If you already know the UK photo-print aisle (Bonusprint, Bags of Love, Sticky9, Posterjack, maybe Photobox), and you now want a card that looks like them in a drawn style rather than a straight photograph, Ottermagic is the place to start. Upload a photo, run Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, preview until the likeness feels right, then order a UK A5 card (148×210mm folded, 330gsm gloss, envelope included, Royal Mail around 3–5 working days) or take an e-card. Posters and canvas are available from the same artwork; check Ottermagic.com for live wall-art details. The brands below remain useful for ordinary photo gifts. They are different jobs. Check each of their sites for current ranges and prices.
Quick verdict
| You want… | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| A photo restyled into Brick, Chibi, Anime, Clay 3D, Watercolour, Sketch | Ottermagic Style Swap |
| Their face in a finished scene, or the pet as the star | Ottermagic Face Swap or Pet Swap |
| A UK A5 greetings card with 330gsm gloss and an envelope | Ottermagic |
| The same artwork as a file today | Ottermagic e-card |
| Posters or canvas of that Style / Face / Pet Swap design | Ottermagic (availability on site) |
| Everyday photo prints, books, magnets, or classic photo-to-canvas | Bonusprint, Bags of Love, Sticky9, or Posterjack (check their sites) |
Bottom line: Use Ottermagic when the photo should become art on a card (or on a wall). Use the photo-print brands when you want the photograph to stay a photograph, in whatever gift shape they sell. You can do both in the same month.
What Ottermagic adds that a photo lab does not
A Bonusprint-style print keeps the pixels of the camera. That is the right call for a sharp holiday portrait on the fridge.
Ottermagic starts from the same phone photo and restyles it, or places the face or pet into a template. Brick, Chibi, Emoji, Anime, Watercolour, Caricature, Cartoon, Classic Cartoon, Action Figure, Clay 3D, Retro Halftone, Retro Game, Royal Portrait, Pixel Art, Bobblehead, Sticker Sheet, Tarot Card, Photobooth, Sketch, and Lucky Leprechaun are the live looks. Text Swap is there if you only have a name.
The printed card is a proper A5 fold, 330gsm gloss, envelope in the pack, blank inside or a printed message, made to order in the UK, posted with Royal Mail in around 3–5 working days, recyclable stock and water-based inks. The e-card is the hi-res, watermark-free download of the same design.
Posters and canvas sit alongside those formats. You do not have to leave Ottermagic solely because you might want something bigger than a card.
Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day). Prices are in pounds in the UK shop and dollars in the US shop.
Bonusprint
Bonusprint is a familiar UK name for photo printing and photo gifts: the kind of site people open when they already have a camera-roll picture and they want prints, books, or a straightforward photo product. Treat their live catalogue as the source of truth.
If your brief is “this photograph, on something”, Bonusprint is in its lane. If your brief is “this person as Clay 3D on a birthday card”, that is Ottermagic. You can still print an Ottermagic e-card at a lab later if you want a second copy on photo paper. The style work happened first.
Bags of Love
Bags of Love is the personalised-gift end of the same habit: photo on a cushion, a mug, a bag, something you wrap. Check bagsoflove.co.uk (or whatever URL they are using when you shop) for the current range. Specs and prices belong there.
A Face Swap card and a photo cushion can live in the same present. They solve different feelings. The cushion says I put your face on the sofa. The Ottermagic card says I made you look like a Royal Portrait or a Chibi, on 330gsm gloss, in an envelope. If you only have energy for one, and you have a decent photo, make the card on Ottermagic and keep Bags of Love for the household objects they actually sell.
Ottermagic does not need to copy their gift catalogue. It already covers cards, e-cards, and posters or canvas.
Sticky9
Sticky9 is the small, tidy photo object: mini prints, magnets, tiles, the sort of thing people make from a favourite square shot. Check their site for sizes and how they want the image cropped.
