35 powerful features

Everything Your Event Needs

From instant photo sharing through seating plan, invitation and menu to AI-powered moderation β€” Photogala brings everything your event needs.

Every feature is optional β€” switch on what you need, hide the rest.

Free Β· no credit card Β· ready in 2 minutes

Take Part

Taking Part & Gamification

Turn shy guests into photographers β€” with missions, points and rewards.

Challenges

Turn Passive Guests Into Active Uploaders

Photo challenges that drive 300% more uploads than basic galleries.

Structured Fun

Structured Fun

Guests know exactly what to photograph. No awkward standing around.

Friendly Competition

Earn points. Climb leaderboards. Win prizes.

Full Coverage

Full Coverage

Every moment captured from every angle.

β€œGive your guests specific photo missions β€” 'Capture the best dance move', 'Find the couple's first dance'. Structured challenges guide creativity and ensure complete event coverage.”

Guided Creativity
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See It In Action

From printed cards at your venue to the mobile experience - challenges work everywhere.

Printed task cards

Printable photo missions

Photo challenge card

Photo challenge example

Print template editor

Pick a print layout and restyle it in the template editor

Printed task cards

Printable photo missions

Fully Customizable

Customize page format (A4/A7), colors, header & footer text, background images, QR code styling, and more to match your event's theme perfectly.

Browse 100+ Pre-Made Challenges

Or create your own custom challenges in minutes

WeddingPartyCorporateTravelFamilyCompetition

Capture the Rings

+25Wedding

Photograph the rings or wedding bands from a creative angle.

Confetti Moment

+20Party

Catch the loudest celebration shot of the night.

Team Selfie

+15Corporate

Get your whole team into one sharp frame.

Best Vacation View

+30Travel

Show the group favorite spot from your trip.

Dance Floor Energy

+20Party

Capture the most energetic dance floor photo.

Top Contributor Sprint

+40Competition

Upload 10 quality moments before the next leaderboard refresh.

Turn Guests Into Photographers

100+ pre-made challenges. Or create your own in seconds.

Included β€’ Customizable β€’ Instant results

Leaderboard

Turn Photo Sharing Into A Friendly Competition

See who's winning. Guests compete to reach the top. Participation skyrockets.

Live rankings update in real-time as guests earn points

Leaderboard selection

View detailed stats and achievements for each guest

You decide what each upload, like and completed task is worth

Live rankings update in real-time as guests earn points

Gamification

Gamification

Points for uploads, challenges, engagement. Guests compete naturally.

Live Rankings

Live Rankings

Updates instantly. See your rank climb in real-time.

Viral Engagement

Viral Engagement

87% more participation with leaderboards enabled.

The Competition Effect

β€œPicture this: friends competing for the top spot, a live ranking that keeps the energy high all night. Leaderboards turn passive attendance into active participation.”

The Competition Effect
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Make Photo Sharing Competitive

Turn casual guests into engaged uploaders.

Included β€’ Automatic β€’ Real-time updates

Rewards

Achievements & Real Rewards

Digital badges and physical prizes. Motivate guests with meaningful rewards.

Guests redeem unlocked rewards right on their phone

All possible rewards view

View all available rewards and track your progress

Claiming a physical reward

The redemption code is shown on the phone and marked as used

Guests redeem unlocked rewards right on their phone

Achievement Badges

Digital recognition

Early Bird
First 10 uploads
Earned!
Photo Pro
50 photos uploaded
32/50
Social Star
100 likes received
67/100

Physical Rewards

Real prizes to claim

Free Drink
Complete 3 tasks
Claim
Candy Bag
Receive 50 likes
3 left
Event T-Shirt
Upload 25 photos
10 left

Powerful Admin Controls

Create Custom
Create Custom

Design your own achievements with custom images and conditions

Manual Assignment
Manual Assignment

Manually award achievements to specific users anytime

Inventory Tracking
Inventory Tracking

Set limited quantities for physical rewards

Flexible Unlock Conditions

Photo Uploads
Photo Uploads
Points Earned
Points Earned
Tasks Completed
Tasks Completed
Likes Received
Likes Received
Other Achievements
Other Achievements
Time-Based
Time-Based
Album Contributions
Album Contributions
Invitation Codes
Invitation Codes

Browse Pre-Made Achievement Templates

Import ready-made achievements or create your own from scratch

Achievement Templates Coming Soon

Create fully custom achievements with flexible conditions and real rewards.

