ArkCentral vs Imadeo
ArkCentral
arkcentral.com
Imadeo
imadeo.appSide by side
| Figure | ArkCentral | Imadeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 8.4 (#12) | 7.9 (#37) |
| Integrations | The product is presented as a private alternative for family chats and photos scattered across services such as WhatsApp, Google Photos, Drive, and iCloud. | Optional integrations include SMTP email, Google or Apple sign-in, and configurable reverse geocoding providers. |
| Privacy | The maker says family data is held on the home device rather than a third-party server, and ArkCentral does not hold messages, files, contacts, or history. | Media, search analysis, face recognition and pet recognition run on the chosen self-hosted server; the project says it does not receive users’ media through normal use. |
| Product | The Ark is a private home device for storing family photos, videos, files, and messages on hardware the buyer owns. | Imadeo is a self-hosted photo and video library that organises media by date, people and pets, and image content. |
Plans
In their own words
ArkCentral
ArkCentral has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.