Gooya is a digital disposable camera for events, and a guest camera: guests scan one code, the camera opens in their phone, and they send photos, short films and voice notes.
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
Guest flow
The guest camera uses familiar phone behavior: a large shutter, a camera flip button, a library picker, and a send screen before upload. It feels like a camera, not a survey form.
No account
Event guests are in a hurry, often standing, and usually holding a drink or bag. Gooya keeps them out of sign-up flows and sends them straight to capture.
Upload reliability
Large videos and iPhone library exports can take a few seconds before upload starts. Gooya should keep the guest informed with clear preparing, review, progress, and retry states.
Private by default
The guest does not browse the gallery after sending. This keeps the event social, protects privacy, and prevents guests from comparing what other people uploaded.
| 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.
Feature
Gooya lets hosts keep an event gallery sealed, reveal it instantly, or schedule a private reveal after the event.
Wedding QR code
Use one wedding QR code to collect guest photos and videos into a private album with no app download or account required.
Gooya is a private, no-app guest camera for weddings and events. Guests scan, shoot, and send. You keep the gallery.