The honest comparison
PartyShots vs EventSnap, GuestPix & Kululu
Every QR code photo-sharing app makes the same promise: guests scan, photos appear. Here’s what actually separates them: what your guests get at the party, where your memories live afterward, and what it really costs. Spoiler: PartyShots does more than all three, for $4.99, and never keeps your photos.
Feature by feature
| Feature | PartyShots $4.99 / event | EventSnap | GuestPix | Kululu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price for one event, everything included | $4.99 one-time | Free (50 uploads) / $9.99; booth features $19.99/mo | Free trial (50 photos) / $39-$119 by event type | Free (limited) / $39-$99 |
| Unlimited photos, videos & guests | ✓ | Paid plans only | Paid plans (cheapest party tier is photos-only) | $99 tier only |
| Saved straight to YOUR Google Drive | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Media stored on their servers | Never, not even thumbnails | Upload relay | Yes, 12-month hosting | Yes, time-limited by plan |
| Themed in-browser photo booth (22 themes, 6 frames each) | ✓ | $19.99/mo tier | ✕ | ✕ |
| Photo strips | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Boomerangs | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Audio guestbook (voice messages) | ✓ | $19.99/mo tier | Video guestbook | ✕ |
| Live TV slideshow with join-QR | ✓ | Paid plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo challenges with live leaderboard | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Live emoji reactions on shots | ✓ | ✕ | Likes & comments | ✕ |
| Host moment alerts to every phone | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Morning-after recap + forever album | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Memories never expire | Forever. The files live in your Drive | Yes (your Drive) | 12 months, then paid renewal | Plan-limited (up to 1 year on Pro) |
| Content moderation for hosts | ✓ | $19.99/mo tier | ✓ | $99 tier |
| No subscription required | ✓ | Booth features need one | ✓ | ✓ |
Competitor pricing and features verified from their public websites on July 14, 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
The question nobody else wants you to ask: who holds your photos?
GuestPix and Kululu host your memories on their servers (for 12 months or as little as a few weeks) and charge renewal fees to keep them alive. PartyShots sends every photo, video and voice note straight into your own Google Drive the moment it’s taken. We store nothing, not even thumbnails. When your event ends, the only copy of your night is the one you own. No expiry. No ransom. No renewal fees, ever.
PartyShots vs EventSnap
The closest thing to us, at 2-4x the price for less party
EventSnap gets the most important thing right: your photos belong in your own Google Drive, not on someone else’s servers. We respect that. It’s our philosophy too. The difference is what happens at the party.
EventSnap is a collection tool: guests scan and upload photos they already took. Its free plan is a genuinely nice way to gather up to 50 uploads from a small get-together, but an unlimited event costs $9.99, and the virtual photobooth and audio guestbook sit behind a $19.99/month subscription. PartyShots is an experience: every phone becomes a themed photo booth with framed shots, photo strips, boomerangs, challenges with a live leaderboard, reactions, and an audio guestbook, every feature in the one $4.99 price.
Where PartyShots wins
- $4.99 flat vs $9.99 for an unlimited event, and their booth frames + audio guestbook require the $19.99/mo plan
- A real themed photo booth with countdowns, frames, strips and boomerangs, not just an upload page
- Challenges, live reactions, moment alerts and a forever recap album: none of which EventSnap offers at any price
PartyShots vs GuestPix
Beautiful galleries that you rent, starting at nearly 8x our price
GuestPix makes polished event galleries, and it charges accordingly: party packages start at $39 (photos only; videos need the $49 tier), and wedding packages run $49 to $119 once you want videos, custom styling or multiple galleries. There’s a free trial capped at 50 photos. But the bigger catch is where your photos live: on GuestPix’s servers, hosted for 12 months from your event date. Keep them online longer and you pay a renewal fee.
PartyShots never holds your memories. Every photo, video and voice note lands directly in your own Google Drive as it’s taken. Full resolution, yours forever, no renewal fees, no expiry. And the booth itself does far more: themed frames, photo strips, boomerangs, challenges and a live TV slideshow, all for $4.99.
Where PartyShots wins
- $4.99 once vs $39-$119, that’s up to 24x the price
- Your files in your Drive from second one, not hosted on their servers with a 12-month clock
- A live themed photo booth experience, not just a drop-box for camera-roll uploads
PartyShots vs Kululu
Simple photo wall, strict limits, and your photos on their timer
Kululu nails simplicity: scan, upload, watch the photo wall. There’s even a free plan for tiny gatherings. But the plans are built around limits. The $39 plan caps you at 500 uploads; unlimited uploads cost $99, and even then media lives on Kululu’s servers only for a plan-limited window before it’s gone.
PartyShots has no upload caps on any event: unlimited photos, videos and voice notes for $4.99, all saved permanently to your own Google Drive. Plus everything Kululu doesn’t have: themed frames, photo strips, boomerangs, an audio guestbook, challenges, reactions and a forever album.
Where PartyShots wins
- Unlimited uploads for $4.99. Kululu charges $99 for unlimited
- Memories saved to your Drive forever, not stored on their servers on a plan-limited timer
- An actual photo booth with frames, strips and boomerangs, not just an upload wall
What a typical event actually costs
Every feature. Unlimited everything. Yours forever.
Free tier stops at 50 uploads. One unlimited event is $9.99; booth frames & audio guestbook need the $19.99/mo plan.
Free trial stops at 50 photos. Paid gallery hosted on their servers for 12 months.
Free tier is heavily limited. $39 caps you at 500 uploads; unlimited costs $99.
Comparison questions
Why is PartyShots so much cheaper than other event photo apps?
Because we never store your media, we never pay to host it. Your photos and videos go straight into your own Google Drive, so there are no storage costs to pass on to you. Competitors that host your gallery on their servers have to charge $39-$119 (and renewal fees) to cover it. Our costs are tiny, so your price is too: $4.99 per event, everything included.
Does cheaper mean fewer features?
The opposite. PartyShots includes a themed photo booth with framed shots, photo strips, boomerangs, an audio guestbook, a live TV slideshow, photo challenges with a leaderboard, live reactions, host moment alerts, moderation controls, a morning-after recap and a forever album. Most of that, no competitor offers at any price.
What happens to my photos after the event?
They were in your Google Drive from the second they were taken, full resolution, no watermarks. After the event you also get a forever album: the whole night woven into one beautiful story with a built-in slideshow, streamed from your own Drive. Nothing expires, because you own the files.
Do my guests need to download an app?
No. Guests scan a QR code and their phone browser becomes the photo booth. No downloads, no accounts, no sign-ups. It works on any phone.
Is there a subscription?
Never. PartyShots is $4.99 per event, one time, with every feature included. Some competitors gate their best features (like virtual photobooth frames or the audio guestbook) behind a $19.99/month subscription.
More party. Less money. Photos you actually own.
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