FamilyAlbum vs Google Photos
Both are free. FamilyAlbum is a private album for relatives, with prints. Google Photos is a backup where a shared link can travel further than you meant it to.
Choose FamilyAlbum if
- You want an invite-only album for grandparents
- You want unlimited storage without paying
- You want monthly prints
Choose Google Photos if
- You already back up everything to Google
- You want sharing that works the same on Android and iPhone
- You want albums that fill themselves by face
Side by side
iPhone, iPad and Android. Relatives can also view in a web browser; parents need the app. Source
Android, iPhone and the web. Source
Premium Family is $5.99 a month or $59 a year. Family Pro is $10.99 a month or $109 a year. Source
Free up to 15GB, shared with Gmail and Drive. Paid Google One plans add more. Source
Yes, with unlimited photos and videos. Source
Yes, within your 15GB. Source
The free version shows third-party ads that can't be hidden. Premium removes them; FamilyAlbum's own banners stay. 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
Unlimited, on every plan. Source
Up to 20,000 photos or videos in an album. Source
Under 2 minutes free, up to 10 minutes on Premium. Source
Up to 10GB per video. Source
Invite-only, up to 100 members. Relatives can view and comment in a browser without the app. Source
Share with Google accounts or with a link. Anyone who has the link can see the album, account or not. Source
Only if an admin turns it on, and only in the app. Browser members can't upload. Source
With Collaborate on, anyone with access can add photos, and anyone with access can add more people. Source
No milestone checklist. Premium's per-child pages let parents note milestones and write monthly entries. Source
None. It has face groups and automatic Memories.
Comments are free. Sticker reactions need a separate $3.99 a month sticker subscription. Source
Comments and likes in shared albums. The owner can turn them off. Source
All children share one album. Sorting by child is a Premium feature and uses face recognition. Source
An album can fill itself with photos of a chosen face, so one album per child works. Source
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
Google Takeout downloads everything, with comments in a separate file. Source
11 free prints with your first print order each month, plus $3.99 shipping. Photo books from $7.99. Source
Not covered here.
Its privacy policy says it has "sold and shared" cookie-related personal information, including that of minors under 16, and that it stores face data from your photos. Source
Google says it doesn't train generative AI models outside Google Photos on your personal photos, but may train on summaries and other things derived from them. 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.
If neither fits
A private baby book app built around milestones: photos, videos and the things your child says, each stamped with their exact age and shared only with family you invite. No ads and no data selling, but there's no free plan: $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year after a 14-day trial.