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SnapMila vs FotoOwl
Both take photos straight from the camera's built-in FTP into a gallery guests open without an app. FotoOwl adds selfie search, photo selling, video and reels; SnapMila stays a focused live gallery with originals by default.
FotoOwl's details checked on their own website on · Updated
At a glance
| What matters | SnapMila | FotoOwl |
|---|---|---|
| Live upload from the camera | Straight from the camera's built-in FTP to the live gallery — no laptop, desktop app or card reader. Photos go live at once; the photographer can hide any of them. | Beam: the camera's built-in FTP or SFTP. JPG, PNG and WEBP; no RAW. One Beam user per camera, included on paid plans, not on the free plan. |
| Guests need an app or login? | No app, no sign-up, no form. The QR opens the gallery in the phone browser. | No app — guests scan the QR and the gallery opens in the phone browser. |
| What guests download | The original file, byte for byte, by default. | FotoOwl says it does not reduce quality; optional compression exists, and original-quality upload is not on the free plan. |
| Find your photos by selfie | Not yet — planned. Guests browse newest first. | Yes, optional — guests can also browse. |
| Watermarks, selling, video | No watermarks or photo selling. Photos only. | Watermarks, photo selling on paid plans, guest uploads, auto-generated reels, video on paid plans, WhatsApp notifications using credits. |
| Pricing | Free during the beta. Paid plans have not been announced. | Free plan with 1,000 images (no Beam); paid plans from ₹494 to ₹2,083 a month, billed yearly. |
| Apps | Android app for the photographer (iPhone coming); guests use any phone browser. | Web, an Android gallery app, and a desktop app for Windows and macOS in beta. |
When SnapMila fits better
- You want originals by default and nothing to configure about quality.
- You want the app to name missing file numbers, so you know exactly what to resend.
- You only need a live gallery, without the extra modules.
When FotoOwl fits better
- Guests need selfie search today.
- You want SFTP, photo selling, video, reels or WhatsApp notifications.
- You want guests to upload their own phone photos too.
We build SnapMila, so read this as one side's view. Everything about FotoOwl comes from FotoOwl's own pages linked below, as they read on the date above. Products change — if something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Setting up a camera for SnapMila takes a few minutes: Nikon Z50 II FTP setup.