Once Upon | Photo book Creator
Once Upon Publishing AB Photo & Video iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Once Upon | Photo book Creator is a free Photo & Video app for iPhone and iPad by Once Upon Publishing AB. Rated 4.9/5 from 6,151 ratings. Requires iOS 16.4.
- Rating
- 4.9
- 6.1K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 246 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Nov 2
- 2026 · v13.6.0
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About Once Upon | Photo book Creator
Turn the thousands of photos on your phone into beautiful photo books you’ll love flipping through. Once Upon is a simple photo book maker with high-quality Scandinavian design, B Corp certification, and over 9.6M downloads worldwide. Pick your photos and Once Upon places them in a clean, ready-to-edit layout, so you can go from camera roll to keepsake in just a few minutes. Create a photo book for every kind of memory: family life, vacations, birthdays, weddings, baby albums, yearbooks, pet photos, kids’ drawings, recipes, or the little moments you do not want to forget. Why create with Once Upon? - Make photo books from your phone, tablet, or computer - Choose up to 894 photos for one book - Create books with up to 300 pages - Start from scratch or let Once Upon arrange your photos for you - Add captions to remember the story behind each picture - Invite friends and family to create collaborative albums - Create several books and photo prints at the same time - Covered by our customer satisfaction guarantee How Once Upon works 1. Choose photos from your phone, tablet, computer, Google Photos, or iCloud 2. Let Once Upon place them in a clean photo book layout 3. Add captions, move pages, change layouts, and adjust your cover 4. Choose your format and paper type, then order when you are ready Our photo books Once your book is created, choose the format that fits your story. All Once Upon photo books have a timeless square format and are designed to make your memories easy to keep, share, and come back to. Softcover Medium, 8x8" Hardcover Medium, 8x8", album title printed on spine Hardcover Large, 11x11", album title printed on spine Choose from silk matte or semi-gloss paper. More helpful features - Google Photos connection and iCloud sync where supported - Projects backed up so you can keep creating across devices - Copy spreads between books to keep multiple versions simple - Easy photo selection with dates sorted by month - Drag and drop to arrange your pages - Try different layouts and find the look you like best Photo prints Want a smaller keepsake? Create high-quality photo prints in 5x7". Choose matte or semi-gloss paper, with portrait or landscape format depending on your photo. Made with care Once Upon is B Corp certified and designed to help you preserve meaningful memories in a more thoughtful way. Our photo books and photo prints are printed as close to you as possible through our print partners in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the USA. Questions, or just want to say hi? Reach us at [email protected]. Find more photo book inspiration on Instagram: @onceuponapp.
Ratings & reviews
4.9
6.1K ratings
What’s new
Version 13.6.0 · Updated November 2, 2026
You didn't miss this, did you? You can now make photo books and photo prints from your phone or tablet and through your computer's web browser. Plus, in this version of the app, we got rid of a few bugs to help you create seamlessly.
App privacy
The developer, Once Upon Publishing AB, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Location: Coarse Location
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Financial Info: Payment Info
- Contact Info: Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
- Diagnostics: Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
- Diagnostics: Performance Data
Used for: Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, App Functionality
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