# Acini Photos — Private photos, close circles

> Private photos, close circles (iPhone/iPad app by Michiel Berger.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acini-photos/id6760460176 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Michiel Berger](https://appshunter.io/developer/429887118)
- Category: Photo & Video, Social Networking
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 5 MB
- Released: 2026-03-26
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acini-photos/id6760460176/reviews.md

## What is Acini Photos?

Photos for your inner circles — family, friends, weddings, trips. No algorithm, no ads, no strangers. A kitchen table, not a stage.

Sharing a photo should feel like showing someone your phone at dinner, not publishing to the internet. That's what Acini is for.

HOW IT WORKS

Create small, invite-only circles for the people in your life — family, close friends, colleagues, a team. Post a photo to one or more circles. Only the people you chose will ever see it.

For weddings, vacations, reunions and other shared occasions, create an event: a temporary circle with a cover, date range and guest list. Everyone drops their photos in the same place, plays them back as a full-screen slideshow, and can reshare a favourite to their own circles.

Likes are private — only you can see who liked your photo. Comments are shared within the circle, or send a direct comment to start a quiet one-to-one conversation.

WHAT MAKES ACINI DIFFERENT

No algorithm. Your feed is chronological, always.
No ads, ever. You are not the product.
No strangers. Every person in your circles was invited by you.
No follower counts, no public likes, no engagement metrics.
Passkey login with Face ID / Touch ID. No passwords.

Acini is free. A Standard subscription (€0.99/month or €9.99/year) unlocks higher posting limits, video sharing, and hosting multiple events at once.

The name comes from the Italian word for the tiny drupelets that make up a raspberry — small things, close together. That's the whole idea.

Privacy Policy: https://acini.app/privacy
Terms of Use: https://acini.app/tos

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Acini Standard | $8.99 | per year |
| Acini Standard | $0.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6.2 — 2026-08-25

- Inside an event, you can now save any photo or video to your own Photos library, in full quality. Look for "Save to device" in the post menu.
- Posting feels calmer: caption first, then one simple "To" section for where your photo goes. The edit menu got the same treatment, and comment and caption boxes now grow as you type.

### 1.6.0 — 2026-07-08

• Videos now survive a bad connection. Lock your phone, close the app, or lose signal: your upload is kept and finishes on its own, picking up where it left off instead of starting over.
• Videos post fast and arrive in full quality. A light preview goes live right away, and the untouched original quietly replaces it in the background.
• You can see real upload progress: a live percentage, "No connection" when you're offline, and "Tap to retry" only when something's genuinely stuck.
• One tap now plays a video, with sound.

### 1.5.4 — 2026-06-16

- Start a DM with anyone in your circles, even if they've never posted a photo.
- Various improvements, such as better rotation handling

### 1.5.3 — 2026-05-31

- Post offline, and it ships itself. Tap Post on a train, on a plane, or with one bar of signal: the photo lands in your feed straight away with a small cloud icon, and Acini finishes the upload the moment your phone catches signal again. No more tapping Retry.
- Open Acini with no signal, even in airplane mode, and your last-known feed is right there, instead of a blank screen while the app waits for the network.
- Videos play sound again with your silent switch on, the way the music app or YouTube would, regardless of the ringer.
- Friend requests are easier to spot. You get a push when someone wants to be friends, and the request sits at the top of the Friends page instead of buried below your list. The dot on the Friends menu clears the moment you accept or dismiss.
- Better caching of the Updates photo preview
- Warmer, Cooler and Vivid are about a third less intense now; a gentle correction rather than a stylised preset.
- Invite codes you share now stay valid for a full year instead of a week. Old codes, including ones that had already expired, were extended too, so previous invite messages still work.
- Bugfix in notification badge count

### 1.5.2 — 2026-04-28

- Photo looks. After taking a photo, pick a quick look before posting: Warmer, Cooler, or Vivid. Subtle tweaks, no fake-film effects. And can change the look on any of your own posts at any time.
- Event covers, redesigned. Events with a cover sit in a wider, more cinematic frame. 
- Sharing from other apps is more reliable. Long videos from Photos now post consistently and with better feedback. We also added upload progress inside the app.
- Silent camera shutter (where local laws permit).
- Smaller fixes: removing someone from an event lets you keep or delete their photos, consistent event date formatting, consistent use of username across the app, and an unread-dot glitch on circle tabs.

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