Retro — Photos with Friends icon

Retro: Photo Sharing

by Lone Palm Labs, Inc.

4.8
IOSPhoto & Video

Retro is a premium social network focused on private photo sharing with close friends and family. It's designed to help you appreciate life's moments without the pressures of big social media, offering a fresh, distraction-free experience.

About Retro — Photos with Friends

Retro is a premium social network designed for private photo sharing, prioritizing your data and attention. It's a breath of fresh air, created for sharing with family and friends without the distractions of mainstream social media. Retro functions as a weekly photo journal, fostering connections with loved ones and helping you cherish your own life. As one user raves, it's "Finally…social media the way it should be.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Breath of Fresh Air." Easily start by choosing existing photos to populate your profile with cherished memories. Enjoy a no-pressure environment with private friend lists and likes, and update your profile anytime. Print high-quality postcards to spread joy via snail mail. Create monthly recaps as photo collages or video slideshows for easy sharing. Utilize private group albums for events, and enjoy group messaging with photos, videos, and notes. Home screen widgets offer glimpses of friends' posts or your own memories. Retro emphasizes privacy and meaningful connections. It's a space to share your photos and life's moments with those who matter most. The app offers a unique approach to social networking.

Key Features

  • Privately share photos and videos with close friends and family
  • Print and ship postcards directly to loved ones
  • Create monthly photo and video recaps for easy sharing

Why Users Love It

Offers a private and distraction-free experience
Simplifies photo sharing with close contacts
""Finally…social media the way it should be.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Breath of Fresh Air" (5/5) – A refreshing take on social media, prioritizing genuine connection."

Perfect for: Perfect for individuals and families seeking a private and meaningful way to share photos and connect.

Screenshots

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📊Ranking History

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Current Rank

#40

20 from last week

Best Rank

#8

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All-time high

Average Rank

#26

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30-day average

User Reviews

Samantha. C. G
10/14/2024

I personally have deleted all my social medias over the past three years and have been left happier but disconnected from friends life’s. This app is perfect for being able to share memories with my close friends in the informal fashion of social media. The lack of video scrolling that was my main reason for deleting Instagram doesn’t exist on this app. Making it great for sharing photos and memories like socail media should, oppose to wasting hours of my time doom scrolling. I’ve personally made my feed very astetic and shared with my friends. With international friends this is great for catching up because we are in diffrent time zones. As an anti social media who what’s to keep in touch this is perfect I personally have deleted all my social medias over the past three years and have been left happier but disconnected from friends life’s. This app is perfect for being able to share memories with my close friends in the informal fashion of social media. The lack of video scrolling that was my main reason for deleting Instagram doesn’t exist on this app. Making it great for sharing photos and memories like socail media should, oppose to wasting hours of my time doom scrolling. I’ve personally made my feed very astetic and shared with my friends. With international friends this is great for catching up because we are in diffrent time zones.

miellamarie
6/3/2025

Retro feels like a digital memory box—so nostalgic but so fresh at the same time I love how minimal yet emotional the design is. It’s perfect for saving little moments with people I care about. Everything feels personal, private, and aesthetic 🤍 Definitely my fave app to look back on simple memories. So cute & cozy 💾🤍 Retro feels like a digital memory box—so nostalgic but so fresh at the same time I love how minimal yet emotional the design is. It’s perfect for saving little moments with people I care about. Everything feels personal, private, and aesthetic 🤍 Definitely my fave app to look back on simple memories.

bjtitus
5/10/2025

I love this app and really want them to succeed! I would love for some kind of export option. I worry that photos posted might be lost if the network shut down. Love this app! I love this app and really want them to succeed! I would love for some kind of export option. I worry that photos posted might be lost if the network shut down.

Shitappandreviewprocess
4/28/2025

So much fun and private. Just the people I want to see can see what I post. Fun So much fun and private. Just the people I want to see can see what I post.

Ejntheisjjgjrhw
12/25/2024

i don’t usually write reviews for anything but it’s been a few months now on retro and it solves every problem other socials have for me… i can backload all my photos so quickly since it automatically sorts them, i can upload as much or as little as i want and it’s perfectly refined in the cute recaps. the home feed shows me everything from each of my friends in chronological order, no algorithms to mess with. i really want to try the post cards when i have something worth it! i also want to try journals with my friends once i get them hooked 😎 better than a shared album i think. faster! killing it! i don’t usually write reviews for anything but it’s been a few months now on retro and it solves every problem other socials have for me… i can backload all my photos so quickly since it automatically sorts them, i can upload as much or as little as i want and it’s perfectly refined in the cute recaps. the home feed shows me everything from each of my friends in chronological order, no algorithms to mess with. i really want to try the post cards when i have something worth it!i also want to try journals with my friends once i get them hooked 😎 better than a shared album i think. faster!

App Details

Developer

Lone Palm Labs, Inc.

Platform

ios

Rating

4.8

Last Updated

8/7/2025