Our Event Album vs iCloud Shared Albums: Pricing & Feature Comparison
Our Event Album is a no-app wedding QR gallery. iCloud Shared Albums are Apple ecosystem albums with strict limits: 5,000 photos/videos per shared album, 100 subscribers, and downscaled shared media. The right choice depends on whether you need casual Apple sharing or a real event collection workflow.
Our Event Album vs iCloud Shared Albums — at a glance
Our Event Album- ✓Unique QR code for your eventiCloud Shared Albums doesn’t offer this
- ✓Printable sign templates (PDF)
- ✓Unlimited photo & video uploads
- ✓Custom welcome page
- ✓6 months of secure hosting
- ✓Download all photos anytime
Choose Our Event Album if...
You want a fast, polished guest photo album for one flat price, with a QR code guests can use from their browser.
Consider iCloud Shared Albums if...
A specific iCloud Shared Albums feature, plan, or workflow below matters more to you than a simple one-time album purchase.
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What Our Event Album customers say
“This was perfect for my wedding day. I do wish it came with an option to order table cards directly vs having to print yourself.”
Cassady · Wedding
“Perfect, quick response, great quality.”
Kirenia · Event
“Great product with great customer service!”
Teresa · Event
The iCloud Shared Albums price check
Free
- ·Shared Albums do not count against iCloud storage
- ·5,000 photos/videos per shared album
- ·100 subscribers per shared album
- ·Videos up to 15 minutes and delivered up to 720p
- ·Shared photos may be reduced to 2048px on the long edge
iCloud+ 50GB
- ·50 GB iCloud+ storage
- ·$0.99/month in US pricing
- ·$11.88 over 12 months before taxes/regional differences
- ·Shared Albums still have separate album limits
iCloud+ 200GB
- ·200 GB iCloud+ storage
- ·$2.99/month in US pricing
- ·$35.88 over 12 months before taxes/regional differences
- ·Shared Albums still have separate album limits
iCloud+ 2TB
- ·2 TB iCloud+ storage
- ·$9.99/month in US pricing
- ·$119.88 over 12 months before taxes/regional differences
- ·Shared Albums still have separate album limits
Our Event Album — $39 one-time, everything included
Closest to iCloud Shared Albums's iCloud+ 2TB plan ($9.99 USD monthly) — but one flat price, no subscriptions or per-guest fees.
Feature comparison
✓ supported✗ not supported~ with a caveat? unconfirmed— not verified
What iCloud Shared Albums customers say
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Event Album better than iCloud Shared Albums?
For full wedding guest collection, yes. iCloud Shared Albums are convenient for Apple-heavy groups, but Our Event Album is built for mixed-device QR upload and event galleries.
Do iCloud Shared Albums store full-quality media?
Not always. Apple says shared photos are reduced to 2048 pixels on the long edge except panoramas, and videos are delivered up to 720p.
Do Shared Albums count against iCloud storage?
Apple says Shared Albums do not count against iCloud storage, but they have separate limits such as 5,000 items and 100 subscribers per album.
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