Snap-e vs GuestCam
Both work without an app and show photos live on a screen. Choose GuestCam if you want an audio guestbook, want guests to find their photos with a selfie or want to keep your gallery online for more than a year. Choose Snap-e if you want to moderate photos before they reach the screen, show them on several screens at once and work with a Belgian company.
GuestCam and Snap-e side by side
| GuestCam | Snap-e | |
|---|---|---|
| App needed for guests | No, no download and no sign-up | No, QR code or link in the browser; by default name, e-mail and a confirmation code |
| Live slideshow | Yes, one slideshow at a time | Yes, with Fancy, on up to 3 screens at once, with slides between the photos |
| Moderation before the screen | Not publicly stated; new uploads go straight to the end of the queue | Inappropriate photos filtered automatically; hold photos until you approve them for the wall |
| Download everything | One-click ZIP, in original quality | Full-quality ZIP without watermark with Fancy; with Cosy, watermark and lower quality |
| Audio guestbook | Yes, in every plan | Not offered |
| Find photos with a selfie | Yes, MagicFind | Not offered |
| How long online | Up to 12 months of uploads and up to 14 months of storage | 7-day (Cosy) or 30-day (Fancy) online archive |
| Languages | Guest portal in 17 languages; host portal in English only | English, Dutch and French, for guests and host |
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What both do well
With both, guests scan a QR code or tap a link and share their photos and videos in the browser, without an app. Both show the photos live on a TV or projector while the party is on.
Afterwards, you download everything in one ZIP with both. And both work for weddings, birthdays, parties and company events.
Where GuestCam is the better choice
If you want to keep voices. Every GuestCam plan includes an audio guestbook, where guests leave a voicemail. Snap-e has no audio guestbook.
If you have a photographer and every guest wants to find their own photos. With MagicFind, a guest finds the photos they appear in with a single selfie. Snap-e does not offer face or selfie search.
If you want long storage or need many languages. GuestCam offers up to 12 months for uploads and up to 14 months of storage, and the guest portal works in 17 languages, including Dutch and French. With Snap-e the online archive lasts 7 or 30 days.
Where Snap-e is stronger
Moderation before photos reach the screen: inappropriate photos are filtered automatically and you can hold photos until you approve them for the wall. With GuestCam, according to its own website, new uploads go straight to the end of the slideshow queue.
Several screens: Snap-e shows the live wall on up to three screens at once; GuestCam runs one slideshow at a time.
A Belgian company in your language: Snap-e is a product of Flow-e BV in Herzele, and you as the host also work in English, Dutch or French. GuestCam’s host portal is in English only, and GuestCam stores data with US-based cloud providers.
Frequently asked questions
Is Snap-e or GuestCam better?
It depends on your event. GuestCam is stronger if you want an audio guestbook, finding photos with a selfie or more than a year of storage. Snap-e is stronger if you want to moderate photos before they reach the screen, show them on several screens at once and work with a Belgian company in English, Dutch and French.
Do guests need an app with Snap-e or GuestCam?
No, with neither. With GuestCam there is no sign-up. With Snap-e guests enter their name and e-mail by default and confirm with a code; the exact steps depend on your event’s settings.
How long do photos stay online with Snap-e and GuestCam?
With Snap-e the online archive lasts 7 days with Cosy and 30 days with Fancy, so download your album in time. According to its own website, GuestCam offers up to 14 months of storage.
Can I find photos with a selfie on Snap-e, like with MagicFind?
No. Snap-e does not offer face or selfie search. If you want guests to find their photos with a selfie, GuestCam with MagicFind is the better choice.