Features

Film filters, photo hunts, and one big reveal.

Capture the magic, keep the mystery: Reela is a digital disposable camera for your event — everyone shoots, nobody peeks, everything develops at the reveal. Here is everything the app puts in your guests' hands.

The disposable-camera mechanic

A fixed roll of film. No retakes — just moments.

Every guest gets a fixed set of exposures when they join your event — 5 on Free, 10 on Starter, 20 on Social and up. When the counter hits zero, the roll is done. No endless retakes, no scrolling through 40 versions of the same shot: people frame, shoot, and get back to the party.

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Film status

Want a longer roll for everyone? Hosts can add more exposures for every guest with Shot Boost.

Reela event dashboard with film status, event join code SUN-SET, reveal countdown and scavenger hunt progress
Film status front and center — exposures left, join code, and the reveal countdown on one dashboard.

Vintage film filters

Five film looks, picked before you shoot.

Every photo goes through one of five vintage film filters, chosen right on the camera. Pick a look for the shot in front of you — what you see is what develops.

Classic 35mm

A warm everyday film look — the default that flatters almost any light.

Pastel 400

Soft, airy pastels with lifted shadows for gentle, dreamy frames.

Instant Classic

Instant-film warmth — that fresh-out-of-the-slot glow.

Mono B&W

Timeless black & white for the dance floor and the quiet moments alike.

Bleach Pop

Bold, punchy contrast when the moment calls for drama.

Reela camera with the 5/5 film counter and the Classic 35mm filter selected
The in-event camera: filter strip below the frame, film counter above it.

Photo Scavenger Hunt

Turn the camera into a game.

Switch on the Photo Scavenger Hunt and guests race through 15 built-in challenges — worth 10–25 points each across Easy, Medium and Hard, in categories like People, Objects, Actions and Emotions. Tag a photo to complete a challenge and watch the live leaderboard reshuffle.

Reela Photo Scavenger Hunt screen listing photo challenges with difficulty and points
15 challenges, filterable by category, each with a difficulty and a point value.
Reela scavenger hunt leaderboard with the top three guests on a podium
A live podium and points table keep the competition friendly — and fierce.

Hunt Awards

When the hunt wraps, the host hands out Hunt Awards to crown the winners — one more reason to keep shooting until the last challenge.

Host moderation

You run the reveal.

Hosts can approve or hide any photo, before or after the reveal. Hidden photos never appear in guests' galleries — so the collection your guests wake up to is exactly the one you want them to see.

Hide anything, anytime

Approve or hide photos before or after the reveal. Hidden shots stay out of every guest's gallery.

Included for every host

Moderation is available to every host on every tier — from Free to Grand.

Locked Reela gallery: 4 photos waiting to develop until the reveal, with the Rush Reveal option
Photos waiting to develop — the gallery stays locked until the reveal time.

The reveal

Locked until the big moment.

The shared gallery stays locked until the reveal time you set, with a live countdown on the dashboard — “Reveals in 2h 59m”. Then everything develops at once, for everyone. After the reveal, photos can be saved to the camera roll and shared.

Too impatient? Rush Reveal

A guest who can't wait can unlock their gallery 2 hours before the reveal with Rush Reveal — $9.99.

Invites

One code. Everyone's in.

Every event gets a 6-letter join code and a QR code the moment it's created. Guests scan or type the code and they're in — no account needed to join. Put the code on the tables, share the invite, and let the film start rolling.

Event join code

SUN-SET

Hosting soon? Grab table signs and guest cards in the Event Kit.

Event created in Reela: event code SUN-SET with a QR code guests can scan or type
Event created: share the code so guests can load their camera.

Add-ons

More film, less waiting.

One-time add-ons that slot into any event, billed through the App Store.

Shot Boost

The host buys once and every guest gets more shots: Extra Roll +5 shots per guest for $3.99, Film Pack +15 for $8.99, Director's Cut +30 for $14.99. Up to 50 boost shots per event.

Extra Shots

A guest can buy extra exposures just for themselves — personal packs of 5, 10 or 25, priced in the app.

Rush Reveal

See photos 2 hours early and unlock your gallery — $9.99 per guest.

Coming soon to the App Store

Load the film for your next event.

One shared camera, a locked gallery, and a reveal everyone opens together.