Best wedding photo-sharing apps in 2026: 8 solutions compared

To share wedding photos with guests in 2026: pick CéSAR Photo if you want every guest to find their own photos with a selfie (free plan, then €49 per event, interface in French, English, Spanish and Hebrew); Evokly (€69) or Keep Pics (€49 to €129) for a French alternative with face recognition; Gathmo (€29), Fotify (€29.99) or GuestCam ($49) for a simple QR-code upload album; WedShoots or Google Photos for a free album without face-based sorting.

Wedding photo-sharing apps fall into two families. Upload albums (QR code) let everyone send photos to a shared gallery that people then browse by hand. Face-recognition galleries add a selfie: each guest automatically finds only THEIR photos. Here are eight solutions compared, with prices and features taken from their official websites on October 5, 2026. Prices change often: always check with the provider before paying.

The comparison at a glance

CéSAR Photo: best for helping every guest find their own photos

CéSAR Photo is built around face recognition: the organizer imports the photos (direct upload, Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer, iPhone and RAW formats), guests scan a QR code, take a selfie and receive a private gallery with only their photos. The interface exists in French, English, Spanish and Hebrew with true right-to-left display, which makes it the natural choice for bilingual or French-Israeli weddings. The selfie is deleted after the search and the recognition model runs on CéSAR Photo's own infrastructure, with no third-party service. Limits to know: 5,000 photos and 20 GB per event on the CéSAR One plan (where Evokly advertises unlimited photos), and a web-only service with no native app.

Evokly: a French alternative with face recognition

Evokly offers a QR-code gallery with selfie search and explicitly requested consent. The free plan is limited to 1 event, 100 photos, 15 days and 10 contributors; the Event plan is €69 as a one-time payment, with unlimited photos and 6-month storage. Its site is in French: best for an exclusively French-speaking wedding. More in our CéSAR vs Evokly comparison.

Keep Pics: face-based sorting from €49

Keep Pics advertises automatic photo sorting by guest through face recognition (AWS Rekognition according to its site), for €49, €79 or €129 depending on guest count, with 1 year of hosting (5 years optional) and no installation. Its price depends on wedding size, whereas CéSAR One is €49 whatever the guest count. This information comes from Keep Pics' own site.

Fotify, Gathmo, GuestCam: QR-code upload albums

These three solutions run in the browser, with no guest app, and are paid once per event. Fotify (€29.99 to €79.99, free plan limited to 20 invitations and 50 photos) presents itself as a complete wedding platform. Gathmo (free limited to 60 uploads, then €29, €69 or €89) highlights photos, video and voice messages. GuestCam ($49 or $97) offers face search as a paid add-on at $45 extra. None of the three includes face recognition in its base price: if your priority is that everyone finds their photos without digging, compare the total cost with the option.

WedShoots and Google Photos: the free options

WedShoots, the Mariages.net app, is free with no per-guest photo limit, but it requires downloading an iOS or Android app; its page does not mention face search. Google Photos lets you share an album for free within your Google storage quota; direct sharing goes through a Google account, link sharing remains possible for others, and there is no selfie-based sorting for guests. These options suit a small wedding where everyone is happy to scroll through the album.

How to choose in 4 questions

• Do you want each guest to find their photos on their own? Yes: a face-recognition gallery (CéSAR Photo, Evokly, Keep Pics). No: an upload album is enough.
• Do your guests speak several languages, or Hebrew? Check that the interface exists in their language, including right-to-left: CéSAR Photo covers French, English, Spanish and Hebrew.
• How long do you want photos kept? It ranges from 15 days to 1 year depending on the plan: aim for at least 6 months after the wedding.
• What is your total budget, option included? Add up the plan, any face recognition and the duration you want before comparing.