Memories vs Stingle Photos
Memories
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| Figure | Memories | Stingle Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $2.49/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 10 |
| Spec score · Photo Storage Services | 7.4 (#67) | 8.7 (#9) |
| Albums and sharing | Users can create albums, share them with other server users or anyone online, and collaborate with other users on the same Nextcloud server. | Albums can be shared with other Stingle users using encrypted album keys. |
| Product | Memories is a free and open source photo management app for Nextcloud. | Stingle Photos combines an encrypted gallery and camera with cloud backup and synchronization for photos and videos. |
| Support | Users can get help through the Discord community, file bugs and feature requests on GitHub, or ask general Nextcloud questions in the Nextcloud forums. | The contact page directs users who need faster support to Telegram. |
| Video | Memories includes an on-demand video transcoder for adaptive streaming and supports VA-API or NVENC hardware acceleration. | The apps support encrypted video recording, playback and seeking within independently encrypted chunks. |
Plans
Stingle Photos
- 1 GBFree
- 100 GB monthly$2.99 a month
- 300 GB monthly$4.99 a month
- 1 TB monthly$11.99 a month
- 100 GB yearly$29.90 a year
- 3 TB monthly$35.99 a month
- 300 GB yearly$49.99 a year
- 5 TB monthly$59.99 a month
- 1 TB yearly$111.99 a year
- 3 TB yearly$359.99 a year
In their own words
Memories
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Stingle Photos
Stingle Photos is a gallery and camera app for backing up and syncing photos and videos across devices using the same account. It backs up files in the background and supports video recording and playback. Files are encrypted locally before they are sent to cloud storage. Stingle names XChaCha20 with Poly1305 for file data, X25519 for public-key cryptography and Argon2 for key derivation; it says sensitive photo and video metadata is encrypted in the file header. Albums can be shared with other Stingle users using encrypted album keys. The product is open source under GPLv3, and listed platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, API access and self-hosting. The free plan includes 1 GB. Paid storage starts at $2.99 a month for 100 GB; other listed plans include monthly and yearly capacities up to multiple terabytes. Users can host their own API server, with Linux, S3-compatible storage, a domain name and Git among the prerequisites. The hosted service uses DigitalOcean and Wasabi hot cloud storage. The provider cannot recover or change a forgotten password, so users should save the recovery phrase. The maker’s August 2026 post says the iOS app is available on the App Store and includes a built-in camera; a web version is planned.