POV is the disposable camera reborn on a phone: you decide how many shots each guest gets and when the photos are revealed, and guests shoot without an app through an App Clip on iPhone or the web on Android. It is genuinely clever, it is free for ten guests, and it has tens of thousands of ratings. If your wedding is small and the disposable-camera feeling is what you are after, it is hard to argue with.
Partake is a different shape. It is the whole guest experience on one code: a live wall on the venue screen, Photo Challenges, trivia with a DJ reveal, a Fill-in Story Game, a video guestbook and the day-of program, at one price whatever the headcount. The table below reads both sites on the same day.
Side by side
Facts about POV were read from their own pages on September 21, 2026. Sources at the bottom.
Price
Partake$199, paid once when you go live. Building the event is free, and one price covers the shower, the bachelorette, the rehearsal dinner and the wedding.
POVFree for up to 10 guests. $4.99 for 25, $14.99 for 50, $34.99 for 100, $64.99 for 175, $89.99 for 250. Larger events move to business tiers from $49.99 for 100 guests to $249.99 for 800.
What guests download
PartakeNothing. Scan, enter the PIN and a first name, and the wall opens in the browser.
POVNothing for guests: an App Clip on iPhone and a web experience on Android. The host creates and runs the event from the POV app.
How photos work
PartakeGuests shoot or upload freely, with per-guest caps you set. Photos appear on the wall as they land, with captions and likes.
POVThe disposable-camera mechanic: you set the number of shots per guest and a reveal delay, and photos appear when the delay ends. Guests can also upload from the camera roll.
Video
Partake30-second videos on the wedding day, plus the video guestbook at any celebration.
POVNot advertised on the POV pages we read.
Live wall or slideshow
PartakeIncluded: a live wall for the venue screen.
POVA live slideshow is part of the paid business essentials add-on, $10 to $30 depending on guest count.
Games
PartakePhoto Challenges that land on the wall in gold, couple trivia with a live reveal, the Fill-in Story Game, and bridal shower games (Would she rather, Who’s the baby?).
POVNone.
Guestbook
PartakeA video guestbook with prompts you write, an audio-only option for shy guests, and a per-guest cap you control. Available at the shower too.
POVNone.
DJ or host screen
PartakeA DJ and host screen: reveal trivia answers, show leaderboards, read story games aloud, run song requests.
POVNone. The host can review and delete photos and choose whether guests see each other’s shots.
Wedding-day program
PartakeOn every guest phone.
POVNot offered.
Storage and retention
Partake50 GB of storage, kept 12 months from the wedding date, exported as one ZIP organized into folders.
POVPOV says photos do not expire from the gallery. Download from the website; a printed photobook is sold as an extra.
Track record
PartakeNew. Built by a couple planning their own 2027 wedding, and run at their friends’ weddings first.
POV4.9 stars from more than 28,000 ratings on its pricing page.
Where POV is the better pick
- Your wedding is small. Ten guests are free and 50 are $14.99, which is a fraction of what any full platform costs.
- You love the disposable-camera idea: limited shots and a delayed reveal change how people take photos, and Partake does not do that.
- You want a native camera experience on iPhone through the App Clip.
- You want the photos to stay up indefinitely, or you want a photobook printed from the same place.
- You want the reassurance of a product with tens of thousands of public ratings.
Where Partake is the better pick
- You want video, and not just photos.
- You want games your guests play at the table and a DJ screen that reveals the answers.
- You want the live wall on the venue screen without paying for an add-on.
- You want a video guestbook and the day-of program on the same code.
- You are inviting 150 or more people and want one price that does not climb with the headcount, plus coverage of the shower and the rehearsal dinner.
Verdict
Pick POV for a small wedding where the disposable-camera game is the point. Pick Partake when you want the wall on the screen, the games, the guestbook and the program, and you would rather pay once than per guest.
Questions couples ask
- Is POV free?
- For up to 10 guests, yes. Beyond that it is priced by guest count, from $4.99 for 25 guests to $89.99 for 250, with business tiers above that. The live slideshow is a paid add-on.
- Do guests need the POV app?
- No. POV uses an App Clip on iPhone and a web experience on Android, so guests scan and shoot without installing anything. The host runs the event from the app.
- Does Partake have a disposable-camera mode?
- No. Partake lets guests shoot and upload freely within the caps you set, and puts the photos on a live wall right away. The participation hook is the Photo Challenges instead: prompts that get guests in front of each other, with the finished shots highlighted in gold on the wall.
- Which one costs less for a 150-guest wedding?
- On the prices we read, POV is $64.99 for up to 175 guests, plus $10 to $30 if you want the live slideshow. Partake is $199. The difference buys the games, the DJ screen, the guestbook, the program and the shower coverage.
Sources
Every fact about POV on this page was read from these pages on September 21, 2026. Prices and features change; if you spot one that has, email us and we will fix it. Partake is not affiliated with any product named here.