FOREVER vs Recallio

FOREVER provides cloud storage to preserve, organize, and share family photos, videos, and other memories. The company describes its service as combining digitization, storage, organization, and printing, and says stored memories are guaranteed to remain available for the owner's lifetime plus 100 years. Its mobile apps support automatic photo backup, albums, tags, people, search, and sharing with friends and family. Users can stream videos, trim clips, merge moments, and create title covers. The Valet desktop uploader handles batch uploads, preserves existing folder organization, and supports background processing with retries. FOREVER says files are backed up across multiple locations and regions and uploads use SSL-encrypted transmission. It also says it does not sell users' personal information or advertise against their content. A free 2GB option is described; the listed 10GB storage plan costs $179.99 as a one-time purchase, with 24 monthly installments also offered. Supported files must be under 4GB; the storage FAQ directs users to support for larger files. Apps and services are listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.

Recallio is a self-hosted photo and video backup for phones, available on Android, Linux, web, and self-hosted deployments. After setup, its Android app backs up the phone’s library automatically. Media is stored on hardware the user controls, including a local disk, NAS, or USB drive. The server installer targets an Ubuntu home server and installs FFmpeg and Tailscale; encrypted device access uses Tailscale’s WireGuard mesh. The web library supports search, favorites, albums, grid browsing, lightbox previews, and full-resolution originals. Existing folders on internal or external drives can be added, with subfolders becoming albums. Deleted photos move to a configurable Bin, set to 10 days by default. The maker says there is no telemetry, advertising SDK, or content scanning, and media travels directly between devices. A 2 GB RAM server is stated as sufficient, with storage sized to the library. Nightly release checks and automatic updates run during a chosen window.