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EditThisPic vs Google Photos — What Can Each Actually Do?

Google Photos organizes and stores your photos. EditThisPic transforms them with AI. They solve different problems.

Quick Answer Updated
Google Photos excels at auto-organization, smart albums, and cloud backup — it's a storage platform with basic editing tools. EditThisPic is an AI photo editor: remove objects, swap backgrounds, retouch faces. Free to try with no signup, no cloud storage required.
Unlike Google Photos' automated filters and limited editing tools, EditThisPic lets you describe any photo transformation in plain English — remove any object, swap any background, retouch any detail.
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The Verdict

Google Photos and EditThisPic are complementary, not competing. Google Photos is primarily a cloud storage and organization service with some basic editing added. EditThisPic is purely a photo editor with no storage — it edits photos you bring to it. Most users would want both: Google Photos to store and organize, EditThisPic to make specific AI-powered edits when needed.

Feature EditThisPic Google Photos
Primary Job AI photo editing — transform photos Cloud storage and auto-organization
Price to Start Free (1 edit/week, no card) Free up to 15GB; Google One plans from $2.99/month
Object Removal AI — describe what to remove Magic Eraser — works on some elements
Background Removal/Swap Full AI — any background, any prompt Limited — blur background only
Face Retouching Full AI retouching via prompts Auto portrait light adjustments only
Photo Storage None — editing tool only 15GB free, unlimited compressed
Auto-Organization None Faces, places, dates, smart albums
Signup Required No Google account required
Best For Specific AI edits — remove, retouch, transform Storing, organizing, and backing up your photo library

Where EditThisPic Wins

For transformative edits, EditThisPic does things Google Photos simply cannot. Google Photos' Magic Eraser removes some distracting elements but is limited in scope. EditThisPic lets you type 'remove the ex from this family photo and fill naturally' or 'replace the cluttered background with a clean beach' — any edit, any photo, in plain English. Face retouching, outfit changes, adding or removing people — these are all prompt-driven AI edits in ETP that Google Photos has no equivalent for.

Where Google Photos Wins

Google Photos is unmatched as a photo management platform. Automatic face recognition groups photos by person, location tags cluster your travel photos by place, and smart albums surface memories automatically. 15GB of free cloud backup with unlimited compressed storage is a significant practical advantage. Search by what's in a photo ('dogs at the beach'), automatically create movies and albums from your library, and access everything across devices. EditThisPic doesn't store anything — it has no library, no organization, and no backup.

Who Should Use Which

Use EditThisPic when: you have a specific photo you want to change — remove an unwanted element, swap the background, retouch the subject, or make any AI-driven edit. Use Google Photos when: you want to store, organize, and back up your photo library with intelligent auto-organization. Most people use both: Google Photos as their primary library, EditThisPic when they need to edit a specific photo beyond Google Photos' basic capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

They do different things. EditThisPic is better for AI-powered photo editing — removing objects, swapping backgrounds, retouching faces, and making transformative changes by describing what you want. Google Photos is better for storing, organizing, and backing up your entire photo library with intelligent search and auto-albums. Most users benefit from both.
Google Photos is free up to 15GB of storage across your Google Account (Gmail, Drive, and Photos combined). Google One plans add more storage from $2.99/month for 100GB. EditThisPic is free with one edit per week and credit packs start at $4.99 for 10 edits. Google Photos doesn't charge per edit — EditThisPic charges per edit beyond the free tier.
Yes — and with more control. Google Photos' Magic Eraser automatically detects and removes certain elements, but you can't specify what to remove or how to fill the area. EditThisPic lets you type exactly what to remove and gets more complex instructions right: 'remove the trash can on the left and fill with the natural grass background.' For precise object removal, EditThisPic is significantly more capable.
No. EditThisPic is a photo editing tool only — it doesn't store your photos. Upload a photo to edit, download the result, and that's it. Your original file is not permanently stored. For cloud backup and library management, you need Google Photos or a similar service.
Yes. EditThisPic runs in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android — no app needed. Upload from your camera roll, edit, and save back to Photos. Google Photos has a dedicated app for iOS and Android that's more tightly integrated with your device library.
Google Photos has added AI-powered features including Magic Eraser (object removal), Magic Editor (background changes, sky replacement), and Portrait Light. These features are improving, but they're more automated and less controllable than EditThisPic's prompt-based system. For specific, precise edits — especially complex removals or background swaps with specific targets — EditThisPic gives you more control through natural language instructions.

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