Capsule vs SelfBooth
An honest, side-by-side look at Capsule and SelfBooth for collecting photos and videos at your event. Every figure below comes from each app's own pricing and our verified feature checks, so you can compare cost, features and real reviews without the marketing spin.
Skip the comparison. Our Event Album beats both.
Give guests one simple QR code, unlimited uploads, and a polished live album without subscriptions or app downloads.
- ✓Unique QR code for your event
- ✓Printable sign templates (PDF)
- ✓Unlimited photo & video uploads
- ✓Custom welcome page
Pricing at a glance
Published plans are shown separately from add-ons. Verified competitor prices use your selected currency, otherwise their listed currency.
Free
Free usage for your event and 30 days after the event; continued storage is a separate annual fee.
- ·Free event use through the event and 30 days after
- ·iPhone, Android, Instagram, digital camera, app, and website uploads
- ·Real-time album viewing and Live TV Slideshow listed on features page
- ·Comments, captions, likes, prints, and digital photo books supported
Optional add-ons
Storage Fee
- ·Continued hosted storage after the free 30-day post-event window
- ·Treat as annual storage TCO, not an event package upgrade
SelfBooth Standard
Public SelfBooth product package without slideshow.
- ·Guests upload photos and videos by scanning a QR code or opening a custom URL
- ·No app download and no guest registration required
- ·Built-in camera or library upload for photos and videos
- ·Short 10-second video guestbook snippets
- ·Unlimited guests; pricing is per event, not per person
- ·Gallery live for 5 days from the selected event date
- ·Host can download guest photos and videos after the event
SelfBooth With Slideshow
Public SelfBooth package that adds live slideshow display.
- ·Guests upload photos and videos by scanning a QR code or opening a custom URL
- ·No app download and no guest registration required
- ·Built-in camera or library upload for photos and videos
- ·Short 10-second video guestbook snippets
- ·Unlimited guests; pricing is per event, not per person
- ·Gallery live for 5 days from the selected event date
- ·Host can download guest photos and videos after the event
- ·Live slideshow view for a TV or projector during the event
Our Event Album is $39 USD, one-time
No subscription, no per-guest fee, and no add-on sorting needed for the core album experience.
Feature comparison
Rows come from the verified feature catalog, not the stored page copy.
Guests scan a QR code to upload photos and videos to the event gallery — no app, no account.
Guests contribute via a web browser; there is nothing to download or install.
Guests contribute without creating an account or signing in.
A real-time slideshow of guest photos you can cast to a screen at the reception.
A live feed or wall of photos as guests upload them during the event.
Download all photos and videos from the event at once (e.g. a single ZIP).
Order physical prints or photo products directly from the gallery.
Maximum photos/videos guests can upload to the gallery. Blank = unlimited.
How long the gallery stays live and uploads are kept. Blank = unlimited / forever.
✓ supportedx not supported~ partial? unconfirmed
The matrix is easier when the essentials are included
- ✓Unique QR code for your event
- ✓Printable sign templates (PDF)
- ✓Unlimited photo & video uploads
- ✓Custom welcome page
Pros and cons
- ✓Free through the event and 30 days after
- ✓Supports iPhone, Android, Instagram, digital camera, and website uploads
- ✓Live TV slideshow and real-time album viewing are listed on the features page
- ✓Comments, captions, likes, prints, and digital photo books are supported
- xThe site feels old and some product details are thin
- xNo current no-app QR upload flow was verified
- xBulk download behavior and guest account friction are not clearly documented
- xStorage becomes a recurring annual fee after the free post-event window
- xNot as polished as a modern wedding QR gallery for live event use
- ✓Guests can upload by QR code or custom URL with no app and no registration
- ✓Supports photo and video uploads, including short video guestbook messages
- ✓Optional live slideshow package for TVs or projectors at the event
- xUpload window is short: the public FAQ says the gallery is live for 5 days from the event date
- xPublic customer review evidence is mainly SvenStudios provider-level testimonials, not SelfBooth-specific excerpts
What people say
Real reviews, each linked to its source.
“Capsule publishes a first-party wedding testimonial describing it as an amazing photo-sharing tool for guests and friends at a wedding.”
“SvenStudios says its testimonials page includes reviews from real couples lifted from Google and links to Easy Weddings and ABIA. During this pass, no public SelfBooth-specific review excerpts were found, so this is provider-level context only rather than product-specific proof.”
Our Event Album beats both
If you are choosing betweenCCapsuleandSSelfBoothcompare them with the simpler option: one QR code, no guest app, unlimited uploads, and one flat price.
- ✓Unique QR code for your event
- ✓Printable sign templates (PDF)
- ✓Unlimited photo & video uploads
- ✓Custom welcome page
- ✓6 months of secure hosting
- ✓Download all photos anytime
Frequently asked questions
Which costs more, Capsule or SelfBooth?
Capsule has a free tier, plus paid plans. SelfBooth starts at A$55 one-time.
How much does Capsule cost?
Capsule has a free tier, plus paid plans.
How much does SelfBooth cost?
SelfBooth starts at A$55 one-time.
Do Capsule or SelfBooth make guests download an app?
Capsule asks guests to install an app, while SelfBooth runs in a web browser, so guests just scan a QR code. Our Event Album is web-only: guests scan a QR code and upload, no app required.
Is there a better alternative to Capsule and SelfBooth?
Our Event Album is the alternative most couples choose over both: QR-code photo and video uploads with no guest app, a live slideshow, unlimited uploads, and a one-time $39 with no subscription.
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Our Event Album beats both. Start your album in 5 minutes.
One QR code. No guest apps. One flat price, no subscriptions.
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