Gathmo vs Kululu
Gathmo is the better choice if you do not want to count what your guests send: every paid plan takes unlimited photos, videos and voice notes, where Kululu stops at 50 uploads on Free and 500 on Plus, and has no voice option at all. Kululu is the better choice if you want a refund promise you can read before you pay. Both run a live wall at the venue, both take unlimited guests, and neither asks anyone to install an app.
Kululu plans and limits verified on kululu.com, 20 August 2026. Prices quoted are Kululu's list prices in USD; their site was showing a 50% limited-time discount on the day of review.
Kululu counts uploads and closes early; Gathmo counts nothing
Kululu is a clean QR photo gallery with a Live Photo Wall and unlimited guests. It meters two things Gathmo does not: how many uploads you get — 50 on Free, 500 on Plus, unlimited only on Pro — and how long the event stays open for uploading, which is 24 hours from the event date on Free and one month on Plus. Storage runs separately: 7 days, 3 months, 1 year. Moderation is Pro only.
Gathmo takes unlimited photos, videos and voice notes on every paid plan, and the album stays open the whole time it is online — 90 days on Essential, six months on Celebrate, one year on Grand. Moderation is on every paid plan. Guests can also leave a spoken message. Kululu has no voice option anywhere.
Gathmo vs Kululu, feature by feature
| What you can do | Gathmo | Kululu |
|---|---|---|
| What lands in the album | ||
| What guests can send | Photos, video and voiceAll three in one album, on one timeline | Photos and videoNo voice option on any plan |
| How much guests can send | Unlimited with every paid planUnlimited photos, videos and voice notes; the plan sets the storage, from 50 GB | 50 or 500 uploads50 on Free, 500 on Plus; unlimited only on the top plan |
| The day itself, and after | ||
| How long guests can upload | As long as the album is online90 days on Essential, six months on Celebrate, one year on Grand | 24 hours to 3 monthsThe event closes 24 hours after the date on Free, one month on Plus, three on Pro |
| On a screen at the venue | YesApproved photos and messages on a screen, from Celebrate | YesLive Photo Wall, a slideshow during the event; the pricing page ties it to no plan |
| Approving what appears | Every paid planHost moderation from Essential upwards | Top plan onlyModeration is listed on Pro |
| App for guests | Not neededOpens in the phone browser after a scan | Not neededOpens in the phone browser after a scan |
| What you get and pay | ||
| Keeping the originals | YesEverything downloads as a ZIP at original quality, from Essential | From the paid plansBulk download starts on Plus; Free has none listed |
| Starting price | Free for 60 items60 photos, videos or voice notes at no cost; then a one-time price per event, shown in your own currency below | Free for 50 uploadsStored 7 days, event open 24 hours; then $79 list for Plus, $199 for Pro |
More on these features: Live photo wall · Audio guestbook
Wording is deliberate. “Not offered” means the product does not do it. “Not listed” means the vendor's site does not say either way, and we did not assume. Kululu's prices are its list prices — the site was showing a 50% limited-time discount on the review date, and a page built on a promotion is wrong the day it ends.
Try it on your own event
Where Kululu is ahead
Two things Kululu does that Gathmo does not. If either matters to you, that is a real reason to pick them.
A refund promise you can read
Kululu publishes a Fair Refund Policy: if you end up not using it at your event, for whatever reason, you get your money back — and that promise reads the same wherever the buyer lives. Gathmo publishes no refund policy of its own. What you can claim from us depends on where you buy from, and none of it is written on the pricing page. If you want the promise in plain sight before you pay, theirs is in plain sight and ours is not.
The photo wall is not tied to a plan
Kululu lists its Live Photo Wall with no plan attached, so nothing on its pricing page says you must buy upward to put the slideshow on a screen. With Gathmo that line is explicit: the venue screen starts at Celebrate. If the wall is the part of the evening you care about most and you want the smallest purchase that includes it, their pages make the more generous promise — read them and hold them to it.
Where the two differ
Nobody counts the uploads
Gathmo takes unlimited photos, videos and voice notes on every paid plan. Nobody has to be told to stop, and nothing is turned away at the end of the night.
Kululu stops at 50 uploads on Free and 500 on Plus. At a wedding with 100 guests, 500 is five photos each — and unlimited only arrives on the $199 plan.
Two clocks, not one
With Gathmo there is one window: the album is open for uploads for as long as it is online, which is 90 days to a year depending on plan.
Kululu runs a separate, shorter clock for uploading, and it does not follow the storage window. A Free event closes 24 hours after the event date and Plus after a month — so a guest who finds the QR card in their coat a week later cannot upload at all, even though the photos are still stored.
The voices
Gathmo records voice messages in the browser and puts them in the same album as the photos — the toast nobody filmed, the message from someone who could not come.
Kululu has no voice option on any plan. Photos and videos only.
