> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://blog.joinmymoment.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # How Long Do Photo Sharing Apps Keep Your Photos? - URL: https://blog.joinmymoment.com/how-long-do-photo-sharing-apps-keep-your-photos/ - Published: 2026-10-13T03:02:03.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-13T03:02:03.000Z - Description: Event photo galleries are temporary: save a full copy before the stated storage window closes, whether that is 7 days, 60 days or a year. - Author: Alex - Tags: wedding photos, event planning, photo sharing, event apps **Photo sharing apps can keep event photos for as little as 7 days or as long as 1 year, depending on the service and plan. JoinMyMoment keeps photos for 60 days after the event ends; Kululu keeps them for 7 days on Free, 3 months on Plus and 1 year on Pro.** For Lense, GuestPix and POV Camera App, ask for your gallery expiry date before you buy, then export the whole gallery well before it arrives. The blunt version: every event gallery is a collection point, not your family archive. Your guests may have uploaded the funniest dance-floor photo of the night, a video you missed, or a voice message you will want in five years. Make a copy while you can still open the gallery. ## Event photo app storage limits compared There are two dates people often muddle together. An event's active period is how long guests can upload. Storage is how long the files remain available afterward. They can be very different. Kululu Free, for example, accepts uploads for 24 hours but retains those uploads for 7 days. | Platform | How long photos stay available | What happens when the window closes | What to do before then | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | JoinMyMoment | 60 days after the event ends | Do not treat the gallery as a long-term archive. | Download your files or use Google Photos sync within 60 days. | | Lense | Ask for the gallery expiry date for your event before purchase. | Put the date you are given in your calendar. | Export the gallery soon after the event rather than leaving it until later. | | GuestPix | Storage duration depends on the package; longer storage is available in higher tiers. | Your selected package determines the gallery term. | Get the expiry date for your package and save the high-resolution originals before it ends. | | POV Camera App | Ask for the gallery availability period for your event before purchase. | Use the date you are given as an export deadline. | Save the shared gallery soon after the event. | | Kululu Free | 7 days | Uploads are deleted after 7 days. | Download everything within the first week. | | Kululu Plus | 3 months | The storage period ends after 3 months. | Export the album before month three. | | Kululu Pro | 1 year | The storage period ends after 1 year. | Make an archive copy before the first anniversary. | If you are comparing event photo app storage limits, do not make the decision on the headline price alone. A gallery with plenty of time to collect uploads can still have a short post-event storage period. Write down both dates before the event begins. ## What happens when a wedding photo gallery expires? At the end of a stated storage period, assume the gallery is no longer the place to keep your only copy. Kululu Free is especially clear: uploads are deleted after 7 days. That is a useful reminder not to leave any platform export until the last afternoon. The risk is not only losing the photos you already know you love. It is losing the ones you did not spot in the rush after the event: a clip from the speeches, a photo from a guest's camera roll, or a message left after you had gone to bed. A full export gives you time to sort through it properly later. Set one reminder shortly after the event and another one two weeks before the storage deadline. The first gets the job done while the day is fresh. The second is your safety net if life gets busy, which it usually does after a wedding. ## JoinMyMoment gives you 60 days after the event JoinMyMoment keeps photos available for an additional 60 days after the event ends. You can set the event duration from a few minutes up to 15 days, then the 60-day storage window begins once the event is over. Guests enter by scanning a QR code and use their phone browser. They can add photos, videos and voice messages without downloading an app or creating an account. The live gallery updates as uploads arrive, and hosts can choose a private or public gallery. For keeping a copy, you can download the files you want or use Google Photos sync. Google Photos sync is included at every tier, including the free plan. It is a sensible route if you do not want your post-event plan to depend on remembering a download date. JoinMyMoment is free for up to 10 guests. A 100-guest event costs $22.99 as a one-off payment, and paid tiers change guest capacity rather than the feature set. You can [see event pricing by guest count](https://joinmymoment.com/pricing?ref=blog.joinmymoment.com) before choosing a plan. There is a real limitation here: JoinMyMoment is built for events with a clear start and finish, not as a years-long cloud archive. If a permanent home for your files is the main thing you want to buy, choose a storage service separately and move your event files there. ## Kululu has the longest stated gallery window Kululu Pro retains uploads for 1 year, the longest stated period in this comparison. Its event stays active for 3 months, supports unlimited uploads and has unlimited guests. Its live photo wall and slideshow make particular sense for conferences and larger public events. Kululu's plans use a different trade-off from JoinMyMoment. Guest count never changes the price, but upload count and storage duration do. Free includes unlimited guests and up to 50 photo and video uploads, stays active for 24 hours and stores those uploads for 7 days. Plus allows up to 500 uploads, remains active for 1 month and stores uploads for 3 months. Pro has unlimited uploads and 1 year of storage. For a 