Real Prizes

Real Prizes

Gift cards, swag, experiences. Make winning meaningful.

Motivation

Motivation

People compete harder when there's a prize on the line.

ROI Positive

ROI Positive

Small prizes, big effect: rewards turn spectators into photographers.

The Reward Effect

β€œImagine your event with real prizes on the line β€” a free drink for completing 3 challenges, a gift card for the top uploader. Small investments that multiply engagement and create lasting memories for your guests.”

The Reward Effect
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Turn Participation Into Prize-Winning

Small investment. Massive return in engagement.

Included β€’ Flexible β€’ Easy to set up

Social

Turn Guests Into Active Uploaders

Likes, comments, and shares. Your gallery becomes a social network for your event.

A tap on the heart rewards the best shots instantly

Comment on photos and @mention friends

Share favorites to social media

A tap on the heart rewards the best shots instantly

Instant Reactions

Guests can like and react to photos in real-time.

Live Comments

Live Comments

Start conversations. Build memories together.

Easy Sharing

Easy Sharing

Share favorites to Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp.

Social Gallery

β€œLikes, comments, and @mentions turn your gallery into a social experience. Guests don't just upload β€” they interact, react, and share their favorite moments with each other.”

Social Gallery
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Make Your Gallery Social

Turn passive viewers into active uploaders.

Included β€’ No limits β€’ Works instantly
Find & Protect

Finding & Protecting

Find every photo you appear in β€” and keep everything else out.

Face Recognition

Find Your Photos Instantly

AI finds every photo you're in. No manual searching. Just click your face.

Guests tap a face to instantly filter the gallery to only photos containing that person

Media view with face detection details

See who's in each photo with confidence indicators and quick navigation between faces

Guests tap a face to instantly filter the gallery to only photos containing that person

AI Face Search

Smart AI

Recognizes faces automatically. Works even with sunglasses.

Instant Results

Find all your photos in 2 seconds instead of 20 minutes.

Highly Accurate

Advanced AI clusters faces with high precision across all event photos.

Powerful Admin Tools

Full Control for Event Organizers

Manage face clusters, label people, and curate the perfect photo experience for your guests.

Full Control for Event Organizers

Merge Clusters

Combine face clusters when the same person appears in multiple groups.

Label People

Add names to face clusters so guests can find people by name.

Hide Clusters

Control which face clusters are visible to guests for privacy.

Manual Adjustments

Add missed faces, split clusters, or reassign faces between groups.

β€œImagine 1,400 photos from your event. Instead of scrolling through all of them, every guest taps their face and instantly sees only photos they appear in. Finding your moments takes seconds, not minutes.”

Find Your Moments
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Never Miss A Photo Of Yourself

AI-powered face recognition with full admin control.

Included in PRO plans

GPS Map

Discover Where Memories Were Made

Interactive map shows exactly where each photo was taken. Navigate your event geographically.

Interactive map clusters photos by location

Map view with an opened photo cluster

Tap a cluster and the photos taken there open right below

Photo clusters on the event map

Nearby photos merge into a single marker with a count

Interactive map clusters photos by location

Smart Clustering

Smart Clustering

Photos group by location automatically. Zoom in for details.

Explore Visually

Explore Visually

See where moments happened. Navigate event geographically.

Automatic Detection

Automatic Detection

GPS data extracted from photos automatically. No extra steps for guests.

Perfect For

Multi-Venue Weddings

Church ceremony, park photos, reception hallβ€”see where each moment happened across your wedding journey.

Destination Events

Beach wedding, resort activities, sightseeing toursβ€”map every location your group explored together.

Corporate Retreats

Team building sites, conference rooms, networking venuesβ€”document where your team connected and collaborated.

Adventure Events

Hiking trails, camping spots, scenic viewpointsβ€”visualize the entire adventure route with photo markers.

β€œAfter a multi-venue event β€” ceremony, dinner, after-party β€” explore photos on an interactive map. Each location tells its own visual story, creating a geographic journey through your event.”

Navigate Your Memories
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Navigate Your Event Like Never Before

Interactive map with automatic location clustering.

Included in PRO β€’ Works with all photos β€’ Privacy protected

Moderation

Protect Your Event's Reputation

Approve photos before they go live. Keep it professional.

Moderation queue on desktop
Bulk selection on desktop

One-click approval keeps your gallery professional

Total Control

Total Control

Review every photo. Approve or deny instantly.

Team Moderation

Team Moderation

Assign multiple moderators. Share the workload.

