From TechCrunch · Sarah Perez · · 1m 40s
Sundrop turns baby photos into weekly recaps without AI
A new app organizes endless baby photos into highlights, time-lapses and creative scenes using only on-device processing.
In brief
A new app organizes endless baby photos into highlights, time-lapses and creative scenes using only on-device processing. Sundrop, built by the team behind Matter, turns baby photos into weekly recaps and creative scenes while keeping all processing private on the device. Originally reported by TechCrunch.
The problem with baby photos
New parents take countless pictures of their children, but those photos often end up forgotten in photo galleries, never viewed again after the initial snap and share.
Sundrop's solution
Sundrop turns baby photos into weekly recaps, highlights, time-lapses of the child growing up, and creative scenes like putting the child's photo on a magazine cover or a rookie card.
Built by the Matter team
Sundrop was developed over the past few months by Ben Springwater, Sky Lan, and Rob Mackenzie, the same team behind the read-it-later app Matter. All three are dads themselves.
Privacy by design
Sundrop processes all photos locally on the device using Apple's Vision framework and on-device Core ML models, never uploading to cloud servers or external AI services.
No generative AI involved
Sundrop uses no generative AI in creating its scenes or highlights, differentiating it from many photo editing apps including Google's, which increasingly use generative AI.
How Sundrop works
The app scans Camera Rolls for photos, skipping screenshots and duplicates. It creates weekly recaps every Sunday via Lock Screen notification, time-lapses, side-by-side sibling comparisons, and layered templates.
Pricing and family sharing
Sundrop costs thirty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents per year with a week-long free trial. The annual plan includes Family Sharing, so only one parent needs to purchase it.
The key point
Sundrop, built by the team behind Matter, turns baby photos into weekly recaps and creative scenes while keeping all processing private on the device.
