Privacy is becoming increasingly more important and Kindaba are looking to capitalise on this. I can't wait to see how their product evolves.

Pros:

Super awesome team with a strong vision and focus

Cons:

Early stage product, so prone to a couple of issues, but nothing major at all.

Been looking for something like this forever. Excited to check it out.

I 😻 products that put privacy first. Rob and the team are super smart and developing a great product. Excited to see this grow in 2018 🚀

Looks great @gelb! Would give it a try! When you say private what does this mean? Are messages encrypted? What about photos?

Great concept, early stage with fantastic execution

Pros:

Private, closed network that isn't intrusive

Cons:

Solid MVP

I love this, we've got two kids and hack all sorts of routes in order to get the experience we want out of the options that currently exist. Kindaba is what we Actually want.

Pros:

Amazing team, committed to building this in all the right ways

Cons:

Meh... still on the journey but that's totally okay with me

Hello from Hello Baby (babyalbum.com) team:) Good luck with this guys. We are working on a similar solution since 2014. Got Best of the Year in App Store in 2015. But this is really difficult to promote. If you want to talk and share experience we are open.

I like this a lot. Everyone in my family (everyone) is in an apple device so we don’t need this, but I think it’s a great idea if people are on different device types and don’t want to use something owned by Facebook or similar.

Big thanks to Bram for Hunting us 🙏 and to Product Hunt for having us. We’re really excited to share Kindaba with you all today after months of work 😊 Kindaba is a private simple sharing space for your family. I’ve always wanted my family to be more connected. I’d set up shared google drive accounts, make a family Slack team, even toyed with the idea of getting everyone a google apps subscription so we could have one place to store our memories. None of it worked! My family is spread all over the world and we’re all pretty privacy conscious. A few years ago, something weird started happening: it seemed like everyone started procreating 🐣. Every few months it seemed, there was a new cousin popping up and we all were trying to find a way to stay connected. What we wanted sounded simple: We wanted our own version of Facebook that was super simple and absolutely private. We didn’t want any ads, and we wanted it to be easy enough for Caroline and Alan (my parents) to use. Kindaba was made for family, however you define yours ❤️ After about 18 months of trying everything under the sun ☀️ and asking others what they used, we realised there was a common pain point. So we set out to solve it for everyone. The result is Kindaba — we’re at the MVP stage right now and are looking for as much feedback as we can get. It doesn’t do everything we want it to do yet, and we’re working on it all the time, but are excited about how it’s gone so far, and, crucially Alan & Caroline think it’s ’not bad’. High praise indeed 😎 From baby journals, to a toddler-friendly family messenger, to private social network. We have high hopes for Kindaba, and we’re looking to you for advice and feedback. 💬 ✨ Exclusive Offer for Product Hunt Members ✨ We're offering Product Hunt members free lifetime access to Kindaba (valued at over $100/year). This is a big thank you from the whole team here at Kindaba. You are helping us shape the future of private sharing for families. We're looking forward to welcoming you and your family on board!

I don't like social media. I do have family that want to share pictures of babies and travels and new outfits for a wedding or some other such things. These things in my opinion are not for public consumption they are for the small group of people I consider family. Kindaba lets me share what I need without getting annoyed by people seeing these things. Kindaba brings a little class and discretion to the over the top over exposed world of facebook/snapchat/instagram.

Pros:

Private sharing, easy UI for people of all ages

Cons:

A little buggy but every bug I've reported has been dealt with really quickly

Fantastic app, really fills a need in the app world. Social platform for the family, what could be more important.

Pros:

Really great app for us who are more privacy conscious!

Cons:

Few bugs but always dealt with so quickly and in a really personal way!

A great alternative to Facebook for families wishing to keep their family communications safe

Pros:

Totally secure - great for young families. No ads

Cons:

A few initial bugs but great customer service

Kindaba is still developing, but these guys are SO responsive and so keen to make this a product that really works for people and protects family privacy. Super trustworthy, and I can't wait to see where kindaba goes in the future

Pros:

extremely responsive, helpful team who prioritise your privacy

Cons:

Still working out some bugs, but these get better every day.

I want privacy and I also want to share. Kindaba solves the paradox And does so with a gorgouse and simple interface

Pros:

It is easy to use regardless of how tech savvy you are so it's good for everyone in the family. And the interface is so clear and simple

Cons:

There are still teething problems as with any new app, but feedback is easy and they are super responsive

This is the next big

Pros:

Private

Safe

Very responsive to omments/suggestions

Excellent tech support

Friendly and funny staff

Great

Cons:

Just that it is still in development stage

Really excited to see how Kindaba develops over the coming months and years - it's a really unique idea and honestly something I could see myself using with my parents-in-law (who live abroad and whom I often find myself 'saving up' stuff for long emails to - Kindaba could let me quickly and conveniently send random photos and thoughts!).

However, I would LOVE to know when the web app will be released - neither my husband nor my parents-in-law have sufficiently good tech to use the Android app. What sort of timeframe are you looking at? :) Once the web app is up I can't wait to start sharing.

Pros:

Love the concept, great mobile interface.

Cons:

App doesn't work on older versions of Android.

Keen to know if agile or waterfall dev strategy?

Pros:

Simple and easy to use

Cons:

None as yet bugs quickly removed

It's still in beta, but the team is very responsive and keen to help people!

Pros:

secure

Cons:

there are some bugs, but they are working fast to fix them!

Having a place to share with family and friends in a controlled social network gets rid of that constant worry about what you are sharing with your inner circles and one of the primary reasons I like Kindaba. I can choose who I share things with, without being tracked or targeted by ads. I see this as a great option for families and parents who want to share photos or experiences with their extended family members, but don't want their child's photos on Facebook, Instagram, etc.

Pros:

Provides the ability to maintain privacy within your own social network without sacrificing useful and necessary features.

Cons:

Features are currently at their beginning stages, but shows high potential as more users join.

Finally a social media space to connect family and friends, and not to sell ads or to data mine

Pros:

Safe. Secure. no ads.

Cons:

None so far.