Chatbooks vs BANBLEX BEE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chatbooks
Effortlessly transform your phone's photos into beautiful, personalized photo books and prints. Create custom albums with ease, choosing from various sizes and cover options, and have them delivered directly to your door with free shipping.
- Create personalized photo books
- Order photo prints
- Subscription photo book service
- Customizable book sizes and covers
- Add captions and collages
- Free standard shipping
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Your memories deserve to be enjoyed, not trapped on your phone! The Chatbooks app makes it easy (like 10-minutes-or-less easy!) to turn them into personalized photo books and photo prints, delivered right to your door with free standard shipping. Our bestselling Monthbooks photo book subscription makes it easier than ever to turn your everyday moments into a stunning photo book collection. Simply choose your delivery schedule, cover style, and photo book size to get started. The best part? It only takes 5 minutes to print each 30-60 page photo book. Add photos right from your phone camera roll in the Chatbooks app, edit, and send to print in just a few taps. Cancel anytime and always enjoy free shipping on any Chatbooks photo book subscription. Need to print life’s big milestones, or give a meaningful personalized gift? Our Classic Photo Books are the perfect custom photo books. Simply select your size (6x6", 8x8", or 10x10"), cover type (softcover or hardcover), and chic cover color, or browse hundreds of designer covers. Add up to 366 pages of memories by uploading photos from your phone, then edit your book by easily adding collages, captions, and more. We’ve got you covered with our Love Chatbooks Guarantee and Toddler Insurance—so whether it’s a printing issue or a juice spill, we’ll make it right. You make the memories. We’ll help you print them. Millions of Chatbookers use the Chatbooks app to print their photos—join them today!
BANBLEX BEE
This in-car camera application helps drivers keep an eye on their baby while on the road. It enhances driving safety by providing a clear view of the backseat.
- In-car camera functionality
- Baby monitoring
- Enhanced driving safety
- Real-time viewing
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BANBLEX BEE is an in-car camera app，Keeping your baby in sight,for your safer drive ahead!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chatbooks at every 9 days against BANBLEX BEE's every 7 months. Chatbooks also leads on ratings volume (250K vs 1). BANBLEX BEE's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BANBLEX BEE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chatbooks has 250K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chatbooks ships an update every 9 days, BANBLEX BEE every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chatbooks | BANBLEX BEE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (250K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chatbooks, Inc. | 奇峰 骆 |
Customer experience
Chatbooks
BANBLEX BEE
Bugs and requests
Chatbooks
Reported bugs
4 issues- Photos not uploading correctly
- Locked books being edited unexpectedly
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Incorrect shipping information
Requested features
4 requests- More layout and customization options
- Ability to select photos from different albums
- Option to change book title/cover
- Improved in-app navigation
BANBLEX BEE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Chatbooks
No in-app purchases
BANBLEX BEE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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