What is the main difference between Keeps and POV?

Both turn guests' phones into a shared disposable camera with QR-code joining and a delayed photo reveal. The core difference is focus: Keeps centers on a clean, low-friction shared-roll experience with optional shot limits and full-resolution photos, while POV emphasizes heavy visual customization (custom stickers, text and themed screens). Keeps tends to stay more affordable as your guest list grows.

Is Keeps a good alternative to POV?

Yes. Keeps offers the same core experience — no-download QR joining, a host-set reveal time, and full-resolution downloads — and is a strong alternative if you want a simpler, more affordable setup without paying premium tiers for customization you may not need.

Do guests need to download an app for Keeps or POV?

No, for both. Guests scan a QR code or tap a link and shoot in their browser. This is the single biggest factor in how many photos you collect, so both apps get this right.

Which is cheaper, Keeps or POV?

Both offer a way to start free and charge per event for larger guest lists. POV's pricing can climb faster as you add guests and unlock premium features. Keeps is designed to stay affordable as events scale — check the Keeps pricing page for current details.

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Q: Are the photos full resolution on both apps?

Yes. Both Keeps and POV keep photos at full resolution so you can download and print them after the reveal.

Keeps and POV are both excellent disposable camera apps — guests scan a QR code with no download, shoot into a shared album, and the photos reveal together at a time you set. The difference comes down to priorities: choose Keeps if you want a clean, affordable, low-friction shared roll; choose POV if heavy visual customization (custom stickers, text and themed screens) is worth a higher price. Here's the full breakdown.

If you're planning a wedding, birthday or party and you've narrowed it down to these two, this guide compares them point by point so you can decide quickly.

Quick verdict

Pick Keeps if you want the simplest possible shared-roll experience, optional shot limits, full-resolution photos, and pricing that stays reasonable as your guest list grows.
Pick POV if you want to deeply brand the camera with custom stickers, text and backgrounds, and you don't mind premium pricing for it.

Side by side

	Keeps	POV
Guest joins without download	Yes (QR / link)	Yes (QR / link)
Delayed reveal	Yes, host-set	Yes
Optional shot limits	Yes	Optional
Full-resolution photos	Yes	Yes
Visual customization	Clean, minimal	Extensive (stickers, text, themes)
Pricing	Free tier + affordable paid events	Per-event, premium tiers
Best for	Low-friction, affordable shared roll	Branded, customized experiences

Guest onboarding

This is where disposable camera apps win or lose. If guests have to download an app, participation drops to roughly 15–25%; with browser-based QR joining it climbs to 80–95%.

Both apps get this right. Keeps and POV both let guests scan a QR code or tap a link and start shooting in their browser — no account, no download. It's a tie on the single most important feature. The practical difference is downstream: how the experience feels once guests are in.

The photo reveal

Both apps hide photos until a reveal time you choose, recreating the "wait for the film to develop" magic of a real disposable camera.

Keeps keeps this front and center: you set a reveal time (commonly the morning after), and every photo unlocks at once for everyone. The simplicity is the point — guests stay present, then the reveal becomes a shared moment.

POV also supports a delayed reveal and lets you decide whether the gallery opens during the event or the next day. Functionally similar; the experiences are close here.

Customization

This is POV's headline strength. POV gives hosts extensive design control — custom stickers, text, backgrounds and themed screens — so the camera can match a wedding aesthetic or a brand. If a highly branded, designed experience is a priority, POV leads.

Keeps takes the opposite stance on purpose: a clean, minimal interface with less to configure. For most hosts that means less setup and a camera that simply gets out of the way. If you'd rather not spend time theming screens, Keeps is the faster path.

Photo quality and ownership

Both keep photos at full resolution, so you can download and print them after the reveal. Neither compresses your memories into unprintable thumbnails. On quality and ownership, it's another tie — the deciding factors are friction and price.

Pricing

Keeps is free to start, with affordable paid tiers as your event grows. The model is designed to stay reasonable as guest counts climb. See the pricing page for current details.

POV also starts free but leans on premium tiers, and costs can climb faster for larger guest lists and to unlock its customization features. If you want POV's design tools at a big event, budget accordingly.

Choose Keeps if…

You want maximum guest participation with zero friction
You prefer a clean, minimal camera over configuring themes
Optional shot limits and full-resolution photos matter to you
You want pricing that stays affordable as the guest list grows

Choose POV if…

Custom branding — stickers, text, themed screens — is a top priority
You're running a branded or sponsored event and design control matters
Premium pricing for that customization fits your budget

The bottom line

Keeps and POV are both strong, no-download disposable camera apps with delayed reveals and full-resolution photos. POV wins on deep customization; Keeps wins on simplicity and value — the easiest shared roll to set up and join, at a price that doesn't balloon as your guest list grows. For most weddings, birthdays and parties, Keeps is the more practical pick.

Want the broader landscape? See our best disposable camera app for events and best wedding photo sharing apps guides.