What they have in common
Kept was built by people who liked table disposables and were tired of the logistics. So the constraints are deliberately the same. A guest gets a fixed roll. There is no screen to check, no retake, no delete. Nobody sees anything until the roll is developed. The photos come back all at once, from everyone, and half of them are of the ceiling. That is the point.
Side by side
| Feature | Kept | Film disposables |
|---|---|---|
| Cameras | One per guestOn the phone they already carry | One per table, usuallyShared by whoever grabs it |
| Shots | 36 per guestUnlimited with the add-on | 27 per camera, typicallySplit across the table |
| Preview, retakes, deleting | NoneSame as film | None |
| Who sees photos first | Everyone at onceWhen the roll develops | Whoever collects the camerasThen whoever gets the prints or scans |
| Collecting | Nothing to collectShots upload in the background | Someone at the end of the nightCameras go missing, get left in bags |
| Developing | AutomaticAt a time you set, or early from your phone | A lab, days to weeksThen scanning if you want digital copies |
| Getting the photos to guests | One tapEveryone on the roll saves the full set | Scan, upload, share a linkOr hand out prints |
| Low light | Phone cameraWhatever the guest’s phone can do | Built-in flashThe look people love and the red eyes they do not |
| Cost | One-time, by guest countFree up to 5 guests, $69.99 for unlimited | Per camera, then developing and scanningMultiplied by the number of tables |
| Waste | None | A plastic camera per tableSome can be recycled through the lab |
What film still does better
The look. A flash-lit 35mm frame has a texture that a phone does not, and for some couples that is the whole reason to do it. Film also works with no signal and no battery, which matters at a barn with one bar of reception. Kept shots queue and upload when the signal returns, but a phone still needs charge.
Film is also a physical object on the table, and a table full of guests will pick it up. Kept relies on a card with a code, so the card needs to be where people will see it.
What Kept does better
- Every guest gets their own roll, not one camera between eight people. Forty guests means forty cameras.
- Nothing to collect and nothing to lose. The photos are already uploaded when the last dance ends.
- The reveal is automatic and simultaneous. Set it for the next morning and everyone, in every city, sees the roll at the same moment.
- Everyone can save everything in one tap. No scanning, no shared drive, no waiting for the couple to get round to it.
- It scales. Two hundred guests is the same setup as five.
A note on cost
We do not quote film prices here because they vary by retailer and country and change often. The shape is what matters: film is priced per camera, then per roll to develop, then per roll to scan, and all of it multiplies by the number of tables. Kept is priced once, by how many guests can join, and the table below is the whole list.
| Feature | Kept, one-time |
|---|---|
| Up to 5 guests | Free |
| Up to 10 guests | $1.29 |
| Up to 25 guests | $3.49 |
| Up to 50 guests | $9.99 |
| Up to 100 guests | $19.99 |
| Up to 150 guests | $34.99 |
| Up to 200 guests | $54.99 |
| Unlimited guests | $69.99 |
Questions
Can I use Kept and film disposables together?
Does Kept have a flash?
Do guests need to download an app to use Kept?
Can the host see the photos before everyone else?
How much does Kept cost?
Give everyone a camera. Take away the screen.
Free for your first 5 guests. Your first roll takes about a minute to set up, and nobody has to install anything.