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Google Photos vs Photomator
Google Photos scores higher overall (8.4 vs 7.3), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Google Photos if…
Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
8.4/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Photomator if…
Mac, iPhone and iPad users who want a cheaper Lightroom alternative
7.3/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Google Photos | Photomator | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.4/10 | 7.3/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 | #10 of 12 |
| Price | Free | Freemium · from $29.99/year |
| Free version | All editing tools, including conversational editing, are free | Free to download; full editing needs a subscription |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | iOS, Mac |
| Made by | Apple (Pixelmator Team) | |
| Edit quality | 8 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 8 |
| Features | 7 | 6 |
| Value for money | 9.5 | 8 |
| Platforms | 7.5 | 5 |
Google Photos: what the AI does
- Help me edit (conversational editing by text or voice)
- Personalised edits using face groups
- Nano Banana restyling
- One-tap suggestions
- Create with AI templates
- Free AI editing built into a photo library many people already use
- Describe an edit instead of learning tools
- Big Gemini-powered upgrades through 2025–2026
- Newest AI tools roll out by country and device
- Little manual control for serious editing
- Ties your photos to a Google account
Photomator: what the AI does
- AI selections for subjects, skies and backgrounds
- ML Super Resolution upscaling
- ML Denoise
- Smart Deband
- ML auto-enhance
- Fast, native Apple design
- Edits the Apple Photos library directly
- Affordable, with a lifetime option
- Apple devices only
- No generative fill or remove tools
- Full editing needs a subscription after download