Baby Story vs Fabulous
Choose Baby Story for a more reliable and user-friendly experience in documenting your baby's milestones.
Baby Story offers a more consistent user experience with higher overall satisfaction compared to Fabulous, which struggles with subscription management and user interface issues. While both apps have their drawbacks, Baby Story's features and ease of use stand out.
Head to head
you want a dedicated app for documenting baby milestones with a variety of photo editing features.
you are looking for a habit tracker and are comfortable navigating a complex interface.
Evidence note: Both apps have mixed reviews, but Baby Story's overall higher rating and more consistent positive feedback suggest a better user experience despite some recent complaints.
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What reviewers actually said
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- [R2] Baby Story 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.
- [R6] Baby Story 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
- [R8] Baby Story 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
- [R63] Fabulous Lots of Graphics: The app is very useful for habit tracking and coaching. However, I get very frustrated trying to check off the items in my routine and having to wait for multiple 10 second graphics that play out every time I press a checkbox. There needs to be a setting that limits the forced interruptions with using the app. Please! I want to be able to check off my list in 5 seconds not severa
- [R12] Baby Story 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
- [R17] Baby Story Awesome application: It’s really simple to navigate and awesome stickers for everything !!!
- [R66] Fabulous Annoyed with the streak animation: I like this app, but lately I’ve been incredibly annoyed having to wait for the streak animation to complete every day, every time I do something. I need an option to turn that off so I can see what’s next on the list without waiting or having to close and reopen the app to make it slightly quicker to go to the next task. This isn’t Duolingo, and feels like they’
- [R1] Baby Story 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
- [R3] Baby Story 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
- [R28] Baby Story 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
- [R61] Fabulous 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
- [R21] Baby Story Still costs more: You pay for the app and then all of the decent stickers cost additional money. Just a warning! I was disappointed in that. If you’re okay with minimal selection without paying more then it’s perfect for you!
- [R46] Baby Story 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.
- [R64] Fabulous 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.
- [R67] Fabulous Charged After Canceling: I canceled the free trial, but I was still charged $40 a month. Even after canceling, I was billed again. Customer support was difficult to reach, and I ultimately had to block the charges through my bank. Be cautious before signing up for this app.
- [R40] Baby Story 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"
- [R90] Fabulous Avoid: Be very careful with subscriptions on this app. I signed up for a free trial, cancelled within the trial period, received confirmation, and deleted the app. Despite this, I was charged multiple times afterwards. Support later claimed I had a second subscription, which I do not recall signing up for. There was no clear indication of multiple subscriptions during sign-up or cancellation, an
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store