The price went up
Price is the most common complaint. Reviewers cite Tinybeans+ rising from about $40 to about $75 a year.
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A Tinybeans alternative built for two parents.
Tinybeans is a private, invite-only family journal, and many families have kept years of memories there. Recent App Store reviews show some parents looking elsewhere over price, upload limits, and a paid second account. Our Little World takes a different approach. Both parents' photos are sorted into each child's space, with no feed and no ads.
From recent App Store reviews
What parents say about Tinybeans
Upload caps
The free plan allows 20 uploads a month. Reviewers say anyone other than the account owner is held to that cap.
Uploads that fail
Some reviewers describe uploads failing and captions getting lost along the way.
Locked photos and nagging emails
A few reviewers say older photos were archived until they paid. Others find the emails and notifications too frequent.
Paraphrased from recent US App Store reviews, read October 2026. Prices are as reviewers cite them.
Side by side
Our Little World and Tinybeans
| Our Little World | Tinybeans (as of October 2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ads | No | On the free plan. Tinybeans+ is listed as ad-free |
| Public feed | No | No. Invite-only family sharing |
| Second parent | Built for two parents | Second user account is part of Tinybeans+ |
| How photos get in | Sorted from both parents' libraries, with your permission | Uploaded by hand. Free plan has 20 uploads a month |
| Prompts | No chapters or streaks | Email and app reminders, which some reviewers find too frequent |
Tinybeans details come from its App Store listing and recent reviews, as of October 2026.
A different approach
How Our Little World differs
Both parents, one space
Our Little World is built for two parents. With your permission, both parents' photo libraries are sorted into each child's space from birth, with no duplicates.
No upload batches
Photos come from the libraries you already have. Face recognition runs on your iPhone and learns from the photos you confirm.
No feed, no likes, no ads
There is no public feed, no likes, no followers, and no ads.
Words when you want them
Add Firsts, letters, and voice notes when something matters. There are no streaks to keep.
To be fair
Who should stay with Tinybeans
Stay with Tinybeans if your main goal is sharing updates with a wide circle of relatives, or if you already have years of moments there and its photo books work for you. Tinybeans is built around family following along. Our Little World is built around the two parents keeping the story.
Questions parents ask
Quiet answers before you switch.
How is Our Little World different from Tinybeans?
Tinybeans is a family journal you upload to and share with relatives. Our Little World sorts both parents' photos into each child's space, with no feed and no ads.
Does Our Little World have a free plan like Tinybeans?
No. Our Little World is a paid app with a trial. There is no ad-supported free plan.
Is Our Little World on Android?
No. Our Little World is an iPhone app.
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