Pho - private photo backup app for iPhone and NAS Your photos. Your storage. Your rules. Your freedom. Your storage.

Back up photos to your own NAS or cloud drive — no server, AES-256 encrypted. Browse local and cloud photos together in one beautiful gallery.

Serverless
Your Storage
No Lock-In
Encrypted
iOS Native
Open Source
Features

Built for the way you actually use photos

Pho app — syncing photos to NAS via SMB, WebDAV, NFS
Automatic Backup

Set it up once. It syncs forever.

Pho watches your camera roll and uploads originals over SMB, WebDAV, NFS, Google Drive, Baidu Netdisk, or any S3-compatible storage. Multi-threaded transfers mean large libraries finish fast.

  • Background sync
  • Original quality
  • Multiple protocols
Unified Gallery

Your gallery. Local and cloud as one.

Browse photos from your iPhone and your remote storage in a single timeline. Swipe through memories, pinch to zoom, and open any image full-screen - exactly like the native Photos app.

  • Single timeline
  • Pinch-to-zoom viewer
  • Full-screen playback
Pho app — unified gallery showing local and remote photos in one timeline
Privacy by Design

Your photos never touch our servers.

Pho is serverless. There is no central database, no analytics pipeline, no ads. Files live on storage you control. Pro users can add AES-256 encryption for another layer of defense. The core sync engine is open source — inspect every line on GitHub.

  • No third-party servers
  • No data mining
  • AES-256 encryption (Pro)
  • Open Source
Share & Export

Share originals. Anywhere.

Send photos through the native iOS share sheet without compression or watermarks. Export originals back to your camera roll or any app - your memories stay exactly as you captured them.

  • Native share sheet
  • No compression
  • Export originals
Pho app — photo stream view in the gallery
Storage

Whatever you use, Pho fits

Sync directly to NAS, cloud drives, or S3-compatible object storage — your files stay on storage you already own.

NAS & File Protocols

Connect directly to your NAS, shared folders, and file servers.

  • SMB (Samba)
  • WebDAV
  • NFS

Cloud Drives

Back up to the cloud drive you already use - your account, your data.

  • Google Drive
  • Baidu Netdisk

S3-Compatible Object Storage

Works with any S3-compatible provider - cloud or self-hosted.

  • AWS S3
  • Backblaze B2
  • Cloudflare R2
  • MinIO
Why Pho

The private alternative to cloud photo lockers

Other Cloud Services
Pho Recommended
Data Ownership
Monthly Fees
15GB Free / Paid
Subscribe or buy once
Storage Location
Provider's servers
Your storage
No Data Mining
Direct File Access
Transparent Format
Encryption
Pro
Open Source Core
Cross-Platform
Pricing

Choose your plan

Most popular

Pro

Unlock every Pho feature across all your devices.

$19.99 / year
Get Pro
  • AES Encryption
  • Custom Sync Filters
  • Multi-threaded Sync
  • Multiple Directory Structures
  • Custom Theme Colors
  • Release Space tool
  • Priority support

Free

$0 forever

Local gallery and basic cloud sync for personal use.

Download Free
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Your photos are stored directly on your own storage — NAS, WebDAV server, NFS share, Google Drive, Baidu Netdisk, or any S3-compatible storage. Pho never uploads to any third-party server.

Absolutely. Pho is serverless — there's no central server that could be breached. Pro users can also enable AES encryption for additional protection.

Yes! Files are stored in a transparent YYYY/MM/DD directory structure. You can browse them directly on your storage using any file manager.

SMB (Samba), WebDAV, NFS, Google Drive, and Baidu Netdisk, plus any S3-compatible object storage — AWS S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, or MinIO.

Pho offers both subscription and lifetime purchase options. Subscribe monthly or annually, or buy once and own it forever. A free tier is also available for basic use.

Yes — Pho's core sync engine is open source on GitHub, so you can inspect exactly how your photos are handled. Pro features like encryption and parallel upload extend this open core.

iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play). An open-source build for Android is also available on GitHub.

Own your photos. Forever.

Download Pho and start syncing to your own storage today.