Kululu details come from kululu.com's pricing page and homepage, reviewed on 20 August 2026, quoting list prices in USD. Two of the points below go to Kululu. One earlier note in our own research credited Kululu with face recognition; it appears nowhere on their site and has been removed rather than repeated. Tell us if anything is out of date.
Reviewed by Martin Freiwald, founder of Gathmo
Sources reviewed: kululu.com (Affiliate) | kululu.com (Affiliate) | il.linkedin.comThe link marked Affiliate earns us a commission if you sign up there. It changes nothing about what this page says — including the two points that go to the other side.
Questions people ask before switching
What is the difference between Gathmo and Kululu?
Both are QR photo galleries guests open on their own phone, and both run a live wall at the venue. Kululu meters two things Gathmo does not — how many uploads you get (50 on Free, 500 on Plus) and how long the event stays open for uploading (24 hours to three months from the event date). Gathmo takes unlimited uploads on every paid plan, keeps the album open as long as it is online, and records voice messages. Kululu offers no voice option.
Does Kululu have an audio guestbook?
No. Kululu lists photos and videos only, and no voice or audio option appears on its pricing page or homepage, checked 20 August 2026. If you want a spoken message from each guest, Gathmo does it and Kululu does not.
How many photos can guests upload to Kululu?
50 on the Free plan and 500 on Plus; only the Pro plan at $199 list is unlimited. At a wedding with 100 guests, 500 uploads is five each. Gathmo takes unlimited photos, videos and voice notes on every paid plan.
How long do guests have to upload?
With Kululu the event closes 24 hours after the event date on Free, one month on Plus and three on Pro — separately from how long the files are stored. With Gathmo the album accepts uploads for as long as it is online: 90 days on Essential, six months on Celebrate, one year on Grand.
Is Gathmo or Kululu cheaper?
Kululu's list prices are $79 for Plus and $199 for Pro, one-time in USD; its site was showing a 50% limited-time discount when we checked. Gathmo's paid plans are also one-time per event and appear in your currency in the pricing table on this page, with a free tier to try first.
Do guests need an app for Gathmo or Kululu?
Neither. Both open in the phone browser after a QR scan, with no install and no guest account on either side.
Your guests get the whole album — and can download it.
- Photos, videos and voice messages, all on one page.
- Guests open the link and download whatever they want.
- Public, or behind a password — you decide.

How the two price it
Both charge once per event with no subscription, and both publish their plans. What differs is what a plan buys. Kululu sells by upload count and by clock: Free is 50 uploads, stored 7 days, with the event open for 24 hours; Plus at $79 list is 500 uploads, stored 3 months, open for one month; Pro at $199 list is unlimited uploads, stored a year, open for three months, and is the only plan with moderation. Gathmo sells by what the album can do: every paid plan takes unlimited photos, videos and voice notes and moderates, and the plan decides storage, clip length, the screen at the venue, the live stream and how long the album stays online. Kululu's site was showing a 50% discount on the review date; the figures here are the list prices, because a page built on a promotion is wrong the day it ends.
From $49. Pay once, per event.
No subscription for hosts. Free to start, upgrade only when you need more.
- 60 photos, videos & voice notes
- 5 GB storage included
- Unlimited guests — no app needed
- 30 days album
- Video up to 30 sec · voice 30 sec
- Gathmo badge on shared media
- No original-quality download
- Unlimited photos, videos & voice
- 50 GB storage included
- Download all originals (ZIP)
- No Gathmo badge on your media
- 90 days album
- Video up to 5 min · voice Unlimited
- Host moderation tools
- Everything in Essential
- 100 GB storage included
- Live photo wall at the venue
- 6 months album
- Video up to 10 min · voice Unlimited
- Priority support
- Everything in Celebrate
- 250 GB storage included
- Live stream for guests who can’t attend
- Voice messages transcribed for you
- Custom link — gathmo.com/c/your-name
- 1 year album
- Video up to 15 min · voice Unlimited
Moving from Kululu to Gathmo
Check your clock first
Kululu stores uploads for 7 days on Free, 3 months on Plus and a year on Pro — and that is separate from how long the event stays open. Download everything before the storage window ends; on Free that is a week.
Start a free Gathmo event
Name, date, done — about two minutes, no card. The free tier takes 60 photos, videos or voice notes: more than Kululu's 50, and enough to test the guest flow and hear a recorded message on your own phone before you decide.
Print the code
Four sign templates with your own wording and a 300-dpi PDF. If Kululu cards are already out, leave both — guests scan whatever is in front of them, and nothing is lost either way.
Photos and videos move, and nothing else has to
You can re-upload photos and videos to a Gathmo album through your own guest link. There is nothing else to migrate: Kululu has no voice messages and no written guestbook, so the download is the whole of it.
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Set up the event, print the code, and hear what comes back. No card to start.