Does Pix delete wedding albums?

Pix's storage window is 6 months, 1 year or 2 years depending on the plan, and their FAQ states the gallery is permanently deleted when it ends, after a 14-day email warning. Downloading the full ZIP before that date is how you keep the photographs. TBT stores event albums with no expiry.

Which is cheaper, Pix or TBT?

Pix is cheaper upfront at $49 to $89 per event against TBT's flat $149. TBT is paid only after the wedding and only if you want the album, includes voice wishes and photo missions on every event, and does not expire.

Does Pix have a real disposable camera mode?

Yes - film roll mode hides uploads even from the person who took them and supports an optional per-guest shot cap, and the couple triggers the reveal. The difference is that on Pix it is a setting, while on TBT the limited roll is the only way the product works.

TBT vs Pix (2026): Wedding Photo App Comparison

Pix is a capable wedding photo product with a genuinely thoughtful film-roll mode, multilingual reach and some unusual features. It also makes a decision couples should understand clearly before buying, which is how long the album stays alive.

Where we agree

Both collect everything guests capture through a QR code with no app and no account, both keep uploads at original quality, both support photos, video and recorded voice messages, and both can hide uploads until a reveal moment the couple chooses.

Where we differ

How long you keep the album

This is the difference that matters most. Pix's storage window runs 6 months, 1 year or 2 years depending on plan, after which their own FAQ states the gallery is permanently deleted - they email a warning first, and keeping it longer means upgrading. What you keep forever is whatever ZIP you remembered to download. TBT keeps event albums without an expiry date, because a wedding album that evaporates on a timer is not an album.

Limited roll versus unlimited uploads

Pix defaults to unlimited photos and videos, with film roll mode as an option the couple can enable, including an optional shot cap. TBT only works one way: a limited roll, no previews, no retakes. That is a philosophical difference rather than a feature gap - unlimited uploads produce more photographs, a limited roll produces more deliberate ones.

Price and when you pay

Pix runs $49 to $89 per event, paid upfront, with the longer storage windows on the dearer tiers. TBT is $149 flat, paid after the wedding only if you choose to develop the album. Pix is cheaper on the day you buy it; TBT costs nothing until the photographs already exist and you have seen them.

Side by side

	TBT	Pix
Price	$149 flat, unlimited guests	$49 / $59 / $89 per event (promotional pricing shown)
When you pay	After the wedding, only if you love the album	Upfront
Album lifetime	Kept - no expiry	6 months / 1 year / 2 years, then permanently deleted
The roll	Always limited - no previews, no retakes	Unlimited by default; film roll mode optional
Voice messages	Included	Standard and Pro tiers only
Photo missions	Included	-
Planner / white label	Partner programme with your branding	Not published

Pix’s column reflects what pix.wedding published as of October 2026. Products in this category change pricing often - check their site before deciding, and tell us if anything here is out of date and we’ll correct it.

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Choose Pix if…

You want unlimited uploads rather than a constrained roll, you like their AI selfie search, or the lower upfront price decides it - and you are comfortable downloading your ZIP before the storage window closes.

Choose TBT if…

You want the real disposable-camera constraint rather than an option you could switch off, you want the album to still be there in ten years, and you would rather pay after seeing it than before.

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