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Tools for family history, private sharing, and family planning

A living family tree, private albums and messaging in one invite-only space, so families keep their stories with the context intact.

  • Everyone in the family joins free
  • Invite-only
  • Nobody's data sold
Moments in the Kunbaa app (sample family): the Walsh family's photos and a voice note, laid out by the day they were shared, each marked with who shared it
Built for privacy

Explore with confidence

Family content stays inside private spaces, and public-site analytics run only when your consent settings permit. No ads on Plus and Ultra, and no personalised ads on Free. Everyone in the family joins free.

  • Private spaces stay protectedYour family tree, chat, and private media are not used to target ads.
  • Clear controlsFamily content sits behind signed-in access, not the whole web.
  • Launch-safePublic pages cover only the features enabled for the current release profile.
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Latest Stories

An older woman speaking thoughtfully to someone across the table
Stories & oral history

How to Record Your Family's Oral History: Questions, Consent and Keeping It

Only the people who were there can tell you what it was like. How to plan an oral history interview, what to ask, consent, and keeping the recording.

9 min read

Hands sorting printed photographs on a wooden table
Photos & archives

How to Start a Family Archive in a Weekend, and Keep It Going

A weekend plan for a family archive: gather from every branch, scan the oldest first, name everyone while you can, and keep your own copy of the originals.

8 min read

A woman speaking into her phone outdoors with a coffee in hand
Stories & oral history

Recording Better Voice Notes with Your Phone

Clear, consent‑first phone recordings with better mic technique, setup, and labeling.

6 min read

Antique family photographs with handwritten letters and pink roses
Photos & archives

Organizing Family Photos: Caption Conventions That Make Them Findable

Who, where, and when, written into every caption. The simple labelling habit that turns a pile of uploads into an archive you can actually search.

7 min read

Grandparents serving food to their grandchildren at an outdoor picnic table
Events & reunions

How to Plan a Family Reunion: A Timeline, Roles and Ideas That Work

A step-by-step family reunion plan: the three decisions to make first, a six-month timeline, who does what, and how to keep the photos afterwards.

9 min read

Events & reunions

Back to School 2027 in Australia: Dates and a Family Checklist

The first day of school in every state in 2027, a checklist from now to the first week, and how to share the jobs and the photos with family near and far.

6 min read

A family Diwali dinner table laid with dishes
Events & reunions

Diwali Family Poll Ideas: Ten Questions the Family Can Settle in a Tap

Which sweets, who hosts, what time is the call. Ten Diwali questions better asked as a family poll than argued in a group chat, with answers to start from.

5 min read

A mother and her little daughter waving to family on a video call from the sofa
Events & reunions

How to Pick a Date for a Family Gathering Across Time Zones

Family in Sydney, Mumbai, London and Toronto? A way to find the day and hour that costs the fewest people their sleep, and to let the family choose.

6 min read

Three adults sitting on the floor in festive clothes, lighting a diya from a puja plate
Events & reunions

How to Plan Diwali with Family in Three Time Zones

Nani in Delhi, a son in London, a daughter in Sydney. How to pick the host and puja time, share the cooking, find one call time and gather the photos.

7 min read

Kunbaa & product

If you care about family, Kunbaa is a must-have app

Care about your family? Kunbaa keeps the family tree, photos and stories, chat and birthdays in one invite-only place, and everyone joins free.

8 min read

Two phones in the Kunbaa app: a Direct line conversation with a relative, and a call to her connecting
Comparisons

Kunbaa vs WhatsApp for Family Calls: Who Each Is For

A Kunbaa call comes only from a relative in your family space, with no phone number handed out. Here is what Kunbaa calls and WhatsApp calls are each for.

7 min read

The family tree in the Kunbaa app on an iPad: a sample family across four generations, each person shown with a photo
Family tree

How to Start a Family Tree When You Only Know 10 People

Ten living names is already three generations. The order to add them, what to record for each, and the questions that unlock everyone you don't know yet.

8 min read

The family tree editor on kunbaa.com, showing a sample family across four generations as cards with photos and dates
Family tree

How to Create a Family Tree Online, with Photos and the Whole Family

Seven steps to a family tree online: start from yourself, put a face on every person, mark what you don't know, and invite the relatives who do.

8 min read

A smiling man in a turban on a video call on his phone at home
Families abroad

Living Abroad, Close to Family: A Practical Guide for NRIs

How families split across countries stay close: a call rhythm across time zones, birthdays nobody forgets, one place for photos, and parents set up properly.

8 min read

A smiling grandmother holding her phone
Privacy

How to Share Family Photos Privately, Without Social Media

Four tests for private family photo sharing, how the usual options measure up, and how to set up a space only the relatives you invite can open.

8 min read

Why families move beyond endless group chats

Kunbaa is for families scattered across WhatsApp groups, social feeds, cloud drives and genealogy sites, where a replaced phone or a changed policy loses the memories. One space gathers every branch, story and plan without giving up privacy.

A calmer place for family updates

Private access and announcements keep sensitive updates with the people who need them, news, planning and long-term context without pushing private moments into a public feed.

Family tree plus living memory archive

Build a living family tree, attach photos and stories, and add the family context so grandparents, parents and kids can explore together, everyone in the family joins free.

Invite your family and make progress today

Create your private family space, invite a few relatives, and try a feature or two.