Google Photos vs Tinybeans

Google Photos is a service for editing, organizing, searching, backing up, and sharing photos and videos. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web. A Google Account includes 15 GB shared among Photos, Gmail, and Drive at no cost; Original quality backups use that storage. Users can back up media automatically or manually, and share photos, videos, and albums with people who do not use Google Photos. The app lists AI editing tools including Magic Eraser and Photo Unblur. It supports full-resolution RAW image backup and cloud storage for 4K video. Google lists paid monthly plans including Basic at $1.99 a month for 100 GB, Google AI Plus at $9.99 a month for 2 TB, and Google AI Pro at $19.99 a month for 5 TB; each allows up to five additional people. The natural-language search example is limited to eligible US users aged 18 or older who meet specified language and settings requirements. Google says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and users can delete or export their content.

Tinybeans is a private family photo-sharing app that parents can use as a journal, visual diary and time capsule for photos and videos. Uploaded media is viewable by family and friends invited by the account holder. Memories appear in a date-based calendar, with daily or weekly email recaps. Users can add text, stickers, filters and effects to photos, create custom albums or have the service arrange photos by theme and date, and make printed photo books through the app or website. The Free plan allows 20 photo or video uploads per month and includes ads; it also lists 5 GB of free storage. Tinybeans+ costs $7.99 a month and includes unlimited monthly uploads, 200GB storage for 50,000+ photos/videos, videos up to five minutes, ad-free use, priority support and benefits shared with one other person. Paid features are available in a 14-day trial with no upfront payment or commitment to upgrade. Tinybeans is available on Android, iOS and web and was founded in 2012.