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Head-to-head

Baby Pics vs Photo Lab

Baby Pics 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Baby Pics
Photo Lab 4.7★ · Free + IAP 60

Baby Pics is a better choice for users specifically focused on baby photo editing, despite its subscription issues, while Photo Lab offers broader photo editing but suffers from inconsistent features and performance.

Full reviews: Baby Pics · Photo Lab

Baby Pics excels at its niche of baby photo editing, offering creative tools for milestones, but faces significant user complaints about deceptive free trials and unauthorized charges. Photo Lab provides a wider range of photo effects and AI features, but recent updates have led to instability, removed features, and similar issues with paid subscriptions.

Head to head

Features and Creativity edge: Baby PicsR7R8R10R13
Baby Pics Baby Pics users appreciate its specific focus on baby milestones, stickers, and backdrops, finding it easy to use and creative for editing photos of children and pregnancies R8R10. However, some paying users are disappointed by the limited number of backdrops and features available even with a subscription R7R13.
Photo Lab Photo Lab offers a wide variety of filters, effects, stickers, and AI features, which many users find fun and effective for creating interesting images . However, recent updates have removed popular features like 'Dream Manifester' and 'couple face swap,' and some users report that the AI has gotten worse, producing unrealistic or unrecognizable results .
Ease of Use and Reliability tieR1R3R6R9
Baby Pics Many Baby Pics users find the app easy to use . However, some report issues with artworks not downloading, the app constantly requiring login, or features not working even after subscribing R1R6R9. The app also consumes a lot of storage R3.
Photo Lab Photo Lab is praised for being fast and easy to use for creating images . However, many users report significant reliability issues, including the app constantly crashing, pictures and videos not loading, and the app heating up their phone . Some also note a lack of a search feature in recent updates, making it harder to find desired effects .
Price and Value (Free vs. Paid) tieR1R7R11R13
Baby Pics Baby Pics is free to download but many core editing functions require a subscription R1R17. A significant number of users report being charged for yearly subscriptions (around $34-$40) immediately after opting for a 'free trial,' or being charged after canceling, with refunds often denied R7R11R13. Some paying users also feel the value is low for the cost, citing limited features or usage restrictions R13.
Photo Lab Photo Lab also offers a free version with ads and a paid VIP subscription. Similar to Baby Pics, several users report being charged for subscriptions despite opting for a 'free trial' or experiencing issues with refunds . Paid subscribers complain about features being removed or limited even with a VIP subscription, and some images still having watermarks R81R84R88. There's also confusion around various pricing plans R98.
Support and Privacy tieR1R4R27R31
Baby Pics Baby Pics users report difficulty getting refunds after being charged for trials R27R31. There are also serious privacy concerns, with one user stating the app stores photos with a third-party AI vendor unless support is contacted to delete the information R1R4.
Photo Lab Photo Lab users also struggle to get in touch with support for refunds or issues . A significant privacy concern is raised, with a user claiming the app sends photos to Google for profit without consent and retains images even after deletion R76.
Pick Baby Pics if

You are specifically looking for an app to edit baby milestone photos and are willing to navigate potential subscription issues or stick to the free features R8.

Pick Photo Lab if

You want a wide variety of general photo effects, filters, and AI transformations for diverse images and are comfortable with a free, ad-supported experience or are willing to risk subscription inconsistencies .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews related to subscription practices, specifically being charged for 'free trials' or after cancellation, and difficulty with refunds. This issue is more prevalent in Baby Pics reviews, but also present in Photo Lab's. Privacy concerns are also noted for both apps, though with limited specific details in the reviews.

Frequently asked

Are Baby Pics and Photo Lab truly free?
Both Baby Pics and Photo Lab are free to download but require payment for most features, and many users report being charged for yearly subscriptions (around $34-$40 for Baby Pics) even when opting for a 'free trial' R1R17R27R33.
Do these apps have privacy concerns?
Yes, both apps have user-reported privacy concerns; Baby Pics is said to store shared photos with a third-party AI vendor R1, and Photo Lab is accused of sending photos to Google for profit without consent and retaining images after deletion R76.
What are the main issues with Photo Lab's paid subscription?
Photo Lab's paid subscription users report issues such as popular features being removed or limited despite paying, images still having watermarks, and confusion over various pricing plans R81R84R88R98.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R7] 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.
  2. [R8] Baby Pics 5/5 · US Perfect: Excelente aplicación para editar fotos de bebés 💖
  3. [R10] Baby Pics 5/5 · US Creativity: Allows you to get creative
  4. [R13] 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!!!!
  5. [R1] 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
  6. [R3] Baby Pics 3/5 · GB Great app but ..:: Love this app but it Uses so much storage on my phone I’m going to have to delete it
  7. [R6] Baby Pics 3/5 · GB Not too great: Hi, I bought this app for my newborn but when I started using it half the artworks doesn’t get download and get stuck in between so I have to keep switching to try the ones which can get download. What is the point of buying this then?
  8. [R9] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Doesn’t work: This app does not allow the use of any features.
  9. [R11] 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!!!!!
  10. [R4] Baby Pics 1/5 · US it gathers my data only to not work: scam
  11. [R27] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Charged for “free trial”: Was offered a free 30-day trial in app, took it, was immediately charged for the full year. Reached out to request a refund and immediate cancellation, was told it’s not eligible. The app is incredibly basic and all functions can be completed in other free apps, I don’t see a need for this and I’m irritated to have been charged $34.99 for something so silly.
  12. [R31] Baby Pics 1/5 · US No free trial, charged.: I clicked the free trial button, but it ended up charging me the full year right off the bat. No free trial. I tried contacting them and they said no refunds. Even though it showed me false info about the free trial.
  13. [R17] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Don’t get fooled by downloading this: It’s free to download but needs money to edit photos what a shame
  14. [R33] Baby Pics 1/5 · US Charged for “Free Trial”: There was an offer for a 7 day “Free Trial” which I opted to take. However, I was charged the same day. Despite two attempts at a refund through Apple, the refund for nearly $40 was denied?! I don’t even have a young baby anymore and this app will not be useful for me. Be wary of the “Free Trial” offer.
  15. [R76] Photo Lab 1/5 · US Privacy laws: This app sends your photos to google for a profit without consent. Disgusting. I read the original agreement which didn’t state that they have a right to my image. I deleted the app and find myself on google. Only to go back on the app delete everything and my photo is still up which means they have it saved in a data center. DO NOT USE THIS APP OR ANY MADE BY THIS COMPANY AND DEFINI
  16. [R81] Photo Lab 3/5 · US I'm paying for a subscription!: I'm paying for a subscription! But why are the images saved with watermarks??
  17. [R84] Photo Lab 3/5 · US Dream look requires login: This was my goto app! Three days ago the latest update now requires a login to use the DreamLook feature. I already pay/subscribe for the app. This is an unwelcome change to a feature that has been present for years. I will not ‘login’ just to use this feature. Hence, the apps usefulness for me no longer meets my willingness to pay/subscribe.
  18. [R88] Photo Lab 1/5 · US Keep Removing Features: I've been using this app for a long time with a VIP yearly subscription. I like it a lot but they keep taking away features, like couple face swap and dream manifester. Lately they started limiting VIP generations and you have to buy more despite paying for VIP access. Money hungry I guess. Other apps are better.
  19. [R98] Photo Lab 4/5 · US Pricing plans WHAT????: Love the app but no pricing disclosure anywhere. Def not on the developers site. Very shady. There’s Premium for 7.99, 8.99 and 9.99 per week and 14.99 per *year*. All called Premium. Please clarify for all of us confused users. We need full disclosure.

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