PartyCam vs WedShoots
The WedShoots alternative whose QR code works on the day.
WedShoots is free, and it comes with the wedding-portal account you may already have. PartyCam costs money past 10 guests - and in return the QR opens a camera in the browser: no app to install, no code to type, no language surprise.
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What WedShoots is
WedShoots (wedshoots.com) is the free guest-photo app of the Bodas.net family - the Spanish wedding portal that sits inside The Knot Worldwide next to WeddingWire and, in the UK, Hitched. It has existed since 2013, counts more than five million Android installs, and the pitch is simple: create a private album, give guests a code, and every photo they upload from their phone lands in a live gallery you can put on a projector, comment on, and download afterwards. There are no tiers and no add-ons, because there is no price.
It is an upload app, not a camera. Guests have to install WedShoots, find the wedding by its code, and pick photos from their camera roll - the App Store and Google Play descriptions both put it as “just have them install the app.” There is no shot limit, no film look beyond Instagram-style filters, no reveal moment, and video is not mentioned in any of its listings. The most recent UK reviews cluster on a single failure: the QR code printed on the table signs opening a Google search of the album number, or a Hitched page asking the guest to create an album of their own, with nobody to call while the reception is under way.
PartyCam is the opposite trade. It is not free past 10 guests, and it does the one thing WedShoots does not attempt: a real camera, with a film look applied as guests shoot, that opens from the QR code in the browser with no app and no code - plus video through the free app, original-resolution downloads, and someone who answers at 11 pm on the night.
PartyCam vs WedShoots
Feature and pricing details for WedShoots come from their public website and app-store listings, last checked September 3, 2026.
| Feature | PartyCam | WedShoots |
|---|---|---|
| Guests shoot without an app or account | Yes — scan the QR and the camera opens in the browser. No account, no sign-in. | No - guests install the app and enter the wedding's code |
| Built-in camera with film look | Yes — a real camera with a Fuji-inspired film look, applied as you shoot | No - camera-roll uploads with Instagram-style filters |
| Disposable-style shot roll | Yes — you set each guest's shot count | No - unlimited uploads |
| Photo reveal timing | Your call — live album, or hold every photo for one big reveal | No - live gallery, with a projector mode |
| Guest video | Yes — guests record 1-minute clips in the free PartyCam app | Not mentioned in any of its listings - photos |
| Host moderation | ✓ | Host controls who can add and view, can deactivate the album and remove people |
| Album expiry | Never — your album stays until you delete it | Not stated |
| Full-resolution downloads | Original resolution, no watermarks, included | Yes - high resolution per its site, free |
| Free tier | Free for up to 10 guests — every feature, no card | Everything is free, for any number of guests |
| Pricing model | One-time per event. No subscription. | Free - no paid tier exists |
| Entry paid price | $14.99 for 50 guests | Free |
| Customer support | 24/7 support, included for every event | No support channel listed; recent reviewers report finding no one to contact |
PartyCam is not affiliated with WedShoots. WedShoots and related marks belong to their owners; they appear here for comparison only. Details change — if something above is out of date, tell us at support@partycam.com and we'll fix it.
Where PartyCam wins
The QR code opens a camera, not an app store
A WedShoots guest installs an app, finds the wedding and types a code. A PartyCam guest scans the code on the table and the camera is already open in the browser - on iPhone and Android, with no account.
Photos taken on purpose
WedShoots collects whatever guests happen to have in their camera roll. PartyCam hands each guest a roll of shots with a film look applied as they shoot, and the reveal is yours to time - live, or held back for one big drop.
Video, in the same album
None of WedShoots' listings mention video. PartyCam guests record 1-minute clips in the free app, and they land next to the photos rather than in a separate group chat.
Nothing for a guest to get wrong
The UK reviews are about codes that didn't resolve and an app that switched itself to Spanish. There is no code to mistype in PartyCam's flow and no language to pick - the guest experience is the QR and the camera.
Someone answers on the day
WedShoots is a free companion feature of a wedding portal, and its reviewers describe having no one to reach when the code failed. PartyCam includes 24/7 support with every event, the free tier included.
Any event, not only weddings
WedShoots is built around a wedding date and a portal account. PartyCam runs the same camera at birthdays, conferences, school events and trips - one album per event, no wedding required.
Where WedShoots makes sense
No tool wins every event. Pick WedShoots over PartyCam if these matter more to you:
- You want it free with no ceiling: WedShoots has no paid tier, no guest cap and no download fee.
- Your guest list speaks Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Italian or French - the app ships in eight languages, and Bodas.net is the incumbent portal in Spain, Mexico and Brazil.
- You already plan on Bodas.net, Matrimonio.com, Mariages.net or Hitched and want the album inside the same account.
- You want a projector feed with likes and comments during the reception, and photos rather than video are all you need.
- You are happy to ask every guest to install an app and type a code - and to test the printed QR before the invitations go out.
What their users report
Recurring themes from public WedShoots reviews, paraphrased and attributed — read the originals before you decide.
The QR code goes nowhere
The dominant recent complaint: guests scan the code printed on the table signs and get a Google search of the album number, or a Hitched page inviting them to create their own album, instead of the couple's gallery. Several hosts had already paid to print the signs.
UK App Store reviews, 2024–2026
Guests could not join
Hosts describe guests entering the wedding code and being unable to join or see the album - in some cases discovered only at the reception.
UK App Store reviews, 2024–2026
Wrong language, no way to fix it
English-speaking hosts report the app and the shared link switching to Spanish, described in reviews as a known bug that persisted across updates.
UK App Store reviews, 2026
No one to talk to
When the code failed, reviewers could find no support channel to raise it with - the experience of a free portal add-on rather than a product with a help desk.
UK App Store reviews, 2025
What each costs
WedShoots: free. There is no paid tier, no per-guest cap, no download fee and no add-on; the album, the filters, the projector mode and the full-resolution download are all included, funded by the Bodas.net portals the app belongs to.
PartyCam: free for up to 10 guests with every feature, then one-time $14.99 (50 guests), $34.99 (100), $64.99 (175), $89.99 (250) and $149.99 (500). Prices are in US dollars; tax is added at checkout where applicable.
So this is not a price comparison. It is whether you would rather pay nothing for an upload album that asks every guest to install an app and type a code, or pay for a camera that opens from the QR in the browser - and for someone to answer if it doesn't.
PartyCam prices are one-time, in USD. Sales tax is calculated at checkout where applicable. WedShoots prices per their public website and app-store listings, September 3, 2026.
The bottom line
WedShoots is the right answer to a narrow question: a free album for a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking wedding whose guests will happily install an app. For everyone else its price is paid on the day - in codes that fail, a language that flips, and no one to call - and it collects camera-roll uploads rather than making anything worth keeping. PartyCam charges for the event and delivers a camera in every guest's browser, video, originals, and support that picks up.
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