A common setup is two apps: one to log feeds, sleep and diapers, and one to share photos with grandparents. That setup works. It also means the day's log and the day's photos live in different places, and relatives usually see only the photos.
This page compares the two approaches honestly. We checked every app below against its official App Store listing and the developer's own pages on September 27, 2026. We make one of the apps (Memori Baby), which is disclosed above.
The two-app setup
Tracker (Huckleberry, Baby Tracker – Newborn Log, Nara and others) plus album (FamilyAlbum, Tinybeans, BackThen and others).
What's good about it
- Each app is very good at its one job. FamilyAlbum has about 374,000 ratings on the US App Store, and its listing offers unlimited photo and video storage. Grandparents can leave comments.
- Album apps run on both iPhone and Android, which matters when grandparents don't use iPhones.
- Some album apps are built around keepsakes: Qeepsake sends you questions by text and turns your answers and photos into a book.
What to watch for
- Two apps, two logins, two places to look. Relatives who only have the album don't see how the baby slept or ate, unless you tell them.
- Free tiers differ a lot. Tinybeans' free plan, per its listing, allows 20 uploads a month and 5GB of storage; its paid plan removes ads. BackThen's free plan has 1GB.
- Privacy practices differ too. The table below lists what each app's App Store privacy label says; each developer's privacy policy has the details.
The one-app setup
Many trackers already let you attach photos. Fewer describe a proper album, and fewer still describe an album built for sharing with relatives.
- Photos attached to logs or milestones: Baby Daybook ("attach photos to any activity"), Nara, Baby Connect, Baby Tracker – Newborn Log, PiyoLog, and Huckleberry (one photo per milestone, added in August 2026).
- Album-like views: Baby Daybook describes creating an album; Sprout has a Memories tab you can export as a PDF book; Baby Connect lets you browse photos by month.
- What we couldn't find documented: a family-facing album inside a tracker, where relatives can view (but not edit) and the storage limits are stated. That doesn't mean no tracker does it — only that developers don't describe it on their official pages.
At a glance
| App | Type | Photos | Sharing with family | Ads (App Store) | Data used to track you (App Store label) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FamilyAlbum | Album | Unlimited storage (per listing); comments | Invited family only | Yes | Identifiers |
| Tinybeans | Album | Free: 20 uploads/month, 5GB | Invite-only | Yes (removed on paid plan) | Location, Contact Info, User Content, Identifiers, Usage Data |
| BackThen | Album | Free: 1GB | Invite family; choose what they see | Not shown | Identifiers |
| Huckleberry | Tracker | One photo per milestone | Shared login (no roles) | Not shown | Usage Data |
| Nara Baby | Tracker | Photos on feeds and milestones | Unlimited caregivers (paid after 7-day trial) | No ("ad-free") | Usage Data |
| Baby Daybook | Tracker | Photos on any activity; album | Family sync on Premium | Not shown | None |
| Sprout Baby | Tracker | Memories tab; PDF book export | Parent / caregiver roles via QR code | Not shown | None |
| Baby Connect | Tracker | Browse photos by month | Unlimited caregivers (subscription after trial) | Not shown | None |
| Memori Baby (ours) | Tracker + album | Album per child; no cap on total storage (fair use applies) | Invite family in the app as view-only or able to post and log; grandparents can also view in a browser with a code (view-only, short-lived) | No | None |
"Not shown" means the App Store listing doesn't show "Contains: Advertising"; that label isn't always complete. Privacy labels are self-reported by developers. All checked Sept. 27, 2026.
Memori Baby (ours)
Memori Baby is designed to keep the log and the photos in one place, visible only to the family you invite. You can log from the iPhone or Apple Watch, keep an album for each child, and give grandparents a three-word code to view it in a browser without installing anything. Relatives can also join in the app, either view-only or able to post and log; the parent who owns the family chooses when inviting. There are no ads, and the iOS app contains no advertising or analytics SDKs. On the Ultra plan, families can turn on end-to-end encryption for posts, comments and the album.
Where others are ahead: FamilyAlbum and Tinybeans have years of history and far more users; they run on Android; and dedicated album apps have more ways to turn photos into keepsakes. Memori Baby launched on Sept. 23, 2026, is iPhone-only (with a web companion), and has very few ratings so far.
Which setup fits you
- You already love your tracker and just need to share photos: keep it and add an album app. FamilyAlbum if you want a big, established free option; BackThen if you want a free plan that says no ads.
- Grandparents use Android: a dedicated album app, or Memori Baby's browser access.
- You want photos attached to your logs and an in-app album: Baby Daybook.
- You want one app where the family sees both the day's log and the photos, without ads: Memori Baby.
How we checked
We read each app's US App Store listing (description, "Contains" section and privacy label) and the developer's own website, help center or privacy policy on September 27, 2026. We did not use third-party reviews as sources. Where a developer doesn't describe something publicly, we say so instead of guessing.