Why we built Kins
Everyone took pictures. Nobody has all of them.
Every trip ends the same way. Someone says “send me those pics,” everybody agrees, and that’s about it. A few shots land in the group chat. The rest stay in other people’s camera rolls — including most of the ones you’re actually in.
That’s where Kins started. When everyone who was there drops what they shot into one album, the whole day finally lives in one place. And every photo remembers who took it.
There are plenty of apps that store your photos. Most of them start with your library. We wanted to start with ours. One link to join, and the album becomes a place for the people who were there. Not a feed. No followers.
So we keep a short list of rules. Adding photos should never feel like a chore. Albums should be worth opening again years from now. Location data gets stripped on your phone before anything uploads. And an album doesn’t need an end date — some, like a couple’s or a family’s, just keep going.
We’re a small team, and there’s plenty left to fix. If something bugs you, tell us. We read every message.
— The Kins team