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Baby Story alternatives

Baby Story users often look for alternatives due to persistent bugs, unexpected charges, and missing features like printing options. Many seek more reliable apps for tracking milestones and editing baby photos.

Why users look for alternatives to Baby Story

The alternatives

Precious
4.8★ · 134,706 ratings · Free

Precious is an app that helps users create detailed and personalized baby photos, offering themes and outfits to make pictures look professionally shot R64.

Better for: Precious is better for users who want highly stylized and personalized baby photos that resemble professional photoshoots R64. However, users should be aware of reports of unexpected charges for yearly subscriptions after free trials and difficulties with account deletion R57R59R63.

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Fabulous
4.4★ · 88,289 ratings · Free

Fabulous is a habit tracking and coaching app that helps users achieve personal goals and hold themselves accountable R66R69. It offers daily coaching and a structured setup R69.

Better for: Fabulous is better for individuals looking for a habit tracker and coaching app to improve their daily routines and personal accountability R66R69. It is not a baby photo or milestone tracking app. Users should be cautious about reports of excessive charges and difficulty canceling subscriptions R65R68.

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The Bump
4.8★ · 38,692 ratings · Free

The Bump is a comprehensive pregnancy tracking app that provides weekly updates on baby's growth and helps organize the pregnancy journey R80R86R89R92. It offers detailed, easy-to-understand information and visuals R89.

Better for: The Bump is better for pregnant individuals who want a detailed, organized, and exciting way to track their pregnancy week-by-week R80R86R89R92. It provides milestone information and daily updates R81R86. However, some users report glitches, loading issues, and inconsistencies in baby size comparisons R81R84.

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Baby Sticker- Track Milestones
4.6★ · 20,111 ratings · Free

Baby Sticker- Track Milestones is an app for personalizing and designing baby photos with stickers and collages R98.

Better for: Baby Sticker- Track Milestones is better for users who want to add stickers and create collages for their baby photos R98. However, many users report that most features require payment, even after subscribing, and experience frequent ads and app crashes R93R95R99.

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Baby Pics
4.8★ · 15,804 ratings · Free

Baby Pics is an app designed for editing baby photos, allowing users to get creative with their pictures .

Better for: Baby Pics is better for users who want a simple app to edit and add creative elements to their baby photos . However, users should be aware of reports of unexpected charges after canceling subscriptions, limited free features, and privacy concerns regarding data sharing with third-party AI vendors R107R111R115R117.

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Stick with Baby Story if

You should stick with Baby Story if you primarily value its range of stickers and backgrounds for creating cute baby pictures and are willing to tolerate occasional bugs and potential subscription issues R6. It is also suitable if you only need to edit one picture at a time with free stickers and don't mind the limited free options R40R43.

Evidence note: Fabulous is a habit tracking app, not a baby app, and its inclusion here is based on user reviews for an app with that name. Its reviews do not suggest it is an alternative for baby photo or milestone tracking.

