FOREVER vs Smilebox

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.

Smilebox is an online maker for photo slideshows about holidays, graduations, family events, and other occasions. Users can add photos, songs, captions, text, animations, fonts, and color schemes to slideshow templates. Photos may be uploaded from a computer or phone, Facebook, or Instagram, and the template categories include dozens of styles and layouts. Finished slideshows can be shared by email or social media, saved to a computer, or downloaded as MP4 files. Smilebox advertises unlimited storage for photos and slideshows. Its other products include eCards, collages, invitations, and announcements, and it describes branded slideshow options for business use. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web. It has a free plan and a 7-day trial; the listed Free plan costs nothing, with no plan limits stated on the maker page. Smilebox says it provides technical support through a helpdesk or online portal. It also says creative content is processed to provide the service and deleted when an account is deleted, subject to the privacy policy's qualifications.