Cluster
Cluster provides private group sharing for friends and family outside social media.
What Cluster is
Cluster provides private group sharing for friends and family outside social media. Members can create groups to share photos, videos, comments and chat; only invited users can view and post to albums. Group owners can share a private invitation link, and people with the link can request to join. Notifications alert members when new items are added, and members can see who viewed and liked posts. Group photos can also be turned into printed photo books. Cluster offers a free plan with limits of 10 groups, 1,000 photos per group and 50 members per group; free video uploads are limited to one minute and SD quality. Paid plans list higher allowances, HD video on Friend, Family and Pro, and web uploads. Cluster is available on Android, iOS and the web. The maker says photos are stored in redundant cloud locations and accessed over an encrypted connection. Its privacy policy says communications between servers and client applications use SSL, but it does not guarantee complete security. Users can download their data or request account and data deletion.
Good
- Only invited users can view or post to albums
- Members can share photos, videos, comments and chat
- Users can download data and request deletion
- Available on Android, iOS and web
Watch out
- Free accounts allow up to 10 groups
- Free video uploads are limited to one minute and SD quality
- The privacy policy does not guarantee complete security
Who it suits
Cluster suits friends and family who want private shared groups for photos, videos and conversation. Its free tier may work for smaller groups within the stated photo, member and group limits.
Verdict
Cluster focuses on private group sharing, with photo books and basic activity notifications alongside albums. Check the free-tier limits and the stated security caveat against your needs.
Plans and prices
From Cluster's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1min video uploads · SD video · 1,000 photos per group · 10 groups · 50 members per group |
| Family | — | 10min video uploads · HD video · 100,000 photos per group · 250 groups · 1,000 members per group · custom archive durations · web uploads · supporter badge · photo book free shipping up to $10 per order |
| Friend | — | 5min video uploads · HD video · 10,000 photos per group · 100 groups · 100 members per group · web uploads · supporter badge · photo book free shipping up to $10 per order |
| Pro | — | 10min video uploads · HD video · unlimited photos per group · unlimited groups · 10,000 members per group · custom archive durations · manage commenting and photo download permissions · web uploads · supporter badge · photo book free shipping up to $10 per order |
The facts
Each one read from Cluster's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- Cluster is one of the independent apps built and maintained by Fotoloce, a small independent company.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Content
- Members can share photos, videos, comments, and chat in groups they create.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Data portability
- Cluster provides a tool for downloading user data and lets users request account and data deletion.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Data practices
- The privacy policy says Cluster does not rent or sell personally identifiable information and may share information with service providers and affiliated businesses as described there.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Subscriptions are purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play; the maker does not list other integrations on the pages reviewed.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Invites
- Group owners can share a private invite link, and people with the link can request to join.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Notifications alert members when something new is added, and members can see who viewed and liked posts.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Photo books
- Members can turn group photos into printed photo books.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Only invited users can see and post to albums.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Cluster provides private group sharing for friends and family, away from social media.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Cluster uses SSL to encrypt communications between its servers and client applications and does not guarantee complete security.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Cluster says photos are stored in redundant cloud locations and accessed over an encrypted connection.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can submit a support request through Cluster's help center.checked 10 Oct 2026
Money
- Free tier limits
- Free accounts allow up to 10 groups, 1,000 photos per group, and groups of up to 50 members.checked 10 Oct 2026
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