Parenting · head to head
Peanut vs Tiny Beans
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Peanut peanut Plus prices are not published and are shown only inside the app, varying by country; Tiny Beans the free Tinybeans plan is capped at 20 uploads per month and 5GB of storage
- They diverge on capability: Peanut covers Mom matching, Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Peanut and Tiny Beans actually diverge.
| Attribute | Peanut | Tiny Beans |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Ios, Android | Ios, Android, Web |
| Founded | 2017 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (freemium), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Parenting).
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 Peanut
- Mom matching
- Group discussions
- Direct messaging
- Event planning
- Expert Q&As
- Fertility support
- Pregnancy groups
- Menopause community
Only in Tiny Beans
- Private photo sharing
- Video sharing
- Milestone tracking
- Daily email digests
- Child timelines
- Comments & reactions
- Print products
- Memory search
Both cover
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Peanut
- Meeting other mothers at a similar stage nearbynot Tiny Beans
- Joining support groups for newborn care, toddlers and related topicsnot Tiny Beans
- Asking parenting questions anonymously through incognito modenot Tiny Beans
Tiny Beans
- Keeping a private family photo and video journal organised by datenot Peanut
- Sharing baby photos with invited grandparents and relatives onlynot Peanut
- Turning saved moments into printed photo booksnot Peanut
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Peanut
- Peanut Plus prices are not published and are shown only inside the app, varying by country
- Faster friend-finding requires the paid Peanut Plus subscription rather than the free swipe flow
- All profiles must pass selfie verification before use
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
Peanut
Free- FreeFree
- Profile creation
- Matching with moms
- Group access
- Peanut Plus$19.99/month
- All Free features
- Unlimited messaging
- Advanced filters
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 Peanut if
- You need mom matching.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want group discussions.
Choose Tiny Beans if
- You need private photo sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want video sharing.
Questions people ask
- Is Peanut or Tiny Beans better?
- Neither clearly leads. Peanut 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, Peanut or Tiny Beans?
- Peanut starts at Free and Tiny Beans at Free.
- Does Peanut or Tiny Beans run on more platforms?
- Peanut runs on Ios, Android. Tiny Beans runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use Peanut for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Peanut best used for?
- Peanut is most often used for meeting other mothers at a similar stage nearby, joining support groups for newborn care, toddlers and related topics, asking parenting questions anonymously through incognito mode. Of those, meeting other mothers at a similar stage nearby and joining support groups for newborn care, toddlers and related topics are not what Tiny Beans is typically brought in for.
- What can Peanut do that Tiny Beans cannot?
- Peanut covers Mom matching, Group discussions, Direct messaging, Event planning. Tiny Beans covers Private photo sharing, Video sharing, Milestone tracking, Daily email digests. Both handle Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support, English language support.
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