You organised the weekend. Now you're messaging friends for photos scattered across camera rolls and group chats. A few send theirs. Others promise to do it later. You want a group photo sharing app that gives your friends one place to contribute, without another account to create. With sync.camera, you share an invite and your friends add their shots to the same private album.
What is hard right now
- I spent a week after the trip messaging everyone for photos. Half of them still haven't sent any.
- Our group chat compresses the photos and buries them between memes. Friends outside the chat miss them entirely.
- As soon as a shared album asks everyone to make an account, I have another thing to chase.
- I want our photos somewhere that doesn't sell our data or show ads.
Scenarios
The group trip that ends with 400 photos on five phones
Six of you head away for a long weekend. You know how the photo collection usually goes: a few arrive on Monday, then you spend the week sending reminders. Before you leave, create an event, give it a name and pick an end time. Put the QR code or eight-character invite in your group chat so your friends have somewhere to add their photos from the start.
Your friends join from any modern phone browser with no account required. As they upload, their shots come together in one album. Looking for the photos one friend took at dinner? Filter by photographer to see that contributor's shots. The free tier allows up to 7 guest uploaders per event. Plan your group vacation album before the first suitcase is packed.
The birthday where nobody wants the photos spoiled
You're organising a surprise birthday, and your friends are taking photos of the decorations before the guest of honour arrives. You want everyone to contribute without opening the gallery during the party. Choose After the event to unlock the gallery when the event ends, or Additional delay to unlock it a set number of hours later.
Your friends can keep taking and uploading photos while the reveal waits. Once the gallery unlocks, you can look through the night together and export your favourites. Set the timing for your birthday party album before the guests arrive.
The bachelorette weekend with three different nights
You've planned a welcome dinner, a day out and a late night with your friends. You want the photos from each part kept apart so they're easier to revisit. Use Moments to split your event into stages, each with its own QR code and reveal timing. Your friends move between stages without switching apps.
If your group needs more than the free tier's up to 7 guest uploaders per event, SYNC PRO is a one-time purchase, not a subscription, that expands the guest and photo limits for a single event. Upgrade again only when you create a larger event. Give each part of your bachelorette party its own place in the album.
The friend who never installs anything
One friend always says, “I'll send mine later,” as soon as you mention downloading an app. This time, send them the QR code or eight-character invite. They can open the invite link in any modern phone browser, join with no account required and upload their photos.
It doesn't matter whether your friends use different kinds of phones. Installing the iOS or Android app is optional. It adds better camera controls and push notifications for new photos, while your browser-only friend can still contribute to the album.
Features that make this work
Guest upload
Your friends add photos from their own phones with no account required. You get to enjoy their shots without collecting and uploading them on everyone's behalf.
QR code invites
Share a QR code or an eight-character invite in your group chat. Your friends can join from any modern phone browser, so there's no sign-up to walk them through.
Reveal modes
Choose when your friends see the photos. During shows photos live as they are taken. After the event unlocks the gallery when the event ends. Additional delay unlocks it a set number of hours later.
Private shared albums
Your group's photos are encrypted in transit, stored in event-scoped buckets and protected by per-event access rules. We don't sell your photos or your data. No ads. No cross-app tracking.