Aanvi vs FamilyAlbum
FamilyAlbum is hard to beat on price: unlimited storage for free. The trade is third-party ads on the free plan and a privacy policy that allows selling cookie data. Aanvi costs money and does fewer things, but tracks development and keeps your data out of advertising.
Choose Aanvi if
- You want milestones with expected age ranges
- You don't want ads or data selling as the price of a free plan
- You want every relative to be able to post without an admin switch
Choose FamilyAlbum if
- Free and unlimited is the deciding factor
- Relatives want to view in a browser, without an app
- You order prints every month
Side by side
Aanvi, an independent team (the people who run this site)
MIXI, Inc., Tokyo. Source
iPhone, iPad and Android. No web viewer yet.
iPhone, iPad and Android. Relatives can also view in a web browser; parents need the app. Source
$6.99 a month or $49.99 a year. One subscription covers every relative you invite.
Premium Family is $5.99 a month or $59 a year. Family Pro is $10.99 a month or $109 a year. Source
No free plan. 14-day free trial through the App Store or Google Play, which asks for a payment method.
Yes, with unlimited photos and videos. Source
None, on any plan. Source
The free version shows third-party ads that can't be hidden. Premium removes them; FamilyAlbum's own banners stay. Source
Up to 5 minutes per clip.
Under 2 minutes free, up to 10 minutes on Premium. Source
Relatives install the app and get their own login. They get a notification when you add something. No email-only or browser viewing yet.
Invite-only, up to 100 members. Relatives can view and comment in a browser without the app. Source
Anyone you invite can add memories.
Only if an admin turns it on, and only in the app. Browser members can't upload. Source
40 developmental milestones from the CDC's checklist, with the age range each one usually happens in.
No milestone checklist. Premium's per-child pages let parents note milestones and write monthly entries. Source
Comments with threaded replies, likes, and a notification when someone replies to you.
Comments are free. Sticker reactions need a separate $3.99 a month sticker subscription. Source
Yes. One feed per child, or all of them together.
All children share one album. Sorting by child is a Premium feature and uses face recognition. Source
The account owner can export everything as a data file with a link to every photo and video, once every 7 days.
One photo at a time for free. Bulk download, 100 items at a time, needs Family Pro. A DVD of everything costs $40.99. Source
Shareable milestone cards. No printed books.
11 free prints with your first print order each month, plus $3.99 shipping. Photo books from $7.99. Source
We make Aanvi, so weigh that when you read this. Everything about the other apps comes from their own websites, help centers, privacy policies and app store listings, checked on November 1, 2026, with US prices. Each fact links to its source. If something has changed, email support@aanvi.app and we'll correct it.
Try it with your family
Aanvi is free for 14 days
Invite the grandparents, add a week of photos, and see if it beats what you use now. $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year after the trial.