Parenting & Family · head to head
FamilyAlbum vs Tiny Beans
The short version
- Each has a real cost: FamilyAlbum premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household; Tiny Beans the free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
- They diverge on capability: FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FamilyAlbum and Tiny Beans actually diverge.
| Attribute | FamilyAlbum | Tiny Beans |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), platforms (Ios, Android, Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting & Family).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in FamilyAlbum
- Unlimited photo storage
- Private family groups
- Auto-generated slideshows
- Growth record
- Photo print ordering
- Photo books
- Photo libraries
- Cloud backup
Only in Tiny Beans
- Private photo sharing
- Milestone tracking
- Daily email digests
- Child timelines
- Print products
- Memory search
- Apple Photos
- Google Photos
Both cover
- Video sharing
- Comments & reactions
- Invite-only access
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FamilyAlbum
- Sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relativesnot Tiny Beans
- Auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growthnot Tiny Beans
Tiny Beans
- Keeping a private family photo and video journal organised by datenot FamilyAlbum
- Sharing baby photos with invited grandparents and relatives onlynot FamilyAlbum
- Turning saved moments into printed photo booksnot FamilyAlbum
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FamilyAlbum
- Premium One covers only the subscriber at $2.99 a month while Premium Family and Premium Family Pro cost $5.99 and $10.99 a month respectively to cover the rest of the household
- Subscriptions renew automatically every month or year and the first month free trial converts to a paid plan unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it ends
- Free tier slideshow features are capped at up to 3 photos or videos
Tiny Beans
- The free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
- The free plan shows ads; an ad-free experience requires Tinybeans+
- A second user account to share the journal is a Tinybeans+ feature
- High-quality video uploads are limited to 5 minutes and require Tinybeans+
- Tinybeans+ storage is capped at 200GB rather than unlimited
- Priority support is restricted to Tinybeans+
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the period ends
Pricing, plan by plan
FamilyAlbum
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited photo storage
- Unlimited video (3 min)
- Up to 50 members
- Premium$7.99/month
- Everything in Free
- 10-minute videos
- Original quality storage
Tiny Beans
Free- FreeFree
- Photo & video sharing
- Daily email updates
- Milestone tracking
- Premium$4.99/month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited storage
- Video longer than 1 min
Which should you pick?
Choose FamilyAlbum if
- You need unlimited photo storage.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want private family groups.
Choose Tiny Beans if
- You need private photo sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want milestone tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is FamilyAlbum or Tiny Beans better?
- Neither clearly leads. FamilyAlbum starts at Free and Tiny Beans at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FamilyAlbum or Tiny Beans?
- FamilyAlbum starts at Free and Tiny Beans at Free.
- Does FamilyAlbum or Tiny Beans run on more platforms?
- Both run on Ios, Android, Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use FamilyAlbum for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is FamilyAlbum best used for?
- FamilyAlbum is most often used for sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relatives, auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growth. Of those, sharing family photos and videos privately with invited relatives and auto-generating monthly highlight videos of a child's growth are not what Tiny Beans is typically brought in for.
- What can FamilyAlbum do that Tiny Beans cannot?
- FamilyAlbum covers Unlimited photo storage, Private family groups, Auto-generated slideshows, Growth record. Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing, Milestone tracking, Daily email digests, Child timelines. Both handle Video sharing, Comments & reactions, Invite-only access, Data encryption.