Frequently asked

What are the common issues with Baby Story?
Common issues with Baby Story include photos not loading, the app freezing or crashing, unexpected charges for subscriptions, deletion of user stories, and a lack of options to print physical albums or save content to the phone R1R3R4R6.
Does Baby Story offer a free version?
Baby Story offers a limited free version where users can edit one picture with stickers, but many sticker packs and features are locked behind a subscription R40R41R43R50.
Are there privacy concerns with Baby Story alternatives?
Yes, some alternatives like Precious have received complaints about refusing to delete a child's photos and data from their servers, even after explicit requests R63. Baby Pics also notes that it stores photos with a third-party AI vendor unless support is contacted R107.
Which alternative is best for tracking pregnancy?
The Bump is highly recommended for tracking pregnancy, offering weekly updates on baby's growth, detailed information, and visuals that help organize and make the pregnancy journey exciting R80R86R89R92.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R1] Baby Story 1/5 · US love but it’s not working anymore: i pay for the whole app, and lately i can’t even update photos to my sons story. i love this app but cmon please fix your stuff
  2. [R3] Baby Story 3/5 · US Pictures not loading for the story: I absolutely loved this app. I didn’t mind paying at all until it stopped working. I’ve been using this since I found out I was pregnant with my first baby. I would add details or symptoms or fun moments to the stories section and I’ve had no problems. Then I had my daughter and I added an album for after she was born and no problems but after 6 months it’s now
  3. [R12] Baby Story 3/5 · US Freezes constantly: Has cool options but the app freezes after the first action. I have to close down the app and reopen it. Can’t even edit a single photo
  4. [R24] Baby Story 3/5 · GB Used to be fantastic?!: I’ve just this app since I was a few weeks pregnant and it’s always been fab. Since my daughter was born I use it every month. However, for her 16th and 17th month photos the photos have become blurry and lose quality and soon as you leave the crop page. This never used to happen. I’ve tried reinstalling, turning phone on and off... the lot! Very disappointed.
  5. [R4] Baby Story 1/5 · US Mierda: No sirve pagué y sólo la use un día y según pagué para un mes y sólo un día la usé y ya no puedo crear imágenes y me cobraron 20 dólares es una mierda no sirve esta aplicación
  6. [R16] Baby Story 1/5 · US A Scam: The app says it’s free trial for 7 days but only on 3rd day free trial the app already took money out from my bank…and the app is not even worth paying for…only few options to choose..so don’t even think of buying the app. It’s a real scam!!!
  7. [R19] Baby Story 1/5 · US Charged for a year when I never signed up: I downloaded this app to see what features it had and noticed that they charged my bank for a year subscription. I asked for a refund and was told that they do not offer refunds.
  8. [R22] Baby Story 1/5 · US Scam: It’s a scam they charged me for the entire year and when I login it’s saying I don’t have an account
  9. [R28] Baby Story 1/5 · US Heartbroken!!: I have been keeping up with my last baby’s milestones with this app! Every. Last. One! Log in to add the newest milestone at 9 months and everything is GONE! I paid for an annual subscription and I am devastated!! I emailed support and the only response I received was them asking if the problem was fixed, which made me even more upset. I pray this can be restored or I’ll be expectin
  10. [R36] Baby Story 1/5 · US Entire story disappeared: I updated the app and my whole story I've been adding to for 4 months vanished. I'm not even able to email support, it says "email could not be sent"
  11. [R42] Baby Story 1/5 · US Not Impressed: At first I really enjoyed this app because it helped to track the mile stones that were happening. I downloaded it around 17 weeks and have been using it since. However at about 22 weeks it deleted everything from my storyline which was annoying but I was able to redo it. I logged in and had it to where it said it should save the data. Well we are at 29 weeks and it has completely d
  12. [R2] Baby Story 5/5 · US Such a great app for new parents: I would like the option to turn my story into an actual book that’s printable. I don’t mind paying however much for it but that would be super cool.
  13. [R6] Baby Story 3/5 · US I love this but..: I love how I can have my baby’s album at my fingertips. I love all the stickers and backgrounds. It really makes it easy to put everything in one place. Cons: However, the one thing that I don’t like is that the album can’t be saved to my phone or shared to others to look at. It also seems the only way I have access to it now is if I renew my subscription. You need to have a s
  14. [R8] Baby Story 4/5 · US Great photo editing: I really like this app for documenting my babies’s first year. My only complaint, is that I don’t see an option to actually create a baby book. I would love to just order something through the app. As opposed to taking it and ordering through Shutterfly. There might be something I am missing, I am hoping to hear back from the app support, but it has already been a couple of we
  15. [R9] Baby Story 3/5 · US Printing story album: I like the app so far but wish it had more templates and backgrounds. Mostly I wold like to know if there is a way to print story time as an album or if there is a way to download it
  16. [R13] Baby Story 1/5 · US I have twins: I really wanted this app for cute pictures of my twin’s milestones but it only supports one baby :(
  17. [R7] Baby Story 1/5 · US Too much AI: It uses AI so bad that the photos don’t even look like the person. I don’t want fake memories or pictures that don’t look like me
  18. [R40] Baby Story 1/5 · US Annoying!: They let you edit ONE a picture on the free version using the stickers. If you try to go back in and edit another one using the stickers they’re locked unless you purchase the plus version. There aren’t hardly any sticker packs that are free…esp the ones I wanted to use like the fruit comparison ones or food comparison one. I deleted it.
  19. [R50] Baby Story 2/5 · US Not everything needs a subscription: Someone said it’s giving “middle school picsart vibes” and I definitely agree. While cute, the color ones you have to pay for and $40 a year from “some” cute stickers isn’t worth it.
  20. [R57] Precious 1/5 · US Be AWARE: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS APP UNLESS YOU’RE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION. I opted for the 3 day free trial. Canceled 1 day into free trial and was immediately charged for year subscription. Because my card is locked it declined but now I have to pay for the subscription in order to Access my apple account. Biggest scam ever.
