# Private Family Media Apps Lalo Launches an Application to Memorialize Your Loved Ones By Kanesa D | Published 2022-05-25 | Social Media Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lalo References: [techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/25/lalo-launches-app-memorialize-loved-ones/) & [lalo.app](https://www.lalo.app/)  Lalo is a new application that functions as a [digital scrapbook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-by-notes), allowing customers to [memorialize loved ones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remembermeai), create “spaces” to share memories, and invite friends and family to collaborate. The Lalo app was founded by Juan Medina; the Lalo app is named after his father’s nickname. Consumers can upload images, videos, [voice recordings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/family-storytelling), and texts for free, but Lalo plans to implement a paywall for access to more storage space. Creating a “space” allows you to store memories and invite as many people as possible. Lalo says that it will adhere to “privacy laws and data requirements from the beginning, rather than as a regulatory afterthought.” Lalo users can request that their data be deleted, and Lalo advises that the data will not be shared outside the app. Image Credit: Lalo ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 12% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialmedia) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Digital Memorialization:** There is an opportunity for companies to offer digital platforms to memorialize loved ones and preserve memories. - **Collaborative Memory-sharing:** Offering users the ability to create shared spaces and collaborate on building memories could be a unique selling point for similar apps. - **Privacy-focused Digital Apps:** Ensuring that data privacy is prioritized in digital app development can differentiate an app from competitors and appeal to consumers' growing concerns around data protection. ### Where This Applies - **Technology:** The technology industry can continue to develop and innovate digital memorialization apps to serve a growing market. - **Healthcare:** Private family media apps, such as Lalo, can be integrated into end-of-life care services by healthcare providers as part of a comprehensive approach to patient care. - **Entertainment:** Private family media apps can be used by the entertainment industry to offer new ways for audiences to engage with and memorialize public figures and celebrities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Private Memory Archiving](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lifenote.md) - [Invite-Only Social Medias](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lapse.md) - [Digital Memory Albums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heart-memories.md) - [Digital Legacy Storybooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autobiographer.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Childhood Memory Capturing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dear-little-one.md) - [Intuitive Journaling Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/intuitive-journaling-apps.md) - [Private Photo Journals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memory.md) - [Invite-Only Family Memory Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kinnect.md)