PastBook
PastBook turns digital photos into printed photo books, calendars, and posters.
What PastBook is
PastBook turns digital photos into printed photo books, calendars, and posters. It can select and arrange photos into a designed album, which users can customize with colors, covers, layouts, captions, and text. The maker says its technology filters out duplicate and low-quality images. PastBook’s photo sources can include device photos, Instagram and Facebook profile content, and other social networks and storage services through Ink FilePicker. Users can create a book through the web flow on a computer or use the iOS app; the 2026 calendar product is available only on iOS. PastBook says photo-book compilation in the app happens locally on the iOS device, and photos are sent to secured servers over an encrypted channel if a book is purchased. It says personal data is kept behind a firewall with physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards. The service ships worldwide, with delivery estimates by destination; production begins after payment. A free plan is available. Paid products start with the Small Hardcover at $19.99, paid once, for the first 24 pages, with extra pages costing $0.40 per page.
Good
- Automatically selects and arranges photos
- Users can customize covers, layouts, and captions
- Offers books, calendars, and posters
- Web creation flow and iOS app available
- Free plan available
Watch out
- 2026 calendar product is iOS-only
- Extra Small Hardcover pages cost $0.40 per page
- Photos are sent to servers if a book is purchased
Who it suits
PastBook suits people who want to turn digital photos into printed keepsakes without arranging every image manually. It also offers customization for users who want to adjust the book’s appearance and text.
Verdict
PastBook offers automatic album creation alongside user editing and printed products. Its web and iOS options support different creation flows, while the iOS-only 2026 calendar and product-specific costs are worth noting.
Plans and prices
From PastBook's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Create and edit a PastBook | Free | Taxes and VAT included; shipping calculated separately · Free until a printed copy is ordered |
| Small Hardcover | $19.99, paid once | 8.5'' x 6'' · first 24 pages · extra pages +0.40 USD per page |
| Small Hardcover Photo Book | $19.99, paid once | Extra pages +0.40 USD/page · First 24 pages; 8.5'' x 6'' |
| Small Wall Calendar | $24.99, paid once | 8'' × 11.7'' |
| Folded Poster | $29.99, paid once | 16.5” × 23.4” · frame not included |
| Large Hardcover Photo Book | $34.99, paid once | Extra pages +0.55 USD/page · First 24 pages; 12'' x 8.5'' |
| Large Hardcover | $34.99, paid once | 12'' x 8.5'' · first 24 pages · extra pages +0.55 USD per page |
| Big Wall Calendar | $34.99, paid once | 11.7'' × 16'' |
| Rolled Poster | $39.99, paid once | 16.5” × 23.4” · frame not included |
The facts
Each one read from PastBook's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account login
- Accounts can be accessed with Apple, Facebook or email sign-in.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDK availability
- PastBook’s official navigation and help resources list products, help, pricing and contact information but no public API or SDK documentation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automatic creation
- The app automatically selects photos and arranges them into a designed album that users can customize.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Automatic layouts
- PastBook generates page layouts while accounting for portrait and landscape orientations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automatic selection
- Its smart technology selects photos using image quality, lighting and emotional-value signals.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Users can customize, replace and rearrange photos after automatic creation.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Facebook support
- Facebook albums, cover photos, profile pictures, timeline images and mobile uploads can be used for books.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Fast preview
- The service says a preview can be generated in about 60 seconds.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Funding record
- Crunchbase displays three funding rounds, including convertible-note entries led by Vortex Capital Partners, but hides the amounts.checked 15 Oct 2026
- GDPR
- PastBook’s help center states that it has been GDPR compliant since May 25, 2018.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Import sources
- The computer workflow accepts photos from Dropbox, Google Drive, PCs, laptops and other sources.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Independent incorporation record
- Creditsafe lists Pastbook B.V. as incorporated in 2012 with headquarters at Weesperstraat 111, Amsterdam.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Instagram limitation
- PastBook says Instagram discontinued third-party access to consumer photos, so direct Instagram products are no longer available.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence and reuse
- The terms grant personal, non-commercial application use and prohibit copying, reselling or commercial exploitation of the service.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Android downloads
- Google Play shows 100K+ downloads for the Android app.checked 15 Oct 2026
- App availability
- PastBook states that its app is available for both iOS and Android.checked 15 Oct 2026
- iOS requirements
- The Apple listing requires iOS 16.0 or later and supports iPhone.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: app and website separation
- A Google Play reviewer says the app and website are separate platforms and that the website offered fewer layout options.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: app crashes
- Google Play reviewers report crashes, lost editing progress and repeated restarts while building books.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company background
- PastBook says it was founded in 2012 in Amsterdam by Stefano Cutello.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- LinkedIn lists PastBook as founded in 2012 in Amsterdam.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists Amsterdam, Netherlands as headquarters and 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as PastBook B.V.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company registration
- Compadex lists PastBook B.V. under Dutch Chamber of Commerce number 55299814 at Grote Bickersstraat 74, Amsterdam.checked 15 Oct 2026
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