A private album is only useful if the memories are easy to keep. Gooya gives hosts a one-click download for the event files, organized so the album can be backed up outside the app.
Feature
A phone-first capture flow for the photos and videos guests already take.
Guest camera
Tap photo
Hold for video
Private gallery
Write-only
Host controls reveal
Export
ZIP
Download all visible files
Ownership
Gooya should make export obvious. Hosts can keep the private album for the experience, but the files are theirs to save, back up, and share outside the product.
Large galleries
A real event can produce hundreds of photos and large videos. Gooya streams the archive so the server does not need to load the whole gallery into memory first.
Vault trust
If hosts can export their memories before a vault locks, the renewal becomes a keepsake choice rather than a threat. That trust is a product advantage.
Sharing
Some family members need a view-only gallery. Others need files. Gooya should keep both lanes clear: shared album access for viewing, ZIP download for the host's own archive.
| How guests' photos get collected | Gooya | Group chat | Shared album | Pro photographer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an app or account | No — just scan a QR | Yes (the chat app) | Yes (an account) | — |
| Captures everyone's angle | The whole crowd | Only people in the chat | Only who you invite | One photographer |
| Photo, video and voice | All three | Compressed photos/clips | Photos & video | Photos (video extra) |
| Full-resolution originals | Yes | No — compressed | Yes | Yes |
| You own & download it all | One-click ZIP | Screenshot the thread | Yes | Depends on contract |
| Typical cost | From $89 / event | Free but scattered | Ongoing storage fees | $1,500–$4,000+ |
| Ready | Same day | — | — | Weeks later |
No. Gooya opens in the phone browser from one QR code. Guests can use the camera or their library without installing an app, making an account, or remembering a password.
No. Gooya is write-only for guests by default. They send their own memory, see that it landed, and return to the event. The private album belongs to the host.
Yes. The host can download the visible memories in one ZIP, including the original photo and video files Gooya stores for the event.
“I cried when I saw my mom's reaction to the father-daughter dance — the dual camera caught the dance and her face in the same shot. I'd never have gotten that myself.”
“The best part was seeing real footage from real people, not just the photographer's version of the night.”
“It didn't dump hundreds of photos onto my phone and eat my storage — I got to pick exactly what I wanted to keep.”
Feature
Gooya collects guest photos and videos into a private album controlled by the host, not a public feed or group chat.
Pricing
Gooya pricing for no-app QR photo and video collection, private albums, ZIP download, reveal controls, and optional vault renewal.
Comparison
Compare Google Drive folders with Gooya's no-app QR guest camera, private event gallery, reveal controls, and ZIP export.
Gooya is a private, no-app guest camera for weddings and events. Guests scan, shoot, and send. You keep the gallery.