The Origin of GuestDrop: Built for My Own Wedding

I'm Yogeshwar Chaturvedi, and I build GuestDrop. It lets event guests scan a QR code and upload their photos and short videos from the browser, with no app and no signup. The host gets everything in one gallery.

I built it for my own wedding. I wanted to collect the photos our guests took, and I didn't want those photos tied to one platform, so I added the option to back them up to Google Drive.

This page records when each part of it happened, so anyone looking for the product can check the dates.

Timeline

• 6 April 2026: I created the GuestDrop source repository.
• 7 April 2026: The first version went live.
• 21 April 2026: The first event with real guest uploads.
• 4 July 2026: The first event run by a creator outside my own circle.
• 24 July 2026: The guestdrop.app domain was registered and began serving the product.
• 2 September 2026: The first paid purchase.
• 22 October 2026: The official GuestDrop app went live on Google Play.

Official apps

Guests never need an app. They scan the QR code and upload from their phone's browser. Hosts can use the web or the official app, which is published under my name, Yogeshwar Chaturvedi. The iPhone version is in App Store review.

The real apps are the ones linked from our official apps page.

A separate app also called GuestDrop is published by CodeWays PTY Ltd. It is not made by us and isn't connected to guestdrop.app or your events. If you created your event at guestdrop.app, it won't appear in that app.

Where to reach me

Questions or corrections go to support@guestdrop.app. You can also read more about GuestDrop.