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Nostalgia
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What it is
Nostalgia helps families scan, restore, organize, and share old photographs together with their stories. Its tools include repair, deglare, denoising, enhancement, optional colorization, background removal, and animation. Photo Insight checks an image and recommends a restoration step before one is applied. The archive can keep source photos and restored versions with people, captions, notes, dates, and places. Family-tree import can connect people in photos with relatives, and relatives can answer shared photo questions without accounts; the account holder reviews replies before adding them. Prints can be scanned by phone, while the Mac beta supports compatible flatbed scanners. Nostalgia is available on web, macOS, iOS, and Android. The free plan includes 10 restores per month and 30 welcome restores, with one restore used for each cloud repair pass. Family costs $7.99 a month and includes 60 restores monthly, 50 GB storage, and batch restoration for up to 100 photos. The maker says uploaded photos and restoration results are not used to train AI without separate explicit consent.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Nostalgia helps families scan, restore, organize, and privately share old family photographs with their stories.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Platforms
- The site says web and iPhone/iPad are available, Android is in Google Play testing, and a Mac beta supports compatible scanners.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Security
- The privacy policy says Nostalgia uses encryption in transit (TLS), encryption at rest, and access controls.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Privacy
- The maker says it does not use uploaded photos or restoration outputs to train or fine-tune AI models without separate explicit consent.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Support
- The support page says replies typically arrive within one business day and lists help for restoration, account, billing, and privacy issues.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Data rights
- Users can request data exports and account deletion, with deletion requests processed within 30 days and backups potentially retained for up to 90 additional days.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Family collaboration
- Relatives can answer a shared photo question without creating an account, and the account holder reviews their answers before adding them to the archive.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Family tree import
- Nostalgia lists family-tree import as a way to connect people in photos with relatives.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Limits
- Each cloud repair run counts as one photo restore, and a further repair pass uses another restore.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Photo archive
- The archive can keep sources, restoration results, people, captions, notes, dates, and places together.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Photo Insight
- Photo Insight checks a photo and recommends a next restoration step before a restore is used.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Restoration
- Its restoration tools include repair, deglare, denoise, optional colorization, enhancement, background removal, and animation.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Scanning
- Users can scan prints by phone, and the Mac beta supports compatible flatbed scanners.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
- Third-party AI
- After in-app disclosure and permission, the service sends selected photos to third-party providers for requested AI processing, with different providers used for text features, restoration, and Reimagine.Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
Plans and prices
Free Free USD 0 forever 10 restores/month · 30 welcome restores · 5 caption/story actions/day · 1 Family Vault, 5 members, 50 photos Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
Family (monthly) $7.99 a month USD 7.99/ month 60 restores/month · 4 animations/month · unlimited caption/story help · unlimited Family Vaults, up to 10 members each · 50 GB storage · batch restore up to 100 photos Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
50 credits $9.99, paid once USD 9.99 one-time 50 restore credits · never expire Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
200 credits $24.99, paid once USD 24.99 one-time 200 restore credits · never expire Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
500 credits $49.99, paid once USD 49.99 one-time 500 restore credits · never expire Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
Family (yearly) $79.99 a year USD 79.99/yr 60 restores/month · 4 animations/month · unlimited caption/story help · unlimited Family Vaults, up to 10 members each · 50 GB storage · batch restore up to 100 photos Read 29 Sep 2026 · getnostalgia.ai
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Photo Insight recommends a next restoration step.
- Relatives can answer shared photo questions without accounts.
- Family-tree import connects people in photos with relatives.
- Free plan includes 10 monthly restores and 30 welcome restores.
Limits
- Each cloud repair pass uses one restore.
- The free plan allows one vault for five members and 50 photos.
- Compatible flatbed scanning is supported in the Mac beta.
Who it suits
Nostalgia suits families digitizing and preserving old photographs, especially those who want relatives to contribute context. It also fits users who want restoration and archive features across web, mobile, and Mac platforms.
Verdict
Nostalgia combines photo restoration with family context and shared contributions. The free plan has monthly restore limits, while the Family plan adds larger archive and batch-restore allowances.
Where Specifiction places it
- Photo Scanning Software#11 of 298.2
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