SYNC vs Space Elevator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SYNC
This app transforms guests' phones into a shared event camera. Simply share a QR code, and all photos taken by guests are collected in a single, live album. It's perfect for weddings, parties, and other events, allowing everyone to contribute and keep memories in one place.
- Shared event album
- Guest photo collection
- Live photo wall
- Disposable camera styles
- Browser-based guest access
- Photo upload from camera roll
- Event moments segmentation
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SYNC turns every guest's phone into the event camera. Share one QR code, and every photo your guests take lands in one shared album, live. SYNC makes event photo sharing effortless. There are no accounts to set up, and guests don't even need the app: they can join from their phone's browser in seconds. PERFECT FOR • Weddings: the ceremony, the reception and the after-party, all in one album • Birthday parties: every candid party photo, from every guest • Corporate events: offsites, launches, conferences and team nights • Festivals, reunions, weekend trips and anything else worth remembering WHY A SHARED EVENT CAMERA? The photographer gets the posed shots. But the in-between moments (the hug at the door, the cake on the floor, the sunset everyone stopped to watch) end up in a dozen different camera rolls of Guests and never in one place. SYNC collects them all. One album, everyone contributing, everyone keeps the result. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create an event. Give it a name and an end time. 2. Invite guests. Share a QR code, a link, or the 8-character event code. 3. Capture. Everyone shoots with the SYNC camera, and every photo goes straight into the shared album. 4. Reveal. Show photos live as they're taken, all at once when the event ends, or after a delay you choose. 5. Keep. Everyone can save their favorite event pics to their own camera roll. A DISPOSABLE CAMERA APP, WITHOUT THE WAIT Love disposable camera events? SYNC gives you the same feeling without the film. Pick a look for your event and every photo develops in that style: Normal, Vintage with a classic date stamp, or black and white. No cameras to hand out, nothing to collect at the end of the night, and no waiting weeks for prints. A WEDDING PHOTO APP YOUR GUESTS DON'T HAVE TO DOWNLOAD Put your wedding photo QR code on the tables, the welcome sign or the invitation. Guests scan it and start shooting in seconds. The next morning, every angle of your day is waiting in one album. GUEST PHOTO UPLOAD Guests can add the photos they already took, too. They can upload from their camera roll during the event and for up to a week after it ends. SYNC only accepts photos taken during the event, so the album stays about your day. MOMENTS, LIVE PHOTO WALL AND EVENT ALBUM Big events have chapters. Moments split one event into stages, like ceremony, reception and after-party, each with its own QR code and reveal time. Put the party on the big screen. The Live Photo Wall plays new photos on a TV or projector as guests take them, and every photo is automatically screened before it goes up. When it's over, share one album link. Anyone with the link can browse and save the photos in their browser, with no sign-in. PRIVATE BY DESIGN We don't sell your photos and we don't show ads. Photos are visible only to people in your event, unless you choose to share an album link or put them on a Live Photo Wall. Photos are encrypted in transit, and access is enforced per event on our servers. Anyone can report a photo or block a guest. You can join without creating an account. SYNC gives you a private guest identity, and you can sign in later without losing a single photo. FREE TO START, SYNC PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT Every event starts free, with up to 7 guests and up to 36 photos each. That's plenty for a small get-together. For bigger gatherings, SYNC PRO is a one-time purchase per event, not a subscription. Pick the guest tier that fits, from 10 guests to unlimited, and unlock unlimited photos per guest, Moments, the Live Photo Wall, a shareable Event Album and QR card templates. JOIN FROM ANY PHONE Guests without the app can join from any modern phone browser with one tap. No download, no sign-up. We built SYNC for the events we cared about and couldn't capture properly any other way. We hope it helps you keep yours. Privacy policy: https://join.sync.camera/privacy Terms: https://join.sync.camera/terms Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Space Elevator
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Try Space Elevator with full features free for 7 days — no commitment required! Space Elevator lifts your photos and videos into private shared collections — no social feed, no strangers, just the people you choose. Whether you're capturing a weekend trip, a family milestone, a corporate event, or everyday moments worth keeping, Space Elevator gives everyone in the group their own copy in the cloud, organized exactly the way you want. - Private Shared Collections Create albums and invite friends and family as contributors or view-only guests. Contributors can upload their own shots alongside yours — so you always get every angle, not just your own. Viewers can browse and download without cluttering the album. - Auto-Upload, Effortlessly Turn on auto-upload for a collection and Space Elevator quietly sends each new photo to the cloud the moment you take it. No tapping "share," no remembering to sync. It just happens. - Connect in Seconds with QR Share a QR code and anyone who scans it is added as your friend — and optionally dropped straight into a collection as a contributor. No usernames to hunt down, no approval delays. - Your Gallery, Your Way Browse any shared collection in a clean photo grid. Pinch to adjust column density, filter by who uploaded or by date range, and tap any photo for a full-screen view. Videos play inline. Everything loads fast with instant thumbnails. - Storage That Makes Sense After your free trial, choose the plan that fits: 1 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB, or 25 GB. Storage is charged to the collection owner, so contributors can always add photos without worrying about their own quota. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually and can be cancelled any time from your App Store account settings. - Built for Privacy Space Elevator is not a social network. Your collections are visible only to people you explicitly invite. There are no public feeds, no algorithmic recommendations, no ads. 7-day free trial available to new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Space Elevator requires an internet connection for uploads and downloads. Auto-upload works in the background when enabled. Camera roll permission is required to add photos. For Terms of Use, please see https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
SYNC and Space Elevator are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SYNC sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Space Elevator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $18.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SYNC ships an update every 3 weeks, Space Elevator monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SYNC | Space Elevator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Silmaril | Digital Paradise Systems LLC |
In-app purchases
SYNC
- 10 Guests$1.99
- 25 Guests$4.99
- 50 Guests$14.99
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- 100 Guests$29.99
- 150 Guests$49.99
- 200 Guests$69.99
- Unlimited Guests$99.99
Space Elevator
- 25Gb Photo Storage$18.991 Month









