Guestreel vs WedShoots, checked 12 Nov 2026
WedShoots is free and made for weddings, with an app for guests. Guestreel skips the app and adds a guestbook and a live slideshow, for any event.
| Guestreel | WedShoots | |
|---|---|---|
| App for guests | Better: None, browser | App download |
| Made for | Better: Any event | Weddings |
| Approve photos first | Better: Every plan | Not listed |
| Guestbook | Better: A book you print | Not listed |
| Unlimited uploads | $69 once | Better: Free |
| Price | Free to $69 | Better: Free |
| Photo quality | Original | Full resolution |
Ticks show the stronger side. WedShoots figures from wedshoots.com, where it is free.
Free to start, no credit card neededRated 4.4 by real hosts
110 photos and videosFrom a typical event’s guests
One paymentOnly if you outgrow free
No app neededNothing to download
Original qualityFull size, HEIC included
The short answer
Both put every guest’s photos and videos in one album. The difference is the download, the kind of event and what comes alongside.
Checked 12 November 2026 by the Guestreel team
WedShoots is free. Here is what you get with it, next to each Guestreel plan.
| Guestreel | WedShoots | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Premium | Unlimited | Free | |
| Price, once per event | $0 | $39 | $69 | $0 |
| Photos and videos | 10 | 200 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Guests who can share | 3 | 100 | Unlimited | Not listed |
| Uploads open after | 1 day | 14 days | 30 days | Not listed |
| Photos kept for | 7 days | 30 days | 1 year | Not listed |
| Photo quality | Original | Original | Original | Full resolution |
| Approve photos first | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Guestbook | Printable | Printable | Printable | Not listed |
| Live slideshow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
“Not listed” means WedShoots’ site doesn’t list it. WedShoots is free; guests download its app and add photos and videos with your album code.
Price it for your event
WedShoots costs nothing at any size. Set your numbers to see which Guestreel plan you would need instead.
Guestreel
$39
Premium
Up to 200 uploads from 100 guests, open 14 days.
WedShoots
$0
Free
Unlimited photos. Guests need the WedShoots app.
One payment per event on both. Guestreel prices show in your currency at checkout.
Digital guestbook
On WedShootsWedShoots’ site lists likes and comments on photos, not a guestbook.
On GuestreelEach guest can leave a note, styled with a paper color and a sticker, in a guestbook you print or save as a PDF.
Watching you walk down that aisle was one of the proudest moments of my life.
Mom
From all of us at table nine. Save us a slice of cake!
The Millers
Your WedShoots album stays in the app. The next one opens in any browser.
1Create your event
Name your event, set the date and add a photo. No card required.
2Print your QR code
Print one of 30 QR signs, so guests skip the app store.
3Share the link
Drop the link in a text, an email or your invitation.
Everything guests and hosts use, straight from the browser.
Live Picture Wall
Open it on any TV, projector or laptop. Photos appear as guests add them, with your QR code in the corner so more people join.
Full resolution, iPhone HEIC photos and videos included. Download it all in one click.
Print one for every table, or start from a Canva template.
Add a password, approve photos first, hide any photo or note.
Uploads retry when the connection drops, so no photo gets lost.
Rated 4.4 by real hosts. Read every review
Im in my 50s and our wedding guests will be similar age, so we needed something super easy to work out. The trial was great. And super easy.
The guests found it easy to upload, and view everyone else's photo's & video's too. We got to see lots of fun stuff that we would have missed if not for Guestreel.
Really easy to use and the customer support is top notch. Can’t fault them at all.
Questions
Yes. WedShoots lists its album as free, with unlimited photos. Guestreel is free to start with 10 uploads; Premium is $39 and Unlimited is $69, one payment per event.
WedShoots is a wedding photo sharing app from WeddingWire (Hitched in the UK). The couple creates an album and shares a code, and guests download the app to add photos and videos.
For WedShoots, yes: guests download the WedShoots app and enter the album code. On Guestreel, guests scan a QR code and upload from the browser, with no app and no account.
WedShoots is made for weddings. Guestreel works for any event: birthdays, parties, reunions, work events and more.
WedShoots says you can download the album in full resolution. Guestreel keeps every photo and video in original quality, including iPhone HEIC, on every plan.
Yes, on both. WedShoots shows new photos in real time in its app. Guestreel shows them in the browser and on the live Picture Wall, on any TV or projector.
Guestreel does, on all three plans: switch on approval and you decide what appears. WedShoots’ site doesn’t list approval of uploads.
Its site lists likes and comments on photos. On Guestreel, each guest’s note with its photo goes into a guestbook you can print or save as a PDF.
WedShoots albums don’t carry over. Download yours in full resolution from WedShoots, then set up the next event on Guestreel in about five minutes.
How we checkedFrom wedshoots.com, 12 November 2026.
Tell usStart free in five minutes. Guests scan, upload and leave a note, all in the browser.Start free in five minutes. Guests scan, upload and leave a note, all in the browser.
Free to start · No credit card · No app for guests
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