When reviewing different services, we always order a 12 x 12-inch matte hardcover standard-bound photo book.

One thing Snapfish had in abundance was tutorial videos, which Im sure would prove helpful for some.

The Snapfish photo book builder is fairly basic, but it’s not straightforward to use.

A spread of two woodland photos.

From left to right: the covers of the Blurb and Snapfish photo books.

Speaking of zoom, the Snapfish builder had frustratingly poor zoom and navigation control.

Snapfish had this set to standard by default, which is pretty cheeky.

I was really pleased to find that guidelines would pop up on the pages as I worked.

The football boot is nearly lost to the page join.

I found text boxes to be another source of frustration throughout this process.

After confirming I was comfortable to proceed, I had the opportunity to preview my finished photo book.

If Id paid for second-class postage the latest advised delivery date would have only been another two days wait.

From left to right, the Blurb front cover is noticeably more vibrant and detailed, whereas the detail has been lost on the much darker result of the Snapfish front cover.

From left to right: the covers of the Blurb and Snapfish photo books.

The image was well within the edge of the page, but the finished result looked like an error.

Overall, its hard to recommend the Snapfish photo book over one from a competitor like Blurb.

Should I buy the Snapfish photo book?

Two dark background portraits in the Shutterfly photo book.

The colors of the cover image were beautifully vibrant without any OTT pre-production editing.

I also investigated other services providing photo books to compare prices and features.

I started with a blank canvas and used the tools available to recreate our TechRadar photo book.

The photo on this page is lower than it should be, leaving a white gap at the top.

Photo books from left to right: Shutterfly, Snapfish, and Mixbook.

The misaligned print can be clearly seen on the edge of this page.

The print in the Blurb book is noticeably warmer and smoother, whereas posterization can be seen in the sky of the Snapfish print, as the colors have noticeable steps rather than smoothly blending.

The print quality in the Snapfish book (right) was outshone by the smooth and richly colored Blurb equivalent.