Mymories wins through the lower price, the smoothest guest access (browser/QR, no app, no login), and its native app with upload queue. FridaySnap impresses with print products and guest engagement, but relies on a conspicuous discount-anchor pricing display and, as a young two-person business (a German GbR), has no long track record yet.
Both providers rely on app-free QR upload for guests – FridaySnap also markets printed cards and 100 photo tasks. We put both head to head.
Feature set
FridaySnap scores with a strong engagement package: 100 pre-written photo tasks, a live slideshow on a projector, and a digital guestbook are meant to get guests involved. FridaySnap is the only provider in the field that also offers printed QR cards and an acrylic stand – a physical bridge that pure web solutions lack. Mymories skips these extras but offers a mature native app with an upload queue and background upload, which FridaySnap lacks entirely.
If you want the 100 photo tasks and the print products, FridaySnap is a good fit. If you're after a reliable app experience with retry logic for uploads on poor connections, only Mymories delivers that.
Value for money
At €9.99 one-time, Mymories costs considerably less than FridaySnap's €49.99 – at comparable storage: Mymories stores for 12 months from event creation (renewable by upgrading), FridaySnap for 12 months from the 10th photo. FridaySnap's "42% discount" off the €85.99 list price is pure pricing psychology – the real value is the lower final price, which is still five times that of Mymories.
Verdict
Mymories wins through its lower price, the smoothest guest access (browser/QR, no app, no login), and the only true native app in this comparison. FridaySnap remains attractive for couples who want printed QR cards, the acrylic stand, and a well-thought-out photo-task package for maximum guest engagement – but should keep the young company structure (two-person GbR) in mind.
Rating in detail
Features compared
Who is each app for?
Couples who want the cheapest one-time price and the smoothest guest access (browser/QR, no app, no login), and value a mature native app.
Couples who want printed QR cards, an acrylic stand, and 100 ready-made photo tasks for maximum guest engagement – and can live with a 12-month storage window.
Prices & verdict
Couples who want the cheapest one-time price and the smoothest guest access (browser/QR, no app, no login), and value a mature native app.
Visit provider →Couples who want printed QR cards, an acrylic stand, and 100 ready-made photo tasks for maximum guest engagement – and can live with a 12-month storage window.
Visit provider →FAQ
No, both work via browser through a QR code. Despite the name "photo app," FridaySnap offers no native app at all, while Mymories additionally offers a full native app for the couple alongside its web upload.
FridaySnap costs €49.99 one-time (list price €85.99) for 12 months of storage. Mymories costs just €9.99 one-time for unlimited photos, also with 12 months of storage from event creation – significantly cheaper.
FridaySnap stores photos for 12 months starting from the tenth uploaded photo. Mymories stores photos for 12 months from event creation and can be renewed by upgrading.
According to its legal notice, FridaySnap is run by a GbR (civil partnership) based in Frankfurt (Dennis Heckmann and Revin Kapoor). The company is still young and considerably smaller than established DACH providers.