Do guests need to install the Filmly app?

No. Guests can scan the QR code with any phone camera and the web flow opens in their browser. They set a nickname and start shooting immediately. The native iOS / Android app is only needed if a guest wants offline capture, film-stock filters, or to keep the album on their device for later.

What happens if a guest takes their photo before the reveal?

The photo uploads to the cloud immediately but stays invisible to everyone except the host until the reveal moment. The host can also enable host-moderation, which holds every photo for approval before it joins the album.

Can guests delete a photo they regret taking?

Yes, until the reveal. After the reveal the host has full control (can hide or delete any photo) and guests can request deletion of their own shots.

How does the big-screen display work?

Open filmly.us/display/?code=YOUR_CODE on any TV or laptop at the venue (Chrome, Safari, Edge — anything with a modern browser). The page is full-screen, runs a live countdown, plays a soundscape that escalates as the clock approaches zero, and at reveal moment fires a fireworks animation and starts an auto-slideshow.

What if the venue WiFi is bad?

The native iOS / Android app captures photos offline and syncs as soon as a connection is available. Guests using the web flow need a working connection for each shot, but the upload retries gracefully if the signal blips during a single shot.

Who can see the photos?

Only people who joined the event. Each guest gets a JWT scoped to that specific event — they can't see other events' photos even if they guess the URL. The big-screen display is read-only and bound to the same JWT mechanism.

Can I export the full-resolution album after the event?

Yes — on every tier. Hosts and guests can save full-resolution photos to their device, and Filmly auto-renders a shareable MP4 Reel of the event that anyone can download. Paid tiers only raise the guest cap — they never lock features behind a paywall.

Yes. When the event ends, an MP4 reel is generated server-side that picks the best moments (using AI scoring for sharpness + face engagement + variety) and stitches them with music. The reel auto-renders in the background — hosts get a push notification when it's ready.

What languages does Filmly support?

Ten at launch: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. The app auto-detects the device language and can be overridden in Settings.

How is this different from a shared Google Photos / iCloud album?

Shared albums are passive buckets — nobody opens them again after the event. Filmly enforces scarcity (limited shots per guest) and synchronises the reveal moment, so the album itself becomes an event. The big-screen display turns the moment of "everyone seeing the album for the first time" into a shared experience instead of a private scroll.

Filmly — A disposable camera that develops into a movie

Capture together.
Develop together.

Filmly turns any event into a shared roll of film. Your guests scan a QR, get a limited number of shots, and nothing develops until the night ends. Then — all at once — the album opens to everyone.

Free for events up to 8 guests · No installs required

A shared event camera that turns any gathering into one collective roll of film.

Filmly is a smartphone app and web companion for weddings, birthdays, parties, trips, and any event where the room would rather take photos together than spam a group chat. Guests join by scanning a QR code — no install needed on the web — capture a small number of intentional shots, and nothing develops until the event ends. At the reveal moment, the entire album opens to everyone at once, often on a big-screen TV at the venue with a live countdown and fireworks animation.

The result is the only group photo album anyone actually opens back up after the night ends — because the album is the night.

Pick a name. Set the rules.

Hosts sign in on the web or app and create an event in three taps. Name, cover photo (built-in library or upload your own), shot count per guest (8 / 12 / 24), and when the album should develop — instantly, when the event ends, or at a specific moment for dramatic effect.

No subscription — pay per event when you want more capacity

Built-in cover photo library (12 scenes + 6 gradients) or upload your own

Set per-guest shot limits to keep the album curated

Three reveal modes: instant, at event end, or scheduled moment

Scan. Shoot. Wait.

Guests scan the QR — works in any phone browser, zero installs. They set a nickname and start shooting. The shot count enforces intention: no one chimps the screen, because there's nothing to review. Just the moment.

Web join: no app required, works in mobile Safari + Chrome

Live activity ticker — see "Sarah joined" / "James captured" in real time

Native iOS / Android app adds offline capture + film-stock filters

Photos auto-save to the guest's camera roll as a personal copy

The room watches the album develop together.

Open the big-screen URL on any TV or laptop at the venue. A live countdown ticks down, the sound design escalates (gentle heartbeat → urgent → peak), and at zero — fireworks, a chord cadence, and every photo unlocks at once. AI Reel renders an MP4 in the background so everyone leaves with a memento.

Dramatic countdown soundscape (auto-mutes on long timers)
Activity ticker overlay during the event for "joined / shot" toasts
Auto-slideshow with Ken Burns + 5 transition styles after reveal
"Event wrapped" mode for venues where the TV stays on all night

WEDDING

The whole reception, one album

Replace the disposable cameras on every table. Guests scan the QR at the place card, capture limited shots, and the couple gets every angle of the night without a single forgotten upload.

BIRTHDAY

No phone-down moments

Set a 90-minute reveal so the candles, the cake, and the toasts all land in one album. Friends see each other's shots only after the night ends — preserves the surprise.

HOUSE PARTY

Stories without the social pressure

No public timeline, no algorithm. Just a private roll your circle of friends fills together and gets to keep for life.

TRIP / ROAD TRIP

One album, many phones

Camping, weekend getaways, group cruises. Everyone's photos in one place, sorted by capture time, no AirDrop chains, no Google Photos shared album that nobody opens.

GRADUATION

Cap tosses from every angle

One QR per row of chairs, scattered along the procession path. Family + classmates contribute. The ceremony develops as one album when the dean walks off stage.

COMPANY OFFSITE

Real photos, no Slack channel deluge

Replace the deflating "anyone got photos from yesterday?" Slack thread. One Filmly link in the calendar invite. Recap reel automatically renders for the Monday all-hands.

	FILMLY	Disposable apps	Shared albums
Scarcity (limited shots per guest)	✓	✓	—
Synchronised "reveal" moment	✓	—	—
Big-screen TV display for venue	✓	—	—
Web join — no install needed	✓	—	sometimes
AI Reel auto-generated	✓	—	—
Works offline (mobile)	✓	sometimes	sometimes
Per-event pricing (not subscription)	✓	—	✓
Free tier for small events	8 guests	limited	unlimited

FILMLY

Disposable apps

Shared albums

Scarcity (limited shots per guest)

✓

—

Synchronised "reveal" moment

✓

—

Big-screen TV display for venue

✓

—

Web join — no install needed

✓

—

sometimes

AI Reel auto-generated

✓

—

Works offline (mobile)

✓

sometimes

Per-event pricing (not subscription)

✓

—

✓

Free tier for small events

8 guests

limited

unlimited

Capture together.
Develop together.

A shared event camera that turns any gathering into one collective roll of film.

Pick a name. Set the rules.

Scan. Shoot. Wait.

The room watches the album develop together.

One product, many nights.

The whole reception, one album

No phone-down moments

Stories without the social pressure

One album, many phones

Cap tosses from every angle

Real photos, no Slack channel deluge

We picked the best of both worlds.

Pay per event, not per month.

Questions, answered.

Throw a night people remember.

Capture together.Develop together.

A shared event camera that turns any gathering into one collective roll of film.

Pick a name. Set the rules.

Scan. Shoot. Wait.

The room watches the album develop together.

One product, many nights.

The whole reception, one album

No phone-down moments

Stories without the social pressure

One album, many phones

Cap tosses from every angle

Real photos, no Slack channel deluge

We picked the best of both worlds.

Pay per event, not per month.

Questions, answered.

Throw a night people remember.

Capture together.
Develop together.