Everything you need to know about Kizu in one page.
Welcome to Kizu! This guide will help you get the most out of your private photo sharing experience. Kizu is designed to give you complete ownership of your memories while making it easy to share them with the people you trust.
Kizu offers multiple ways to sign in:
Kizu uses passwordless login. Instead of remembering a password, you verify your identity with a code sent to your email or phone each time you sign in.
When you first create your account, you'll be asked to choose between staying with the Free plan or selecting a paid subscription. Each plan offers different storage limits, photo limits, and collaboration features.
Free plan users get 50 photos, 5 minutes of video, and 500MB of storage to get started. Upgrade anytime to unlock more capacity and features.
The app has six main tabs at the bottom of your screen:
Your dashboard for everything happening in Kizu.
A personalized welcome message displaying your subscription or trial status.
An interactive checklist for new users to help you set up:
The checklist disappears once all steps are completed.
Automatically created moments grouped by location, people, events, and "on this day" memories, displayed as collage-style cards.
Recent activity across your circles and albums:
Tap on any activity item to jump directly to that photo, album, or circle.
Two viewing modes are available:
Long-press any photo to enter selection mode. This allows you to:
Tap any photo to view it full-screen. From there you can:
Kizu supports a flip card view for scanned photos with both front and back sides.
Add photos from other apps directly into Kizu via the system share sheet.
Use the search bar to find photos by text, tags, locations, or people's names.
Organize your photos into meaningful collections.
When shared with a circle, all members can see photos instantly on their devices and picture frames.
Hierarchical organization similar to computer folders.
Folders support nesting for deep organization:
Drag and drop to reorder items. Breadcrumb navigation shows your current path.
Share entire folders with your circles. All content within the folder becomes visible to members.
A circle is a private group for sharing. Common examples:
You can also generate a QR code for instant joining.
| Role | Permissions |
|---|---|
| Read-Only | View photos only |
| Contributor | View and add photos, edit own photos only |
| Editor | View, add, and edit all photos |
| Admin | Full control including member management |
Start with Read-Only for viewers who just want to see photos. You can upgrade their role later.
Tag people in your photos and easily find all photos of a specific person.
Memories are voice recordings you can attach to any photo. Use them for:
React to memories with emojis to show appreciation.
Memories transform static photos into living stories. Imagine your grandchildren hearing your voice telling the story behind a photo decades from now.
Every circle has a built-in group chat. Use it to:
Reply to a specific message to keep conversations organized:
Your reply will appear with a quoted preview of the original message. Tap the preview to jump to the original message.
Kizu automatically translates messages so everyone sees the conversation in their preferred language. Enable translation in chat settings and choose your language. A flag icon shows the original language of each message — tap a translated message to see the original.
Kizu supports importing from:
Facebook imports preserve comments and reactions, and auto-pair front and back photos.
In any app, tap Share on a photo or video, select Kizu from the share sheet, and it uploads automatically.
Import limits depend on your subscription plan. Check your account page to see remaining capacity.
Go to Account or Settings > Account to see:
Visual progress bars show your usage for:
If you were invited as a guest, you'll see a "Guest" badge on your account. Your sponsor's name is shown, and your usage counts against their limits.
Control how AI helps organize your photos: face detection, object recognition, text reading, and tag suggestions.
Manage connected cloud services (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox). Connect new services, disconnect existing ones, and check for new photos.
Edit your profile: display name, profile photo, and contact information.
Transform any tablet or dedicated device into a beautiful digital picture frame.
Perfect for grandparents or relatives who want to enjoy family photos without managing the app themselves.
Events are how you bring a group of people together around one moment — a birthday, a reunion, a funeral, a wedding. Guests scan a QR code, drop their photos into a live photo wall, and chat in one place. When it's over, you can send everyone a closing page with a recap.
When you tap + on the Events tab, you'll see two cards. Pick one — you can't change the type later.
Each event runs on one credit of the matching tier. Silver coin = Gathering, gold coin = Event. Buy in advance, then tap an empty coin slot on an event card to apply a credit and publish. Drafts show a DRAFT watermark and sort below funded events. Credits never expire. Once applied to an event, a credit is locked to it and not refundable, but the event itself is repurposable. If you delete an event before it starts, the credit goes back into your balance.
Outgrew your Gathering? Upgrade it for the price difference ($20). The upgrade unlocks unlimited guests, up to 10 stages, the guestbook, and the closing page. Everything you've already set up stays. The upgrade is locked to that one event.
The edit screen shows different tabs depending on the tier. Gathering: Details, Guests, Live Wall. Event: Details, Stages, Guests, Live Wall, Alerts. The header shows a coin and tier label.
Every event has a QR code guests scan to join. You can also send invites by SMS or email. Guests don't need a Kizu account to view the photo wall.
The running feed of everything guests upload — live during the event, new photos appear as they're added.
