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Google Photos: Backup & Edit subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

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Google Photos: Backup & Edit by Google. 8 subscription plans from £1.79 per month. 2% of 3,699 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Sep 8, 2026.

  • App Store rating4.8★ from 1,536,861 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription£1.79 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months76 of 3,699 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then £1.79 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months3,699
Reviews mentioning billing76 (2.1%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days25% of 884
App Store rating4.8 (1,536,861 ratings)
Developer's apps88, 14 removed from the store
Age4,121 days
Days since last update4
Subscription plans13
Subscription price changes, last 12 months23
Overall review sentimentpositive

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What Google Photos: Backup & Edit costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at £1.79 per month.

  • 100 GB Month1 month free trial, then renews every month£1.79
  • 100 GB1 month free trial, then renews every month$1.99
  • 100 GBRenews every month, no trial$1.99
  • 200 GBRenews every month, no trial$2.99
  • 200 GB1 month free trial, then renews every month$2.99
  • Google AI Plus (2 TB)Renews every month, no trial$9.99
  • 100 GB of Storage (1 year)Renews every year, no trial$19.99
  • 200 GBRenews every year, no trial$29.99

How to cancel Google Photos: Backup & Edit

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select Google Photos: Backup & Edit (listed under a plan name such as 100 GB Month).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★90% (1,397,106)
  • 4★5% (83,560)
  • 3★1% (18,864)
  • 2★0% (9,841)
  • 1★1% (27,490)

Recent updates

  • 7.91.0Sep 3, 2026
  • 7.90.0Aug 27, 2026
  • 7.89.0Aug 21, 2026
  • 7.88.0Aug 13, 2026
  • 7.87.0Aug 6, 2026

Praised

  • Unlimited storage
  • Seamless backup and organization
  • Excellent photo editing features
  • Automatic photo enhancements
  • Powerful search and facial recognition
  • Easy sharing and collaboration

Complained about

  • Glitches with scrolling and loading
  • Lack of privacy/security options
  • Difficulty managing and deleting photos
  • Transition to paid storage model

Reported bugs

Photos disappearing from library; Syncing issues between devices; Slow upload speeds for large libraries.

Recent one-star reviews

My iPhone XS has blocked GoogleIn the last week have been unable to sync photos as my iPhone XS has blocked the Google App from accessing the iPhone Photos App so that I can sync

webfra, Aug 27, 2026

LAKE ONTARIOI will never use another google product again.

sc7, Aug 31, 2026

Too slowToo slow and when I try to open vídeos it takes forever to play and to make my own movie clips it crashes and unstable timed out all the time and I lose all my work. What’s going on? It used to be just perfect! Too slow and it crashes all the time on my new iPhone! I cancelled iCloud but now after a…

ProfessorCanada, Aug 29, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

사진용량업로드 화질을 원본으로 설정하고 혹시 저장공간 문제인가 싶어 기존에 사용하던 200기가 바이트에서 2테라로 구독 요금 업그레이드까지 해봤는데 모든 사진이 저장용량 절약으로 업로드됩니다. 설정 값을 설정했기에 여태 믿고 사용했고 기기원본 삭제로 이제는 원본도 없는 상태라 진짜 미치겠네요. 이제라도 하나하나 확인해가며 올리고있는데 아무리 원본 업로드 설정을해도 저장용량으로 올라가요 실험 삼아 다른 계정으로 올려봤는데 오히려 기본 데이터인 15기가 무료 계정은 원본 화질로 올라가는 거 보니 유료로 사용하고 있는 특정 계정 문제로 보입니다…

브로콜리팝콘, Apr 3, 2026

WifiLorsque je n’ai pas de wifi je ne peux voir mes photos

HilAtl, May 26, 2020

My photosI enjoy this new feature.

katie1066, Aug 31, 2026

About the developer

Google has published on the App Store since Oct 27, 2008: 88 app(s), 14 of them no longer in the store.

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  • Google Authenticator4.9★
  • Google Play Books & Audiobooks4.4★
  • Google Translate4.3★

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Questions people ask

How much does Google Photos: Backup & Edit cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at £1.79 per month.

How do I cancel Google Photos: Backup & Edit?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Google Photos: Backup & Edit and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Google Photos: Backup & Edit have a free trial?

Yes: 100 GB Month offers a 1 month free trial, then £1.79 per month.

Is Google Photos free to use?

The core features of Google Photos, including storage and editing, are free. However, there are in-app purchases available for printing photo products like photo books and canvas wall art.

Google Photos: Backup & Edit in one paragraph

Google Photos: Backup & Edit by Google is a Photo & Video app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at £1.79 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 1,536,861 ratings. 76 of 3,699 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (2%). The developer has 88 app(s) on the App Store, 14 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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