Use mobile when...
- Scan a printed photo or a small stack with your phone camera
- Choose which scans should continue into Photo Insight
- Get guided capture with real-time quality feedback
- Digitize photos at a family gathering on the spot
- Open Progress & Review when background work completes
Mobile is optimized for capture and quick decisions: scan, check, choose, and return to Progress & Review when work is ready.
Use web when...
- Process a stack of scanned photos in batch
- Review and compare results on a larger screen
- Organize your Archive: albums, quick filters, timeline, and trash
- Set up Family Vaults and share with relatives
- Advanced editing with crop, adjust, and guided repair tools
- Continue Progress & Review from a larger workspace
Web is designed for the larger workspace: batch processing, detailed review, captions, albums, and Family follow-through.
How they work together
Everything syncs through your account. Scan on mobile, then open web to review batches, compare results, add captions, and organize albums. Start a batch on web, then check Progress & Review from your phone. The top-level structure stays consistent: Archive, Restore, Family, and You.
Feature availability
The web app is live now, iPhone is available on the App Store, and Android is rolling out through Google Play testing — check the Get the App page for the latest Android tester invite status.
| Feature | Mobile | Web |
|---|---|---|
| Guided restoration tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo Archive & albums | ✓ | ✓ |
| Progress & Review | ✓ | ✓ |
| Before/after comparison | ✓ | ✓ |
| Camera-based scanning | ✓ | — |
| Guided capture with quality check | ✓ | — |
| Background notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch processing (large) | — | ✓ |
| Family Vaults | ✓ | ✓ |
| Duplicate Manager | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trash management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private sharing and Family Vaults | ✓ | ✓ |
Start restoring on the platform that fits
Try the web workspace now, or get the mobile app if you want camera scanning and on-the-go Progress & Review.