Three apps, one choice. Which one suits you best depends on what you really need. Tinybeans, Baby Diaries and Ouderliefde look alike, but they differ on the things that count day to day. Including the downsides of Ouderliefde itself.
At a glance
| Tinybeans | Baby Diaries | Ouderliefde | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | English | Dutch | Dutch |
| Free plan | Yes (with adverts) | Yes | Yes (up to 20 memories) |
| Co-parent | Limited | No | Yes, fully |
| Grandparents via their own secure link | No | No | Yes, revocable at any time |
| Video | Premium | No | Premium |
| Printed photo book | Yes | Yes (core feature) | No |
| AI captions | No | No | Yes |
| Time capsule (letter for later) | No | No | Yes |
| Server location | US | NL | EU |
| Price (paid) | $2.99–$4.99/mo | Per photo book | €3.49–€5.49/mo |
| Users | 4 million+ | 200,000+ | New (2026) |
Tinybeans: a big platform, but not built for the Netherlands
With 4 million users, Tinybeans is the market leader. You can tell: the platform is stable and has a wide network. The interface is entirely in English, the servers are in the US, and the free version shows adverts in between your photos of your children.
Co-parent support is limited, and grandparents need their own account to be able to view.
Choose Tinybeans if: you already have friends or family on the platform, English is no problem for you, and co-parenting features don't matter to you.
Baby Diaries: the app as a stepping stone to a photo book
Baby Diaries is Dutch and easy to find your way around. Its strong point is the link to printed photo books, which is also the main purpose of the app. Keeping things digitally is more a means to an end here.
Grandparents can't view without an account, and there's no co-parent support at all.
Choose Baby Diaries if: you want to order a printed photo book every year and that matters most to you.
Ouderliefde: built for sharing within the family
Ouderliefde is the newest of the three, launched in 2026. The focus is on the private digital timeline you share with your co-parent and the grandparents. Both parents add to the same timeline, and grandparents follow along through their own secure link, which you can revoke at any time.
The app also has a time capsule: a message that's delivered automatically on a date you choose, such as your child's 18th birthday.
Downsides: a small user base and, because it launched recently, no proven long-term track record. On the other hand, you're not tied to anything. You can always export your memories, on every plan, including the free one.
Choose Ouderliefde if: you want an app in Dutch as well as English, co-parent support matters, you want the grandparents to view without any hassle, and you prefer your data stored in Europe.
Privacy differences that matter
Tinybeans runs on American servers and has an advertising model on the free version. That puts your photos of your children in a commercial ecosystem under American law. Baby Diaries is based in the Netherlands. Ouderliefde uses European servers (Supabase EU) and has no adverts; its only income is subscription fees.
More on this in our article on the risks of posting children's photos on social media.
Which app suits you
If you want a physical photo book, choose Baby Diaries. If you already have a network on the platform, stick with Tinybeans. For parents in the Netherlands who want to keep a digital timeline and share it with their co-parent and the grandparents, Ouderliefde offers the most focused solution, provided you can live without a photo book feature.
All three have a free way to start. Try them out and see which one fits the way you take and share photos.
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