Screens from the app
How Sealed works on the night
A host creates a capsule and chooses how long it stays sealed: six hours, 24 hours, a weekend or one week in the current version. A capsule can live on one phone that the group passes around, or be shared so that each person shoots from their own phone. For a shared capsule, the host sends a six-character code, a sealedreveal.com/j/ link or a QR code. Guests enter a first name, and nobody needs an account to join.
Every shot is sealed the moment it is taken. There is no preview, no retake and no gallery to scroll, not even for the person who pressed the shutter or for the host. The host can push the opening later but never earlier, and everyone in the capsule sees the new time. When the countdown ends, the capsule opens for the whole group: the photos come back one by one, then sit on a polaroid wall, and each person can save the photos they want to keep to their phone.
What is free and what Sealed Plus costs
Downloading Sealed, creating capsules, joining them with the app and joining them from a browser are free. Browser guests get 27 shots each, like a roll of film. Sealed Plus adds the Wedding and Golden hour looks and a track from the in-app music catalogue, provided through Audius, that plays at the reveal. Those extras apply to capsules kept on one phone: a shared capsule opens without music, with or without Plus.
Prices read on 10 November 2026: Google Play in the United States listed Sealed Plus at 6.99 USD a month or 53.99 USD a year, and Google Play in France at 6.99 EUR a month or 58.99 EUR a year, with a three-day free trial on the yearly plan for eligible new subscribers. The App Store in the United States listed 5.99 USD a month or 49.99 USD a year. Prices change by country and over time, and your store shows the exact price and any trial before you pay. You cancel from your store subscription settings.
Store ratings and user reviews
On 10 November 2026 we read the App Store listing in seven countries (United States, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Spain and Australia): Sealed had no rating in any of them. Google Play did not display an average rating for Sealed either, because Google only shows a score once enough people have rated an app.
We have no independent written review to quote yet, and we will not write one ourselves or invent a score. If you use Sealed, an honest rating on your store, good or bad, is the most useful thing you can leave for the next reader. Check the store listing for the current count.
What Sealed does not do
Sealed is narrow on purpose. There is no live gallery before the opening, so nobody can check or delete a bad shot during the event. After the opening, the host can remove a photo taken by a browser guest, and a photo reported by a member is held back until the host decides. Capture never imports existing photos from the camera roll: every moment is shot live. Sealed does not detect screenshots or screen recordings after the reveal.
A shared capsule holds up to 30 people and 500 photos. Its photos are stored on the Sealed server so that members can open them together, then deleted 30 days after the opening, so it is not a permanent cloud album: save what you want to keep. A capsule kept on one phone stays on that phone until you delete it or uninstall the app. Shared capsules and browser guests need a connection to send their photos.
Who makes Sealed, and is it legit?
Sealed is published by IVRYN, an independent product studio. The developer name on Google Play is Ivryn and the seller on the App Store is Victor Laybats. The app is distributed through the official App Store and Google Play, and its privacy policy, terms, child safety page and account deletion page are public on sealedreveal.com.
Its store listing states that there is no public feed, no advertising and no sale of your photos. If something on this page is wrong, or if you have a safety question, the About page explains how to reach the team.
Decision criteria
Use the same questions for every option before choosing.
| Option | Useful when | Check before choosing |
|---|---|---|
| Sealed, free | A group of up to 30 wants to shoot blind and open everything together, with guests joining from the app or a browser. | Nobody previews photos, a shared capsule holds 500 photos and server copies are deleted 30 days after the opening. |
| Sealed Plus | You run capsules on one phone and want the Wedding or Golden hour look and a song at the reveal. | It is a subscription, and shared capsules still open without music. |
| A live shared album | Everyone should see photos as they arrive and keep them in one long-term place. | No blind capture and no common opening moment. |
| A paid event camera such as Reveal | You need more than 30 guests or want the host to see and delete photos during the event. | Compare the price per event and whether guests must install an app. |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sealed free?
Yes for the core: downloading Sealed, creating capsules and joining them, from the app or a browser, cost nothing. Sealed Plus is an optional subscription for two extra looks and reveal music on capsules kept on one phone.
Do guests need to install Sealed?
Not for a shared capsule. Guests can open the link or scan the QR code and shoot from their phone browser with a first name. They can also install Sealed and join with the six-character code.
Can the host see photos before the reveal?
No. Nobody sees a photo before the opening, including the person who took it and the host.
How long does Sealed keep the photos?
Photos of a shared capsule are deleted from the Sealed server 30 days after the opening. A capsule kept on one phone stays there until you delete it or uninstall Sealed. Save the photos you want to keep.
Is Sealed safe to use?
Sealed is published by IVRYN on the official App Store and Google Play, needs no account to join a capsule and states that it shows no ads and does not sell photos. Read the privacy policy, and tell guests that photos are being taken, before the event.
Primary sources and evidence
- Sealed on the App Store 2026-11-10
- Sealed on Google Play 2026-11-10
- Sealed privacy policy 2026-11-10
- Sealed terms 2026-11-10
- About Sealed and its publisher 2026-11-10
- IVRYN 2026-11-10