Google Photos, Apple Photos, iMovie or Canva?
Kindred Reels is for when you have a pile of photos and videos and no time to edit. Add them all, unsorted. It picks the best, turns sideways shots the right way up, puts everything in the order it happened, splits it into chapters and sets it to music.
Google Photos and Apple Photos make a short movie from photos they choose. In iMovie and Canva you build the video yourself. And with Kindred Reels, everyone who was there can add their photos too.
| Question | Kindred Reels | Google Photos | Apple Photos | iMovie | Canva |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picks the best shots for you | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Films up to about 15 minutes | Yes | Short | Short | Yes | Yes |
| Everyone adds photos through one link | Yes | Shared album | Shared album | No | Shared design |
| Family voice memories | Yes | No | No | Your own voiceover | Your own voiceover |
| Works on any phone or computer | Yes | Yes | Film made on Apple devices | Apple devices only | Yes |
| Dates old scanned prints | In tributes | No | No | No | No |
| Music for each chapter | Yes | One song | One song | Yes | Yes |
| Splits it into chapters for you | Yes | No | No | No | No |
For a quick clip of a few photos, Google Photos or Apple Photos will do. If you want to control every cut yourself, use iMovie or Canva.
Checked against each company's own pages on : Google Photos Help: Make creations, Apple Support: Watch memories in Photos, Apple Support: Personalize your memory movies, Apple Support: How to use Shared Albums in Photos, iMovie User Guide for iPhone, Canva: Tribute videos. Something changed? Tell us.
Questions
No. Add them as they are, repeats, weaker shots and all. Kindred Reels keeps the best, leaves out the rest, turns sideways photos the right way up and puts everything in the order it happened.
Yes, that is what it is for. The more you add, the more it has to choose from. The best moments of each video are trimmed in among the photos, and the film can run up to about 5, 10 or 15 minutes, depending on the length you choose.
Those make a short movie from photos they choose, with one song. Kindred Reels works through everything you add and makes a longer film, split into chapters on the longer lengths, with music for each.
Yes, if you would rather not edit. There is nothing to place or cut by hand: the film is put together for you, and you can still change anything before it is made.
Yes. Send one link to everyone who was there. They add their photos and videos from their phone, with no app and no account, and everything goes into the same film. On the Tribute plan, relatives can also record a short voice memory that plays over the photos.