Google Photos review
8.4/10★★★★★Free photo library with conversational AI editing, Magic Eraser and Nano Banana
- Best for
- Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
- Price
- Free
Free: All editing tools, including conversational editing, are free - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Google, Mountain View, USA · since 1998
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.8★ (1.6M) · Android 4.4★ (54.1M)
What it is
Google Photos backs up and organises your photos and includes a free AI editor. You can tap Help me edit and describe changes by text or voice, make personalised edits using face groups, and restyle images with Nano Banana. Availability of the newest AI tools varies by country and device.
Latest: January 2026: conversational editing, personalised edits and Nano Banana reached Android users in Australia, following a US launch on iPhone in November 2025.
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
Pros and cons
- 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
How it scores
Free, very easy and powered by strong Gemini models; scores held back by uneven regional availability and limited manual control.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Remove unwanted objects or people (yes)
- Background removal or replacement (no)
- AI subject or sky selection and masking (no)
- Generative fill or expand (no)
- Edit by describing changes in text (yes)
- AI enhance, denoise or upscale (no)
- AI portrait and face retouching (yes)
- Free version with useful editing tools (yes)
- Available on both mobile and desktop or web (yes)
Alternatives
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- Adobe Lightroom 8.3/10Photographers who want pro-grade editing and a synced photo library on every device
- Canva photo editor 8.2/10Non-designers who edit photos to use in social posts, slides and marketing
- Adobe Photoshop 8.1/10Designers and retouchers who need full control over complex edits and composites
- Luminar Neo 8.1/10Hobbyist photographers who want strong AI tools without an Adobe subscription
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