Lightning Fast

Lightning Fast

One-click approval. Bulk actions available.

β€œFull control over what appears in your gallery. AI-powered content filtering catches inappropriate content automatically, while manual moderation lets you curate the perfect collection.”

Peace of Mind
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Sleep Soundly. We've Got You Covered.

Zero inappropriate photos. 100% professional.

Included in PRO β€’ Easy setup β€’ Peace of mind

NSFW Filtering

Keep Your Gallery Family-Friendly

AI-powered content filtering catches inappropriate uploads automatically.

Desktop NSFW filter overview
Desktop review queue

AI scans uploads in real time and quarantines flagged content for your review.

AI Detection

AI Detection

Every upload is scanned by advanced AI that detects inappropriate content with high accuracy.

Configurable Sensitivity

Configurable Sensitivity

Adjust sensitivity thresholds to match your event. Stricter for family events, relaxed for private ones.

Review Queue

Review Queue

Flagged content goes to a quarantine queue where you or your team can approve or reject it.

How It Works

1

Guest Uploads

A guest uploads a photo or video to your gallery.

AI Scans
2

AI Scans

Our AI analyzes the content with confidence scoring.

Auto-Quarantine
3

Auto-Quarantine

Flagged content is quarantined automatically, never shown publicly.

You Review
4

You Review

Approve or reject flagged items from your moderation queue.

β€œAt our company event, we needed to ensure all uploaded photos were appropriate. The NSFW filter caught everything questionable before it appeared on the big screen.”

Peace of Mind
Built-in for all events

Protect Every Event Automatically

AI content filtering runs in the background so you can focus on your event, not your inbox.

Included Β· Real-time scanning Β· Configurable thresholds
Video & Moments

Video & Moments

Not just stills: videos, live photos, slideshow and albums.

Videos

Guests upload clips just like photos. Every video is converted to web-ready formats and plays right in the gallery.

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Motion Pictures

Live Photos from iPhone and Android become looping animations β€” the moment before and after the shot, preserved.

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Slideshow

Full-screen playback with swipe gestures β€” on a phone, on a TV or projected onto the wall.

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Albums

Sort photos into albums for ceremony, dinner and party β€” each with its own cover, its own link and its own QR code.

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Live Upload from the Camera

Photographers push straight from the camera via FTP or WebDAV β€” shots appear in the gallery while the party is still running.

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Planning

Planning & Organisation

Eleven planning tools are built into every event β€” all sharing one guest list, all with their own link and QR code.

Digital Invitation

Save the date: a designed page with image, title and countdown β€” shared by link or QR code. Venue, schedule and replies come with the full invitation.

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Guest List Manager

One central guest list feeds RSVP, seating and menu β€” with CSV import/export.

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Seating Planner

Plan tables by drag-and-drop β€” guests find their seat with one scan.

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RSVP & Guest Replies

Guests confirm attendance via personal link or QR code.

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Digital Menu

Courses and dishes with photos and dietary tags, right on guests' phones.

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Budget Planner

Plan what your event costs β€” quantities come straight from the guest list, seating and schedule.

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Event Schedule

A live day-of timeline so everyone knows what happens next.

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DJ Song Requests

Guests submit song wishes straight to the DJ.

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Event Info

Share locations, dress code, and all key details with your guests.

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Custom Pages

Create your own info pages with free-form content for your event.

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Thank-You Page

Thank your guests after the event with a personal message and photo.

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Design & Print

Design & Print

Design once, print for every guest β€” and put your own name on the whole thing.

Design Studio

A free-form editor for cards and posters: your own images, rich text, guides, fold marks, rotation and multi-page layouts.

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A QR Code for Everything

Gallery, seating plan, menu, invitation β€” every tool gets its own share link and QR code. One scan is all a guest needs.

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Your Own Domain & Branding

Run the gallery under your own domain with your logo, your colours and your favicon β€” Photogala stays in the background.

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Insights

Insights & Recap

See what actually happened at your event β€” while it runs and afterwards.

Event Statistics

Five areas β€” overview, guests, content, planning and moments β€” showing who joined, what was uploaded and what got the most love.

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Recap & Export

After the event, the numbers turn into a shareable recap: top photos, most active guests, the whole story in one view.

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Reward Tracking

Keep track of which rewards were won, what is left in stock and which vouchers have already been redeemed at the bar.

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Ready to Get Started?

Create your event gallery in minutes. No app download required for guests.