The difference in klikkie vs HEMA is who designs your photo book. klikkie is a photo book app from Amsterdam where klikkie agent makes your book for you in about 2 minutes, on your phone or computer. With HEMA fotoservice you design every page yourself.
Key Takeaways
Key facts. Pocket 10×10 cm softcover from €14 · Large 21×21 cm hardcover €32 at checkout with 20% off · XL 29×29 cm hardcover €44 at checkout · shipping from €4.95 · premium matte paper (200 gsm for Large and XL)
klikkie vs HEMA: what is the difference?
The main difference between klikkie vs HEMA is who designs the pages. At klikkie, klikkie agent makes the photo book for you. At HEMA, you design the book yourself in an online editor, the HEMA foto app or software on your computer.
klikkie agent is the photo book helper in the klikkie app and in your browser. It picks your best photos, designs the layouts and writes captions while you talk or type. That takes about 2 minutes once your photos are in. The table below puts the facts side by side.
| klikkie | HEMA fotoservice | |
|---|---|---|
| Price, square hardcover | Large 21×21 cm hardcover, 24 pages: €32 at checkout with 20% off (list price €40) | Depends on size, cover and pages |
| Smallest book | Pocket 10×10 cm softcover from €14, 18 pages | Booklet with staples, or a pocket photo booklet in 10×10 or 13×13 cm |
| Cover designs | 350+ designed covers, hardcover on Large and XL | Your own photo on a soft, hard or linen cover |
| Pages to start | 24 (Large), 18 (Pocket) | 24 (Basis), 20 (Luxe) |
| Making the book | klikkie agent makes it for you in about 2 minutes, on your phone or computer; you can change every page | You design it yourself in the online editor, the HEMA foto app or downloadable software |
A klikkie hardcover with one of our 340+ designed covers.
Competitor details checked on 29 October 2026. Source: HEMA fotoservice photo books.
What does a klikkie photo book cost?
A Large square hardcover of 21×21 cm with 24 pages costs €32 at checkout, because klikkie takes 20% off Large and XL photo books automatically. The list price is €40. An XL hardcover of 29×29 cm is €44 at checkout with 20% off, and a Pocket softcover of 10×10 cm starts at €14.
Shipping in the Netherlands is €4.95, and you can find every rate on the klikkie shipping page. At HEMA, the price depends on the size, cover and number of pages you choose.
Beyond the price, the main difference is in how the book gets made.
Which sizes and covers can you choose at klikkie and at HEMA?
klikkie has three square sizes, and HEMA also makes square books in similar sizes. Every klikkie book is printed on premium matte paper, 200 gsm for Large and XL. Not sure which one fits your photos? Read our guide to photo book sizes.
| klikkie | HEMA | |
|---|---|---|
| About 10×10 cm | Pocket 10×10 cm softcover, 18 pages | Pocket photo booklet, 10×10 cm |
| About 21×21 cm | Large 21×21 cm hardcover, 24 pages | Basis or Luxe book, 21×21 cm |
| About 30×30 cm | XL 29×29 cm hardcover, 24 pages | Basis book, 30×30 cm |
| Cover design | 350+ designed covers, or your own photo | Your own photo on the cover |
How fast do you get your photo book?
A klikkie photo book arrives in 7 working days in the Netherlands, and 8 working days elsewhere in the EU. klikkie sends books to the EU and the UK.
HEMA delivers photo books to your home or to a HEMA store.
Making the book also takes time. With klikkie agent, your first version is ready in about 2 minutes once your photos are in. At HEMA, the time depends on how long you spend designing each page.
Is klikkie a good HEMA alternative?
klikkie is a good HEMA alternative if you want a finished photo book without designing it page by page. klikkie agent picks the photos, builds the layouts and writes the captions. That matters, because books with text are ordered about four times as often. You can talk instead of typing, which is about three times faster.
You can make your klikkie photo book on your phone or on your computer at books.klikkie.com.
Veerle's trips, each in its own bright klikkie photo book.
Veerle. Veerle had years of travel photos on her phone, and the book never got made. Now every trip has its own colourful klikkie photo book, a little gift to herself.
How do you make your photo book with klikkie?
You make a klikkie photo book in a few steps, and klikkie agent does most of the work. For the full walkthrough, see how to make a photo book with klikkie.
- Open the klikkie app or klikkie in your browser and choose Pocket, Large or XL.
- Add your photos from your phone or computer.
- Tell klikkie agent about the moment, by talking or typing.
- klikkie agent picks your best photos, designs the layouts and writes the captions in about 2 minutes.
- Check every page, change what you like and order your book.
Ready to compare for yourself?
The quickest way to see the difference in klikkie vs HEMA is to try it with your own photos. Start with a Large hardcover, €32 at checkout with 20% off, and see your first version in minutes. See all klikkie photo books.
In the press
“Capturing memories becomes almost as easy as making them.”
Fabulous Mama magazine, on making a photo book by simply telling klikkie agent what you want.
What people say about klikkie
4.6 from more than 3,400 reviews in the App Store, Google Play and on Google.
“Made 2 books in size L. Very easy and from my phone. They are amazing. They look very professional. …”
Stance68 · App Store, March 2026 (translated from Dutch)
“Great fun and very easy to make a lovely photo book with Klikkie... anyone can do it... A wonderful experience.”
Thea V. · Google Play, February 2026 (translated from Dutch)
“The book looks really good, lovely colours, and was easy to put together.”
Jacques H. · App Store, May 2026 (translated from Dutch)
“Easy to put a photo book together, and the photos in the 10 x 10 cm book are incredibly clear and sharp”
Christel B. · Google Play, November 2025 (translated from Dutch)
“I think this is my 5th or 6th book. Very satisfied 😊 beautiful covers, lovely books and fast delivery. I’ll definitely order from Klikkie again 🤩”
Adele B. · Google, 2026 (translated from Dutch)
“Very nice and lovely compact photo book. Really happy with it, my memories are captured in such a fun way”
Tutti fruttti · App Store, February 2026 (translated from Dutch)
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