An Event can have up to 10 stages with their own start times. Use stages for a wedding (ceremony, cocktails, dinner, dancing) or anything that runs in segments. Each stage shows its own countdown and goes live when its time comes.
Guests can sign your guestbook with a short message and a photo, video, or note. The video camera defaults to the front-facing lens and shows a preview before submit. Guests can switch between signing and editing via a pill toggle. The gallery is a row-feed view.
Use the Alerts tab to push announcements to guests during the event — "Dinner is being served," last-minute schedule changes, etc.
When the event is running, switch into Event Mode for the host's view: album tiles, gradient upload header with per-asset progress, and a HOST badge on your Chat tab.
A public landing page guests visit after the event via SMS or email. Configure from Edit Event → Details → Closing Page:
Kizu is designed with privacy at its core.
Go to Account and tap Lock. The app will require biometric authentication to reopen.
A Gathering ($9.99) is a single-event experience for up to 50 guests — funerals, reunions, birthdays, intimate get-togethers. An Event ($29.99) is the full experience for unlimited guests with up to 10 stages, a guestbook, schedule and countdown, printable table cards, announcements, and a closing page after the event. Pick the tier that fits — you can't change it later, but you can upgrade a Gathering to an Event for the price difference.
No. Credits you buy never expire. Once you apply a credit to an event, it's locked to that event and not refundable, but the event itself is fully repurposable. If you delete an event before it starts, the credit goes back into your balance.
Yes. Upgrade for the price difference ($20). Everything you've already set up stays. The upgrade unlocks unlimited guests, up to 10 stages, the guestbook, and the closing page. The upgrade is locked to that one event — other Gatherings stay Gatherings unless you upgrade each one.
For Events, you can send a closing page to every accepted guest with a thank-you note, host notes, and a link to the photo wall. Open registration closes automatically on the upload-closes date you set (defaults to one month after the event ends), so guests can no longer add new photos. Guestbook signing in the Kizu app keeps working past that date.
Kizu is a private photo sharing app designed for families and close friends. Unlike social media, Kizu gives you complete ownership of your photos with no ads, tracking, or data mining.
Your photos are stored securely on Kizu's servers or your own private server if you have one. All data is encrypted and only accessible by you and the people you explicitly share with.
You can view previously loaded photos offline. New imports and sharing require an internet connection.
The number of people depends on your subscription plan. Each plan has limits for editors, contributors, and read-only viewers.
No. Photos can only be viewed within Kizu by the people you explicitly share with. Members cannot download or re-share your content outside the app.
They lose access to all shared albums and can no longer see the photos. Any photos they contributed remain in the albums unless removed by an admin.
| Plan | Price | Storage | People | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 GB (~250 photos) | 1 | All core features included |
| Member | $1.99/mo each | +10 GB per Member | +1 per Member | Stack any number; pooled quota |
| Family | $8.99/mo | 50 GB pooled | 5 (host + 4) | ~10% off vs à la carte; can stack more Members |
| Storage Pack | $0.99/mo each | +10 GB per pack | — | Pure storage add-on; stackable |
| Host | $9.99/mo | 100 GB | 1 host + unlimited event guests | Live Wall, Photo Booth, event landing pages |
| Wedding | $79.99 once | 100 GB | 1 host + unlimited event guests | 1 year of host access; guests download app after the wedding to keep their memories |
All paid plans offer yearly billing at a discount (~17% off). For example, Member is $1.99/month or $19.99/year (saving $3.89). Family is $8.99/month or $89.99/year.
Free accounts include 1 GB of storage (about 250 photos) and access to all core features. Storage is the only metered limit — there are no editor or contributor caps.
Yes, you can cancel anytime. You'll retain access until the end of your billing period, then be downgraded to the free plan if your usage allows.
Your photos remain safe. If your usage exceeds the free plan limits, you'll have a grace period to either upgrade again, delete content, or export your data.
These are the roles you can assign to people in your circles. Editors can add and edit any photos. Contributors can add photos and edit their own. Viewers (read-only) can only view photos. As of the 2026-04-27 pricing redesign, there are no plan caps on these roles — you can have unlimited collaborators of any role on any plan. The only metered axis is storage.
A Member is someone you sponsor on your account — they get their own login, share your pooled storage, and you pay $1.99/month per Member. A collaborator (editor / contributor / viewer) is a role you assign to someone within a specific circle — they can have their own Kizu account or none at all, and they don't count against your account-level quota the same way.
Yes. All paid plans offer a yearly option at roughly 17% off the monthly price. For example, Member is $1.99/month or $19.99/year (saving $3.89). Family is $8.99/month or $89.99/year. Storage Pack is $0.99/month or $9.99/year.
Kizu uses passwordless login, so there's no password to reset. Simply enter your email or phone number on the login screen and you'll receive a verification code. If you're not receiving codes, check your spam folder or contact support.
Check that you've granted Kizu permission to access your photo library. Also verify you haven't reached your plan's photo limit.
Go to Settings > Help > Contact Support or email us directly at support@kizu.com.
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