# Bonsai - Private Photo Albums — Photo Sharing, Delivered Daily

> Mindful photo sharing app for close friends and family with daily refreshes. (iPhone/iPad app by ScreenZen LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bonsai-private-photo-albums/id1619907273 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ScreenZen LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1541021087)
- Category: Photo & Video, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.00/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 48 MB
- Languages: Arabic, English
- Released: 2022-05-24
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bonsai-private-photo-albums/id1619907273/reviews.md

## What is Bonsai?

Bonsai™

Mindful Social Media - Share photos with close friends and family for minutes a day. Not hours.

Daily Refresh - Posts and comments only refresh each morning, so you don't need to constantly check.

Only close friends - No influencers, celebrities, discover pages, reels or ads. Just people you care about.

No more comparisons - Privately comment on photos while skipping the vanity metrics (# of likes, followers and views).

Cultivate photo albums - Create curated photo albums with friends

Schedule Posts - Queue up multiple posts that will be shared with your friends over multiple days.

Follow albums - Instead of following everything others share, you can choose.

Secret mute - You can mute albums. So you can prune your feed without guilt.

## Key features

- Mindful social media
- Daily post refresh
- Close friends only sharing
- Private commenting
- Curated photo albums
- Scheduled posts
- Album following

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bonsai-private-photo-albums/id1619907273/reviews.md

### 1/5 — stuck at log in

*2023-10-29*

would love to use this app, but it just doesn’t work. when i try to sign in, it says “missing or invalid credentials”

### 1/5 — doesn’t work

*2023-10-20*

once you put the code in to sign up. that’s it. there’s nothing else.

### 5/5 — 10x superior to instagram

*2023-05-20, version 1.0*

Had to delete ig because the reels were too addicting. That sucked, because I like to interact with my friends. Bonsai is what I wish instagram was: simple, relevant, just the people I care about. no predatory engagement-maximizing algorithms that fry my brain cells

## Frequently asked questions about Bonsai

### What is Bonsai's main focus?

Bonsai focuses on mindful social media, allowing users to share photos with close friends and family for limited periods each day, rather than extended scrolling.

### How does Bonsai handle content updates?

Posts and comments in Bonsai only refresh each morning, encouraging users to check in intentionally rather than constantly.

### Does Bonsai have ads?

Based on the provided data, there is no information regarding advertisements. The app is listed as free with no mention of ads.

### What are the privacy features of Bonsai?

Bonsai emphasizes privacy by focusing only on close friends, eliminating influencers and discover pages. It also allows private commenting on photos without vanity metrics like likes or followers.

### Can I create photo albums with Bonsai?

Yes, Bonsai allows you to cultivate curated photo albums with friends and also follow specific albums instead of all content shared by others.

### What devices does Bonsai support?

Bonsai is available for iPhone and iPod devices.

### How often is Bonsai updated?

The latest version of Bonsai was released on May 25, 2022, indicating a recent update. However, the frequency of future updates is not specified.

### What is the age rating for Bonsai?

Bonsai has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2022-05-25

No release notes.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*