Photo sharing
How do I send a bunch of pics at once?
Select all the pictures, tap Share, and send them as a link. On iPhone: open Photos, tap Select, tap the pictures, tap the Share icon, then Copy iCloud Link, and paste the link into any message. On Android or in Google Photos: long-press the first picture, tap the rest, tap Share, then Create link, and send it. The other person opens one page with all the pictures at full quality. Sending them as attachments in a chat works for 5 pictures and becomes a compressed, scrolling mess at 50. If the pictures are on many people’s phones and you are the one who wants them, flip it around: share one Gathmo QR code, and everyone uploads their batch from the browser in about 3 taps, no app, no account, free for 60 items.
Step by step, both phones
iPhone: Photos → Select → tap each picture, or drag across a row to select many → Share icon → Copy iCloud Link. The link is on the clipboard; paste it into iMessage, WhatsApp, email, anything. It opens for anyone, on any device.
Android and Google Photos: long-press the first picture → tap the others → Share → Create link. Same result: one link, full resolution, no account needed to open it.
Between two Apple devices in the same room, AirDrop is faster than any of this: select, Share, tap the other person’s name. Originals arrive directly.
When the pics are on everyone else’s phone
After a party the pictures are spread across 20 phones, and asking 20 people to do the steps above yields a handful of links over the following week. The fix is one place they all send to, with the fewest possible steps.
A Gathmo album is that place. Print or send the QR code; each person scans it, selects their pictures, and uploads in about 3 taps from the phone browser. No app is installed, no account is created, and every upload waits for your approval before it appears in the album.
The free plan takes 60 pictures, videos, or voice messages for 30 days. Paid plans are one payment per event for unlimited uploads, 90 to 365 days, and a ZIP of all the originals.
Common follow-ups
Why not just send the pictures in WhatsApp?
For a few, fine. For a bunch, WhatsApp compresses each one and sends them as separate messages. A link keeps the quality and the order.
Can I send a bunch of pics from iPhone to Android at once?
Yes, with Copy iCloud Link. The Android user opens the link in a browser and can download everything.
Can several people upload to a Gathmo album at the same time?
Yes. Everyone scans the same code and uploads independently; the album is built for a room uploading at once.
Where to go next
- QR code photo sharingThe code itself: printing it, placing it, repointing it later, and what a guest sees the moment they scan.
- Shared photo album on iPhone
- Gathmo compared with a WhatsApp groupThe group chat is free and everyone has it. It also compresses every photo and buries them in the conversation. Where each one stops.
Related questions
- What is the best free photo sharing app?The best free photo sharing app depends on who is sharing: Google Photos for one account, a QR album for a crowd. Here is where each free tier stops.
- Which photo app is 100% free?No photo sharing app is 100% free without a limit. The free tiers of Google Photos, iCloud, Dropbox, and Gathmo each stop somewhere; this is where.
- What photo app is completely free?For a one-off event, several photo apps are completely free if you stay inside their tier. Which one to use depends on how many people are uploading.