Photo apps or a finished album
A Deep Nostalgia alternative: the whole album, done for you
Photo animation apps, like MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia, let you make one photo move yourself. We do something different: you send the whole shoebox, and we bring every photo to life, check each clip, and bind them into one film to give.
If it does not move you, you get every cent back. Full refund within 7 days of delivery, no questions.
How we compare
- Who does the work
- Gift of YesterdayWe do. You send the photos and a few notes.
- In an appYou do, one photo at a time.
- What you end up with
- Gift of YesterdayOne finished film: every photo brought to life, in order, ready to give.
- In an appSeparate short clips, which you save and edit together yourself.
- Who checks it
- Gift of YesterdayWe watch every clip. Anything that looks wrong gets made again.
- In an appNobody. You try again until it looks right.
- How the movement is chosen
- Gift of YesterdayGuided by your notes: who should smile, who looks up.
- In an appUsually from a set of preset movements.
- What it costs
- Gift of YesterdayOne price for the whole album, paid once. Nothing to cancel.
- In an appOften free to try, then a subscription.
- If you are not happy
- Gift of YesterdayFull refund within 7 days of delivery, no questions.
- In an appDepends on the app and the app store.
- Who you deal with
- Gift of YesterdayUs, in Queensland, Australia. Reply to any email and a person answers.
- In an appUsually a large company overseas.
When an app is the better choice
If you want to see one photo move for fun, an app is quick and cheap, and we would say so. We are for the times it matters more: a birthday, Christmas, or remembering someone, when you want the whole shoebox done properly and put together into something to give, without spending your evenings on it.
Not sure yet? Send us one photograph and we will bring it to life for free, so you can compare for yourself.
One album, one price
Pay once, in Australian dollars. Nothing to cancel later. Introductory pricing while we are starting out — these are the prices for our first customers, and they will rise.
Free
Start with one photo
Send us one photograph and we will animate it, at no cost, so you can see the work on a picture you know by heart. One per email address.
You see it before you keep it
Turnaround is 3 days. When your album is ready we send it to you to watch. If the quality is not what you hoped for, say so within 7 days and we refund every cent — you keep nothing, we keep nothing.
Send the shoebox. We will do the rest.
Every photo brought to life, checked by us, and bound into one film to give.
Deep Nostalgia is a trademark of MyHeritage Ltd. Gift of Yesterday is not affiliated with or endorsed by MyHeritage.