Parenting & Family · head to head
FamCal vs FamilyAlbum
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FamCal
Parenting & Family
Shared family calendar for coordinating activities
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- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: FamCal the whole family shares one account, logging in with individual email addresses but a single shared password; FamilyAlbum premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- They diverge on capability: FamCal covers Shared calendar, FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FamCal and FamilyAlbum actually diverge.
| Attribute | FamCal | FamilyAlbum |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Ios, Android, Web |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family), founded (2015).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in FamCal
- Shared calendar
- Color-coded events
- Event notifications
- Multiple family members
- Calendar syncing
- Event reminders
- Location tagging
- Notes and details
Only in FamilyAlbum
- Unlimited photo storage
- Video sharing
- Private family groups
- Auto-generated slideshows
- Comments & reactions
- Growth record
- Photo print ordering
- Photo books
Both cover
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FamCal
- Running a shared colour-coded family calendar across membersnot FamilyAlbum
- Sharing grocery lists, chores and task assignments in a householdnot FamilyAlbum
- Tracking and exporting shared trip expenses as PDF or CSVnot FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum
- Sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relativesnot FamCal
- Auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growthnot FamCal
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FamCal
- The whole family shares one account, logging in with individual email addresses but a single shared password
- Subscriptions are sold only as weekly or annual terms
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period
- The account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period
- The iOS app requires iOS 15.0 or later
FamilyAlbum
- Premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- Subscriptions renew automatically every month or year and the first month free trial converts to a paid plan unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends
- Free tier slideshow features are capped at up to 3 photos or videos
Pricing, plan by plan
FamCal
Free- FreeFree
- Shared calendar
- Basic notifications
- Up to 6 members
- Premium$2.99/month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited members
- Advanced notifications
FamilyAlbum
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited photo storage
- Unlimited video (3 min)
- Up to 50 members
- Premium$7.99/month
- Everything in Free
- 10-minute videos
- Original quality storage
Which should you pick?
Choose FamCal if
- You need shared calendar.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want color-coded events.
Choose FamilyAlbum if
- You need unlimited photo storage.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want video sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is FamCal or FamilyAlbum better?
- Neither clearly leads. FamCal starts at Free and FamilyAlbum at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FamCal or FamilyAlbum?
- FamCal starts at Free and FamilyAlbum at Free.
- Does FamCal or FamilyAlbum run on more platforms?
- FamCal runs on Web, Ios, Android. FamilyAlbum runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use FamCal for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is FamCal best used for?
- FamCal is most often used for running a shared colour-coded family calendar across members, sharing grocery lists, chores and task assignments in a household, tracking and exporting shared trip expenses as pdf or csv. Of those, running a shared colour-coded family calendar across members and sharing grocery lists, chores and task assignments in a household are not what FamilyAlbum is typically brought in for.
- What can FamCal do that FamilyAlbum cannot?
- FamCal covers Shared calendar, Color-coded events, Event notifications, Multiple family members. FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Video sharing, Private family groups, Auto-generated slideshows. Both handle Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.