You already have an Event Album
Set it up and get the QR code — or buy another one for your next event.
Every guest photo from your event — with one QR code
Guests scan the code and upload from the phone browser — no app, no signup. $39.99 one-time per event: no expiry timer, no upload window, full export whenever you want. And unlike anywhere else, your guests keep their shots too — in their own free account.
One-time payment, no subscription. It never expires — start the album when the date is set.
Sound familiar?
Everyone was shooting — you got a dozen shots
The best photos stayed on other people's phones, and nobody is going to send them over.
The group chat ate the quality
Whatever arrived came compressed and sank between voice notes and stickers.
A week later it feels awkward to ask
There is one moment to collect everything, and it passes in a couple of days.
For any event where guests take photos
Three steps
You create the album
A name and a few words for your guests. The printable QR sign is ready right away — put it on the tables.
Guests scan it
They land on a page with your greeting. Photos and videos go into the album straight from the phone browser.
You sort it out and take it home
Every shot: show to everyone, keep for friends, or hide. The whole album downloads as one archive.
Guests need nothing but a camera
No app, no account
Point the camera, open the page, pick the photos. Works on any phone with a browser.
Anonymous by default
A guest's name is never published without their say-so. They can sign in later and put their name on their shots.
They can claim their photos
Uploaded without signing in, then created an account? Their files move over. They have a week to do it.
They cannot touch anyone else's
A guest deletes only their own and cannot edit the album. Everyone who scanned the code can see the shared album.
Nobody sees what you don't want them to
Three states for every shot
Show to everyone, keep for friends only, or hide completely. One tap, or a whole batch at once.
Approve first, if you like
Turn on holding and guest photos wait for your approval — until then nobody can see them.
You see who sent what
A guest list with counts: how many they sent, how many are shown, how many are waiting.
The code can be replaced
If the link reaches the wrong people, issue a new one. The old QR stops working; guests who joined stay.
The album stays yours
It never expires
Not after a month, not after a year. The link and the QR never change, and storage costs you nothing extra.
Downloads as one archive
A ZIP with files by chapter and a text file of captions — readable in ten years, with or without Albums.
It's an album, not a dump
A cover, chapters and your own voice notes next to the shots — a story you can read again.
Guest uploads don't eat your space
Everyone brings their own. There is no cap on how many photos an event can hold.
Albums vs. typical QR photo services
| Typical QR service | albums.ink | |
|---|---|---|
| Album lifetime | Deleted after 3–12 months | No expiry timer |
| Upload window | Closes after 24 hours – 3 months | Never closes |
| Guests' own shots | Given away and lost | Saved to their own free account |
| After the event | A zip file | A living story album |
Worth knowing up front
Better read before you buy than be disappointed after.
- Photos are resized to 2048 px on the long side. Great for screens, 10×15 prints and a photo book. Not for a wall-sized poster.
- Video is capped at 50 MB per file. That is roughly a minute from a phone. Post longer clips separately.
- The venue needs internet. With no signal a guest can scan the code and upload later — the link is permanent.
- An album open to everyone goes through review. A hidden one — visible to your guests only — works right away.
One purchase for the whole event
One-time payment. No subscription.
- A permanent QR code and a printable sign
- Any number of guests, no cap on photos
- Sorting: show to everyone, friends, or hide
- Download everything as an archive, any time
- The album stays yours forever
- Guests never pay
Paid through PayPal. Access opens right after the payment.
Questions
Create an Event Album and show or print its QR code. Guests scan it and upload photos and videos straight from the phone browser during and after the event. Everything lands in one album that belongs to you.
No. The phone camera opens an ordinary web page.
Also no. They can upload without signing in — those photos stay anonymous. If they want their name on them, or want the files in their own account, they can sign in later.
As many as you like. There is one code and it never changes.
As long as you need. We delete nothing on a timer and charge nothing extra for storage.
Yes. Any album exports as a single archive with the original files — your photos are never locked in.
The event owner. And guests keep their own shots: after signing in, everything a guest uploaded is saved to their own album in their own free account as well.
There is no cap for the event: every guest's space counts against their own account, and for photos it goes a long way. Heavy video is the exception — 50 MB per file.
Yes, each one has its own visibility. You can also turn on approval in advance, so guest photos wait for your decision.
Issue a new link — the old QR stops working. Everyone who already joined stays.
That is another purchase. Nothing expires: buy it in advance and create the album when the date is set.
Guests need no Google account and no app. The owner gets chapters, voice notes, a live photo wall, moderation, and a one-time price per event instead of a storage subscription.
Story albums are free. Pro is $9.99/month for more capacity. An Event Album is a $39.99 one-time purchase per event — guests never pay.
Put up the sign — your guests do the rest
The code is ready a minute after payment. From there it just sits on the table and collects your celebration.
One-time payment · Guests never pay · The album stays yours