Aanvi vs Google Photos
Google Photos is a backup with sharing attached. It's free and it's everywhere, but a shared link can be forwarded to anyone, and nothing in it knows how old your child is. Aanvi is built for the one album you only want family in.
Choose Aanvi if
- You want a space only invited family can open
- You want milestones and age stamps, not just dates
- You want quotes and notes next to the photos
Choose Google Photos if
- You already back up to Google and don't want another app
- You want albums that fill themselves by face
- Relatives on any device need to view with just a link
Side by side
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Google.
iPhone, iPad and Android. No web viewer yet.
Android, iPhone and the web. Source
$6.99 a month or $49.99 a year. One subscription covers every relative you invite.
Free up to 15GB, shared with Gmail and Drive. Paid Google One plans add more. Source
No free plan. 14-day free trial through the App Store or Google Play, which asks for a payment method.
Yes, within your 15GB. Source
None, on any plan. Source
No ads in the app. Google says your Photos data is never used for ads unless you connect it to other Google services that show them. Source
No monthly upload limit.
Up to 20,000 photos or videos in an album. 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.
Share with Google accounts or with a link. Anyone who has the link can see the album, account or not. Source
Anyone you invite can add memories.
With Collaborate on, anyone with access can add photos, and anyone with access can add more people. Source
40 developmental milestones from the CDC's checklist, with the age range each one usually happens in.
None. It has face groups and automatic Memories.
Comments with threaded replies, likes, and a notification when someone replies to you.
Comments and likes in shared albums. The owner can turn them off. Source
Yes. One feed per child, or all of them together.
An album can fill itself with photos of a chosen face, so one album per child works. Source
The account owner can export everything as a data file with a link to every photo and video, once every 7 days.
Google Takeout downloads everything, with comments in a separate file. Source
Shareable milestone cards. No printed books.
Not covered here.
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.