developer Response
Hey knitizen! We're so happy that you're enjoying Retro so far. We launched a feature today called Journals that we think will solve exactly the use case you're describing here. Journals is a collection of photos, to be used however you see fit - it can be for photo dumping from a trip, keeping a private visual journal for hobbies, or having a private place to stay in touch with someone important to you. They're as public as you'd like them to be - so you can keep ones just for yourself, share them with specific friends, or even make it public and share a link out to your journal for others to view. We hope that you like it and that it helps you look back on all the moments you want to remember :)
So far so good!
03/29/2024

knitizen

Just started using this and it’s a great little app. It is like a throwback to old days of IG but better: especially love the recap view. I was even tempted to invite a few friends lol but I’m waiting to see how I use it long term. Since you can only have one account/handle (as far as I can see) I went back and forth trying to decide how I was gonna use it: photo dump, visual journal, hobby tracker etc. I wanted to use it multiple ways like I do with IG and the separate accts I have on there but don’t see that option yet. But so far I love the way the app works, it’s smart and intuitive and ad-free. And I love being able to control who sees my stuff and cut the noise of lots of random feeds floating through my own. Great job folks: please don’t junk it up with random access, and ads and filters and reels! Thanks for making this and advertising it on IG so I could find it!
Developer Response 04/04/2024
Hey knitizen! We're so happy that you're enjoying Retro so far. We launched a feature today called Journals that we think will solve exactly the use case you're describing here. Journals is a collection of photos, to be used however you see fit - it can be for photo dumping from a trip, keeping a private visual journal for hobbies, or having a private place to stay in touch with someone important to you. They're as public as you'd like them to be - so you can keep ones just for yourself, share them with specific friends, or even make it public and share a link out to your journal for others to view. We hope that you like it and that it helps you look back on all the moments you want to remember :)
Almost Perfect
Jan 24

KentuckyJBird
I love almost everything about this app. I LOVE that there are no ads, no suggested content, no algorithms, and especially that it’s not owned by a fascist oligarch. It’s clean and simple and a breath of fresh air. What I don’t like is that your followers can’t see your posts for that week unless they also posted something for that week (and vise versa). This is not doable for a few of my friends and family, like my 93-year old mother. She enjoys seeing everyone’s pictures but she obviously isn’t going to post anything and I think it’s wrong to force people to make a post in order to see posts from those they follow. At the very least give the user the option of allowing or not allowing views based on whether or not a follower also posts. Also, as another user suggested, please allow uploading of multiple photos from different weeks / dates and have the app sort and post them. Also, I could find no way to add any text to my post unless it was by adding a comment. Why??? Give us a way to say something about our photo without having to add a comment, please. Fix these and it’s a 5-star app.

Developer Response
Thanks so much for trying Retro! As for the post-to-see nudge each week, we wanted to create a place where everyone shares - no lurkers like on other social apps. But we totally get that your grandmother may never post, and we've got a new feature coming to address that for you. And captions, too! Email us at founders@retro.app if you ever want to get other feature requests on the roadmap.
Almost Perfect
Jan 24

KentuckyJBird

I love almost everything about this app. I LOVE that there are no ads, no suggested content, no algorithms, and especially that it’s not owned by a fascist oligarch. It’s clean and simple and a breath of fresh air. What I don’t like is that your followers can’t see your posts for that week unless they also posted something for that week (and vise versa). This is not doable for a few of my friends and family, like my 93-year old mother. She enjoys seeing everyone’s pictures but she obviously isn’t going to post anything and I think it’s wrong to force people to make a post in order to see posts from those they follow. At the very least give the user the option of allowing or not allowing views based on whether or not a follower also posts. Also, as another user suggested, please allow uploading of multiple photos from different weeks / dates and have the app sort and post them. Also, I could find no way to add any text to my post unless it was by adding a comment. Why??? Give us a way to say something about our photo without having to add a comment, please. Fix these and it’s a 5-star app.
Developer Response Feb 8
Thanks so much for trying Retro! As for the post-to-see nudge each week, we wanted to create a place where everyone shares - no lurkers like on other social apps. But we totally get that your grandmother may never post, and we've got a new feature coming to address that for you. And captions, too! Email us at founders@retro.app if you ever want to get other feature requests on the roadmap.
It’s turned into my photo diary and I love it <3
08/31/2024

Bri Nicole (:
This is such a fun app and totally free too! Everyone should at least try it. I don’t usually write reviews but I had to for retro. It’s so fun to post a photo a day with a little caption. It’s also so fun to see my friends photos. It feels different than Instagram or Snapchat. Idk how to describe it but it’s seriously slowly becoming my favorite app. The monthly recaps are so cool and customizable and you can even print them out or send people postcards. It’s so impressive. Kudos to the team behind this app. Keep going. The only thing I would say is whenever I show someone they app, they tell me they’ve never heard of it! I would suggest some marketing or social media presence to spread the word bc I feel like once more people know about this app, it’ll blow up. Wishing yall nothing but success! Thanks for such a cool app. 🫶🏼
It’s turned into my photo diary and I love it <3
08/31/2024

Bri Nicole (:

This is such a fun app and totally free too! Everyone should at least try it. I don’t usually write reviews but I had to for retro. It’s so fun to post a photo a day with a little caption. It’s also so fun to see my friends photos. It feels different than Instagram or Snapchat. Idk how to describe it but it’s seriously slowly becoming my favorite app. The monthly recaps are so cool and customizable and you can even print them out or send people postcards. It’s so impressive. Kudos to the team behind this app. Keep going. The only thing I would say is whenever I show someone they app, they tell me they’ve never heard of it! I would suggest some marketing or social media presence to spread the word bc I feel like once more people know about this app, it’ll blow up. Wishing yall nothing but success! Thanks for such a cool app. 🫶🏼

This update includes bug fixes and other improvements. We love hearing from you - leave us a quick review on the App Store, follow us at @retrodotapp, or say hi at founders@retro.app.

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