The social album:
one album everyone fills.
Everyone took photos that day. Nobody has all of them. A social album is where they finally end up together.
A social album is a way of sharing photos where the album, not a personal profile, is the unit. Everyone who was at the same moment adds the photos they took to one album, each photo shows who took it, and each album decides who can see it.
Where your photos live today
Five people shot it. Five phones kept it.
After one trip, the photos are split across everyone's camera roll. "I'll send them later" usually means never.
Profile apps are a stage for one person
You pick the best few shots and post them under your name. A day you made together shrinks into one person's feed.
Drives store. Chats bury.
A drive is where files go to sit, not where you go to look back. Photos in a group chat scroll away and lose quality on the way.
Three ideas behind the social album
The album is the unit
It starts with an album, not an account. One trip, one wedding, one ongoing story of the two of you. The album outlasts any one person.
Many people fill it
Anyone who was there adds what they shot. Every photo shows who took it, so you finally see the shots of you that you didn't take.
The album decides who sees it
Invited only, view by link, or anyone. Each album has its own setting, and when someone changes it, everyone sees who did.
How it compares
| Profile SNS | Cloud drive | Messenger album | Social album (Kins) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built around | One person's account | Folders and files | A chat thread | The album |
| Who fills it | The owner alone | Whoever uploads | People in the chat | Everyone who was there |
| Finding it later | Lost in the feed | Dig through folders | Scrolled out of view | All in one album |
| Who sees it | Followers | Anyone with the link | People in the chat | You choose per album |
| Who took it | Only the poster | Hard to tell | Only the sender | Shown on every photo |
| Feels like | A stage | A storage unit | A chat log | A shared photo book |
Why a new category, and why now
Everyone shoots now, yet nobody ends up with the whole day. The big platforms were built for one person's profile or for chat, so the shared album was always an afterthought. Kins puts the album first.
What is a social album?
An album many people fill together, instead of one person's profile. Everyone who was there adds the photos they took, each photo shows who took it, and each album has its own setting for who can see it.
How is it different from a shared album or a cloud drive?
A drive keeps files; a social album brings people together. Several people can fill one post and leave comments. And unlike shared albums that only work on one kind of phone, Kins works across iPhone and Android (Android is in testing).
Can I use it on my own?
Yes. Start a private album just for you and keep it like a photo journal. When you want to share it, invite someone with a single link.
Is it free?
Yes. Create as many albums as you like, with 500MB of uploads per person. If you need more room, Kins+ adds 5GB or 50GB.
Bring the whole day
into one album.
Kins is free. Make an album, send one link, and you are set.