Those little photos are lovely on a filing cabinet. They are still photographs. Style Swap will not happen inside a magnet pack unless you download an Ottermagic e-card and print that file as the image Sticky9 (or any mini-print service) wants. Plenty of people do a two-step like that. The likeness in Brick or Photobooth comes from Ottermagic; the fridge magnet comes from whoever prints small squares.
If you only need the greetings card, skip the magnet and order the A5.
Posterjack
Posterjack is a name people associate with posters and canvas from photos: large, hangable, usually the original picture blown up nicely. Check their UK site for current sizes, finishes, and delivery.
Ottermagic offers posters and canvas as well. The difference is the artwork. Posterjack (in the usual shopper’s mind) hangs the photograph. Ottermagic can hang the Style Swap or Face Swap. If you want the real wedding picture at the size they sell, use Posterjack and read their spec. If you want Nan as Watercolour or the dog as an Action Figure on the wall, generate that on Ottermagic first, then choose poster or canvas there, or take the e-card if you prefer to print the file yourself.
Ottermagic lists posters and canvas as formats. Confirm live details on Ottermagic.com.
Brief note on Photobox
Photobox is another well-known UK photo-gift shop: books, calendars, classic photo cards. Same split as above: photograph gifts there, Style / Face / Pet Swap cards (and posters or canvas) on Ottermagic.
Side-by-side
| Factor | Ottermagic | Bonusprint / Bags of Love / Sticky9 / Posterjack |
|---|---|---|
| What happens to the photo | Style / Face / Pet Swap into a designed look or scene | Usually stays a photograph on a print or gift (confirm each site) |
| Greeting card spec | A5 148×210mm, 330gsm gloss, envelope, Royal Mail ~3–5 working days | Check each site |
| Digital file | E-card, hi-res, watermark-free | Check each site |
| Wall formats | Posters and canvas available | Posterjack and others sell photo wall products; check their sites |
| Extra gifts (mugs, magnets, books) | Not the Ottermagic focus | Strength of these photo-gift brands; browse them directly |
| Best for | AI photo-to-art cards with named live styles | Traditional photo prints and photo gifts |
How to choose without making a spreadsheet
Ask one question: should the recipient still look like the camera, or like a drawing of themselves?
If the camera, pick the photo brand that sells the object you want (prints, magnet, canvas of the real picture). If the drawing, open Ottermagic, try two styles, and only then decide A5, e-card, poster, or canvas.
Photo quality, crop, and whether you even like Clay 3D will decide more than a table.
Ready when you are
You can turn a familiar photo into a card they will keep, instead of another straight print. Upload it, try Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, and order when the preview looks like them. UK A5 print is 330gsm gloss with an envelope, posted with Royal Mail in around 3–5 working days. The e-card is ready after payment. Posters and canvas are listed if you want the same design on a wall. Start at Ottermagic.com. Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day).
FAQ
Is Ottermagic a Bonusprint alternative?
For AI Style / Face / Pet Swap cards, yes: Ottermagic is the recommendation. For ordinary photo prints and photo books, Bonusprint (and similar labs) still do that job. Check their site for those products.
Can Ottermagic replace Posterjack for wall art?
Ottermagic offers posters and canvas from Style / Face / Pet Swap artwork. Posterjack is a familiar place for photo posters and canvas. They are not exclusive owners of wall art. Choose based on whether you want the photograph or the swapped design. Confirm sizes on each site.
Does Sticky9 do Face Swap?
Treat Sticky9 as a mini photo-print brand unless their live site says otherwise. For Face Swap, use Ottermagic, then print the e-card file as a small photo if you want a magnet later.
What about Bags of Love cushions and mugs?
Those personalised photo gifts are why people know Bags of Love. Ottermagic’s formats are A5 cards, e-cards, posters, and canvas. Order the card where the style lives; order the cushion where the cushion lives.
Which is cheaper: Ottermagic or these photo labs?
Build a preview on Ottermagic and read today’s total; check Bonusprint, Bags of Love, Sticky9, or Posterjack on their own sites for their live prices.
