Videflo is a subscription app. Downloading it is free, and one subscription unlocks everything: the camcorder, the library, Shared Tapes, exporting, and Videflo Cloud with 50 GB of storage included.
There is one plan, billed monthly. The only choice you make is how much Videflo Cloud you'd like: 50 GB comes with the subscription, and 100 GB or 250 GB are available as an upgrade to it. Everything about the payment itself is handled by Apple, through the same Apple Account you use for any other App Store purchase.
What's included
All of it. There's no free tier and no locked features. Unlimited Tapes, recordings and Collections at every quality, playback, cover photos, Shared Tapes, exporting to Photos, and automatic backup to Videflo Cloud. One subscription, the whole app.
Storage is part of the subscription, because Videflo Cloud is where your Tapes are protected. The base subscription includes 50 GB; if you fill it, a larger capacity is a tap away.
The three storage capacities
- 50 GB
- Included with the subscription. Plenty for most families' everyday Tapes at Standard quality.
- 100 GB
- The same Videflo, with twice the room. An upgrade to your existing subscription, not a second one.
- 250 GB
- The largest capacity Videflo sells today. For 4K Tapes, big Shared Tapes, or years of memories.
Change capacity in Settings → Videflo Cloud → Manage Storage → Storage Options. Moving up takes effect straight away, and Apple prorates what you've already paid. Moving down takes effect at your next renewal, and until then you keep the room you paid for.
Prices are always shown before you buy
In the United States the subscription is $9.99 a month; the App Store shows every price in your own currency, and the larger capacities are priced on the subscription screen. Apple sets the local price, so it varies by country.
Videflo never shows an estimated or placeholder price. If the subscription can't be loaded from the App Store, it tells you so rather than guessing.
How billing works
- Apple takes the payment, using whatever payment method your Apple Account uses. We never see your card details.
- It renews automatically every month until you cancel, which you do in your Apple Account rather than in Videflo.
- Receipts come from Apple, by email and in your Apple Account purchase history.
- Changing capacity is a change, not a second subscription, so you can never end up paying for two.
Who pays for a Shared Tape
The owner. Every recording in a Tape counts against the allowance of the person who created it, including recordings other members add. Recordings you add to somebody else's Tape don't use your allowance at all.
Tips
Standard quality goes a long way: a 4K Tape uses roughly four times the room of a 1080p one, on the phone and in Videflo Cloud.
Cancelling doesn't take effect immediately. You keep access until the end of the period you've already paid for.
The subscription belongs to your Apple Account, so it comes with you to a new phone. So do your Tapes, from Videflo Cloud, when you sign in.
Frequently asked
Is there a free trial?
Videflo doesn't offer a free trial today. If that ever changes, the subscription screen will show it clearly before you commit to anything.
Is there a yearly plan?
Not today. Videflo is billed monthly.
What happens to my Tapes if my subscription ends?
Nothing is deleted when it ends. Your recordings stay on your phone, and Videflo doesn't currently remove content from Videflo Cloud because a subscription has lapsed.
You'll need an active subscription to open the app, and subscribing again restores access to everything exactly as it was. If Videflo ever sets retention rules for accounts that stay lapsed, we'll give notice first, as the Terms describe.
Can I buy Videflo outright instead of subscribing?
There's no one-off purchase option today. The subscription is how Videflo is offered.
Is there a family plan?
Videflo's subscription isn't set up for Family Sharing today, so it applies to the Apple Account that bought it. Each person on a Shared Tape has their own account and subscription; the Tape's storage comes out of the owner's allowance.
Why is Videflo a subscription?
Videflo is made by a very small team and has no advertising, no data to sell, and nobody's attention to resell. The subscription pays for the app being built and kept working, and for the storage that keeps your memories safe.
Related articles
Changing, cancelling, or refunding a subscription
All of it happens in your Apple Account. Here's exactly where to look.
Restoring a purchase
Getting your subscription back after reinstalling or setting up a new phone.
Videflo Cloud: how backup works
What gets backed up, when, the cloud mark on a Tape's card, and the two switches that control it.
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