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Kliche and the other ways to share your photos.

Each of these tools does its own job very well. They just don't all answer the same wish: looking at the same photos, at the same moment, each from home.

Checked on 17 and 18 October 2026 on each service's official pages (sources at the bottom). “Not stated” means the page we read does not mention it.

Criterion	Kliche	Retro	Google Photos	iCloud Shared Albums	POV	Discord screen share
What it is for	Watching an album together, live	Weekly photo journal with friends	Permanent shared album	Shared album across Apple devices	Disposable camera for an event	Showing your screen during a call
Guests need an account	No	Profile in the app	No with link sharing	Not stated	Not stated	Yes (Discord account)
Install an app	No, browser	Yes, iPhone only	No to view a link	Not stated	Not for guests (App Clip / web)	Discord (app or browser)
Photo synchronised for everyone	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Yes, but one person in control
Everyone’s cursors visible	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	No
Upload from the phone with a QR code	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated	Yes	No
Automatic deletion	Yes, after 3 days	Not stated	Not stated	No: until deleted manually	Not stated	Not applicable (live stream)
Published limits	700 photos and 3 GB per album; 10 people (beta)	Not stated	20,000 photos per conversation	100 participants; 5,000 items (temporary albums, v27)	Photos per guest set by the host	50 viewers; 720p/30 fps without Nitro

To gather the photos of an event

These services are mostly about collecting everyone's photos. None of the pages we read mentions synchronised viewing.

Criterion	Kliche	iCloud temporary albums	Lense	Yogile
What it is for	Gather, then watch together	Shared album that expires	Event disposable camera	Storing and sharing private albums
Lifetime	3 days	30 days	12 months in the cloud	Not stated
Guests	Link, no app; an account to send	Invitation by Messages, Mail or link	QR code or link, no app or account	Album-specific email address; iOS and Android apps
Photos hidden until a chosen moment	Yes, “surprise” option (the creator reveals)	Not stated	Yes, delayed reveal	Not stated
Original quality	Yes (metadata removed; HEIC converted to JPEG)	Not stated	Not stated	Yes
Limits and conditions	700 photos and 3 GB per album; 10 people (beta)	5,000 items; iOS, iPadOS, macOS or visionOS 27; not in every country	Free trial up to 7 guests; video as an option	Under $4 a month, unlimited storage

In short

Retro

An iPhone app to share your photos with close friends every week and turn them into recaps. Ideal for a long-running journal; not designed for a shared viewing session.

Kliche or Retro?

Google Photos

Link sharing works even for people without a Google account, and everyone can add their photos. The help page mentions neither synchronised viewing nor automatic deletion.

Kliche or Google Photos?

WhatsApp group

Already on every phone, perfect for reacting in the moment. Photos go in standard quality unless you choose “HD”, and get lost among the messages.

Kliche or WhatsApp?

iCloud Shared Albums

Very handy across Apple devices, up to 100 participants. The content stays online until deleted manually.

POV

A digital disposable camera for weddings and parties: guests scan a QR code and take photos, revealed when the host decides. Made for taking photos during the event, not for watching them together afterwards.

Discord screen share

The group’s reflex: free, already open, and the voice is there. But one person picks the photo, quality is limited to 720p/30 fps without Nitro, and everyone’s photos must be gathered first.

Kliche or Discord screen share?

Sources

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In the evening, you relive the trip.

One link in the group chat, and you are back on the beach, together.

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