300-person conference where only a small group uploads, unlimited guests can be the more useful limit. For a wedding reception where lots of guests take and upload photos, 500 uploads can disappear faster than you think. Kululu genuinely beats JoinMyMoment on retention: Pro gives you 1 year, while JoinMyMoment gives you 60 days after the event ends. ## How Lense, GuestPix and POV Camera App fit into the decision ### Lense is for the disposable-camera feel Lense is a digital disposable camera app for weddings, parties and events. Guests join through a QR code and receive a limited number of shots, recreating the constraint of a physical disposable camera. Hosts can configure the shot limit, including unlimited, and can use one reusable QR code across multiple events. Lense is free for up to 7 guests, with paid event pricing roughly $5 to $100 by guest count. Its appeal is the deliberate shot limit, not maximum coverage. If the limited-camera format is the point of your wedding, it is a good fit. If you want every possible guest photo, build your archive plan early and ask for the gallery expiry date before checkout. For more on the format, read our [honest Lense app review](https://blog.joinmymoment.com/honest-lense-app-review-for-event-photo-sharing/). ### GuestPix has wedding-focused packages GuestPix is a QR-code event photo and video sharing platform built largely around weddings. Guests scan a code and upload to a private gallery, while packages include a digital guestbook and high-resolution photo storage in a live album. Storage duration varies by package, with longer storage in higher tiers. Before choosing a package, ask for the date access ends and put it beside your wedding date in your planning notes. If video, branding and a longer gallery period matter to you, check that they are included in the package you are considering rather than assuming the entry option covers them. Our [comparison of wedding photo sharing apps](https://blog.joinmymoment.com/12-best-wedding-photo-sharing-apps-to-collect-guest-photos-2026/) is useful if you are still narrowing the field. ### POV Camera App adds a photobook option POV Camera App is a digital disposable camera for events. The host chooses a per-guest photo limit and decides whether the gallery appears live or only after the event. Guests open the camera through a QR code or link, using App Clips on iOS and a web experience on Android. It also offers an optional 6x9-inch softcover photobook made from the event gallery. POV is free for events under 10 people, with participant upgrades sold as in-app purchases. It is a genuinely good choice if capped shots and a physical photobook are what you want. If you would rather collect photos, video and voice messages without a shot cap, [use JoinMyMoment's browser-based event gallery](https://joinmymoment.com/?ref=blog.joinmymoment.com) and make the 60-day download or sync part of your plan. ## What should you do before the storage window closes? 1. **Record the exact deadline.** Add the event end date, upload closing date and storage end date to your calendar. For JoinMyMoment, count 60 days from the event end date. For Kululu, use the storage period attached to your plan. 2. **Export the complete gallery.** Do not save only the photos you noticed during a quick scroll. Keep the whole collection, including videos and guestbook messages where available. 3. **Put the export somewhere you control.** Google Photos, Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and Apple Photos can hold your long-term copy. Keep the event gallery for collecting; keep your archive somewhere separate. 4. **Open a sample of the transferred files.** Check several photos and videos after the move. A download is only useful if the files open and play correctly. 5. **Share the archive location with one other person.** Your partner, a family organiser or a colleague should know where the full collection lives. It saves a lot of hunting through old messages later. For most weddings and parties, I would pick JoinMyMoment: 100 guests costs $22.99, guests need no download, and you can collect photos, video and voice messages in one place. Just do the grown-up bit afterward and sync or download the files within 60 days. Pick Kululu Pro instead if a one-year stated storage period and a live photo wall matter more than an upload-based plan. If you are setting up the sharing method now, our guide to [event photo sharing without an app download](https://blog.joinmymoment.com/event-photo-sharing-without-app-download/) covers the practical QR-code side of getting guests into the gallery. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How long do photo sharing apps keep your photos? In this comparison, published storage periods run from 7 days to 1 year. JoinMyMoment keeps files for 60 days after the event ends. Kululu stores uploads for 7 days on Free, 3 months on Plus and 1 year on Pro. Ask Lense, GuestPix and POV Camera App for your event gallery's expiry date before purchase. ### When do wedding photo galleries expire? Wedding photo galleries expire according to the storage term attached to the event plan, which may differ from the upload period. JoinMyMoment gives you 60 days after the event ends. Kululu Free accepts uploads for 24 hours but stores them for 7 days, while Plus stores them for 3 months and Pro for 1 year. ### What happens when a photo sharing gallery expires? Treat the expiry date as the last safe day to make your own copy. Kululu Free says uploads are deleted after 7 days. For any event gallery, download the complete collection before the deadline, then move it to your own long-term storage. Save videos and guestbook messages too, not only still photos. ### Does JoinMyMoment store wedding photos permanently? No. JoinMyMoment is an event-sharing product, not a permanent archive. Photos remain available for 60 days after the event ends. During that window, download the files you want to keep or use the included Google Photos sync. That gives you an archive copy outside the temporary event gallery.