  21. [R59] Precious 1/5 · US Scams you into purchasing for a year: The app said that the subscription would start after a trial period of three days but when you click to pick which subscription you’ll want after that time, it actually is signing you up for the year.
  22. [R63] Precious 1/5 · US Refusing to Delete Child’s Photos: Major Privacy Violation, Refusing to Delete Child's DataUnacceptable. I have requested multiple times for this app to permanently delete my account, my daughter's name, and ALL of her photos. They only deleted some and are keeping the rest on their servers against my explicit consent. I have formally emailed their privacy desk. This is a severe breach of data pr
  23. [R64] Precious 5/5 · US BEST BABY APP EVER!: love it! i used it for my newborn and i felt like we just left a photoshoot! it’s so detailed and personalized from the themes down to the outfits!
  24. [R65] Fabulous 1/5 · US taking money from accounts excessively and not responsive to help: I purchased this app one day and cancelled the subscription the next day right after because I did not think the app was helpful. Every month this app deducted $70 and it kept on doing it. In the app, I tried multiple ways to cancel the app, but it kept on deducting money from my bank. I emailed them and contacted them, but they wo
  25. [R66] Fabulous 5/5 · US so far so good: this app is definitely a help in becoming the you that you want to be ... only had it a couple weeks and i already have seen a positive change in my day to day
  26. [R68] Fabulous 1/5 · US Scam app: I can’t emphasize this enough, check your credit card statements closely. I canceled this subscription only to have them continue to charge me. Be careful.
  27. [R69] Fabulous 4/5 · US Love the App but Teeny Tiny Suggestion: As stated I really do like this app. I feel like I’ve given up on it just because of my lack of willpower at the time I had first gotten it and my environment being complete chaos so I decided to give it another try now that I’ve moved out and have my own space and I really like the daily coaching. I mix that along with my own spiritual journey with my faith
  28. [R80] The Bump 5/5 · US Love love love this app: I can’t put into words how much I love this app! 😍 I first saw this app when I was pregnant with my first child my son back in 2020. Then I got pregnant again with my daughter back in 2024 and I still have it today I’m pregnant again for a third time and I love this app
  29. [R81] The Bump 3/5 · US It’s just ok: I like that it gives daily updates of how big baby is but it gets very confusing. For example, I’m 12 weeks and baby is supposed to be the size of a lime, however on like the daily facts it says that the baby is as long as the diameter of a golf ball. Those are two VERY different sizes. This is my first baby and if I have a second I probably would not download this again.
  30. [R84] The Bump 3/5 · US Love the app, hate the glitches: I love the feeding tracker but the timer frequently jumps numbers and sometimes even after I’ve paused one side and started timing the other breast, the timer will run on both breasts. And of course it always happens at night when I really don’t feel like dealing with anything extra. I’ve tried closing the app and restarting it but this doesn’t always fix the issue
  31. [R86] The Bump 5/5 · US Great milestone information: This will be my third pregnancy using this app. I learn so much throughout the pregnancy and it keeps me on track. I love being able to look at milestones with my first child.
  32. [R93] Baby Sticker- Track Milestones 1/5 · US Ads after paying: I paid for the yearly subscription to keep my baby’s pictures consistent. Went to use it today and had to sit through ads for an app that charges $40 a year?
  33. [R95] Baby Sticker- Track Milestones 3/5 · US Meh: Pretty much have to pay for anything. Which is a shame because it’s really cute.
  34. [R98] Baby Sticker- Track Milestones 3/5 · US Cute but.....: The free app gives you very little free to work with. But is food for collages
  35. [R99] Baby Sticker- Track Milestones 1/5 · US Never leave reviews, but…: I’ve used this app years ago. I got it again thinking it would be like last time. I got charged for the yearly subscription, didn’t get access to everything, and there were ads every 30 seconds. Will be requesting a refund and will not be using going forward.
  36. [R107] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Terrible App: I am stuck with an app that I cannot use because it will store any photo you share with a third party AI vendor unless you contact support to delete that information. Constantly have to log into the app and it doesn’t work well. When I first got this app, I took a couple of photos, however, it began to say that I didn’t have access to several elements of the app unless I have a subsc
  37. [R111] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Deceiving: I paid 39.99 for this app and many of the functions requiere an upgrade to pro version. The only thing you get here are some stickers for your pictures.
  38. [R115] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Do Not do it!!!: Do not download this app… there is not much to it and I canceled my subscription and the next day they charged my account for a yearly subscription!!!!!
  39. [R117] Baby Pics 1/5 · US don't buy this!: I am disappointed that I paid for a year's subscription for $34.99. For this money I am offered only 59 backdrops, of which 5-10 are on the theme of Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter. If you need photos not for holidays, then this is definitely not worth buying. This is not worth buying at all!!!!
  40. [R41] Baby Story 4/5 · US Great app: It’s a great app to add stickers to your photos of baby or baby bump when pregnant. It does have an option for a subscription but you don’t have to have one to use the app.
  41. [R43] Baby Story 5/5 · US Very cute: Such a cute app and lots of options without paying.
  42. [R89] The Bump 5/5 · US Amazing pregnancy app!: I didn’t expect an app to make pregnancy feel this organized and actually exciting, but The Bump really does. From day one, it’s been like having a calm, helpful guide in my pocket. The weekly updates are my favorite, they’re detailed but easy to understand, and I love seeing how my baby is growing in a way that actually feels real. The visuals, the size comparisons, the li
  43. [R92] The Bump 5/5 · US I love this: This is one of the of the best pregnancy tracking apps you can have

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store