The Momentzy alternative to WedShoots
WedShoots is the free wedding album app published by Casamentos.pt: the couple creates an album, gets an album code, and shares it with the guests, who install the app and add their photos. It has been doing that job for years, and it does it well: filters, comments and likes, a projector mode that shows the photos as they arrive, a full album download and privacy controls to switch the album on and off or remove someone. The friction is at the door. Every guest has to install an app and type an album code before the first photo exists. If you would rather they scanned a QR code and uploaded straight from the phone browser, with opt-in face grouping from the Premium plan up, a guest experience in 10 languages and one tool that also covers birthdays and corporate events, this is how the two compare.
Why people look for a WedShoots alternative
WedShoots asks each guest to install an app and enter an album code. That is two decisions before a single photo is shared, and app installs are a known drop-off point: the older relatives who took the photos nobody else took are exactly the ones who will not install anything.
The album code has to travel separately from the invitation and be typed correctly. A QR code on the welcome sign or the table card removes both steps: the guest points the camera and the upload screen is already open.
WedShoots is a wedding album. If you also run birthdays, christenings, corporate parties or a venue's whole calendar, you need a second tool for everything that is not a wedding, and your guests need to learn a second flow.
Couples who want explicit privacy and GDPR controls, private-by-default galleries, moderation before a photo appears, a retention period and a documented removal path, tend to want those as product features rather than as settings inside an album.
Momentzy vs WedShoots
| Feature | Momentzy | WedShoots |
|---|---|---|
| How a guest joins | Scan a QR code or open a link and upload from the phone browser, no app and no code to type | Guests install the WedShoots app and enter the album code the couple shares |
| Guest account | None. No sign-up to view or upload | The app plus the album code the couple gives out |
| Finding the photos you are in | Opt-in face grouping per event, from the Premium plan up; each guest surfaces the photos they appear in | Browse the album, comment and like; no face-based photo finding listed |
| Live display during the party | Browser slideshow on the venue screen from the Basic plan up, new photos appear as they are approved | Projector mode showing the album's photos in real time |
| Pricing and scope | Free tier plus paid plans, and not everything is on the free one: the slideshow starts on Basic and face grouping on Premium; the same tool for weddings, birthdays and corporate events | Free, and built around the wedding album, published by Casamentos.pt |
| Privacy and GDPR | Private by default, moderation before publication, retention controls, opt-in face detection, removal path | Privacy controls on the album: activate it, deactivate it, remove users |
Comparison made on 18 August 2026 based on publicly available information. Competitors may have changed pricing or features since then, always check their official site.
Sources we checked
- WedShoots official site (wedshoots.com) (2026-08-18)
What makes Momentzy better
The QR code removes the two steps that cost you photos
A guest at a wedding has a drink in one hand and a phone in the other. Asking them to find an app, install it, open it and type an album code loses people at every step. Momentzy puts a QR code on the sign and the table card: they point the camera, the upload screen opens in the browser they already have, and the photo is in the gallery. Nothing to install, nothing to type.
Each guest can find themselves
WedShoots gives you an album to browse, comment on and like. Momentzy adds opt-in face grouping, enabled per event by the organiser on the Premium plan and up, so a guest can surface the photos they appear in instead of scrolling through six hundred. At a large wedding that is the difference between an album people open once and one they come back to.
One tool for the whole calendar, not just the wedding
WedShoots is a wedding album published by Casamentos.pt. Momentzy runs the same way for birthdays, christenings, corporate parties and a venue's full season, so a professional learns one setup and reuses it, and returning guests already know how it works.
Privacy you can put in writing
Galleries are private by default, uploads can be moderated before anyone sees them, you can set a retention period, guests have a removal path, and face detection is opt-in and scoped to that one event. For a venue or a photographer who has to answer a client's data question, those are commitments rather than settings.
How to switch from WedShoots
- 1
Create the event in Momentzy instead of opening a WedShoots album.
- 2
Generate the QR code and the link, and print them on the welcome sign, the table cards and the invitations.
- 3
If an album already exists in WedShoots, download it and upload the photos worth keeping into your Momentzy gallery.
- 4
Decide whether to enable opt-in face grouping and whether uploads should be moderated before they appear.
- 5
Tell guests to scan the QR code. There is no app to install and no album code to dictate over the noise.
- 6
Open the slideshow on the venue screen so guests see their own photos arrive, which is what makes the rest of the room upload.
Frequently asked questions
- What is WedShoots, exactly?
- WedShoots is a free wedding photo album app published by Casamentos.pt. The couple creates an album and shares its code, and guests install the app and use the code to add their photos, comment and like. The official site also lists filters, a projector mode, a full album download and privacy controls.
- How is Momentzy different from WedShoots?
- The difference is the door. WedShoots guests install an app and type an album code; Momentzy guests scan a QR code and upload from the phone browser, with no app and no code. Momentzy also adds opt-in face grouping from the Premium plan up, a guest experience in 10 languages, and works for events that are not weddings.
- Do guests need to install anything to use Momentzy?
- No. They scan the QR code or open the link and upload from the browser that is already on their phone. There is no account to create and no code to type in.
- Is WedShoots free, and is Momentzy?
- The WedShoots official site states the service is free. Momentzy has a free tier plus paid plans, and the difference matters here: WedShoots is free with everything in it, while our free tier covers the QR uploads and the gallery, the slideshow starts on the Basic plan and face grouping on Premium. You can start at no cost and upgrade only if you need those, more storage, more photos or a longer gallery.
- Can I show the photos on a screen during the party?
- Yes, from the Basic plan up. Momentzy has a browser slideshow you open on the venue screen, and new photos appear as they are approved. WedShoots lists a projector mode that does the same for its album.
- Can I use Momentzy for something other than a wedding?
- Yes. Birthdays, christenings, corporate events, conferences and venue calendars all use the same setup, which is why venues and photographers tend to standardise on one QR code rather than one tool per occasion.