A practical buying guide

Event photo sharing, speech writing or planning: which tool?

Should I choose Revelsnap, Speech, Sorted or Figgi for an upcoming occasion?

Choose by the task you need to complete. Revelsnap focuses on event photos and messages; Speech, Sorted focuses on personal speeches; Figgi helps with replies, ideas and plans. These products belong to the StartMadeSimple family, while VCMP Encore addresses the venue operator's enquiry and booking workflow.

Buying guide updated · VCMP product team, StartMadeSimple Ltd

A practical example

One person is organising an occasion, another is preparing a speech, and guests want a place for their photos and messages. Each has a different input and desired result. Comparing those tasks first avoids choosing a venue booking system when the immediate need is a personal keepsake or writing help.

What matters most in this setup

  • Start with the concrete result you need.
  • Review written material before using it publicly.
  • Confirm photo arrangements before involving guests.

A useful demonstration, step by step

  1. Write down the result you need first: a speech to deliver, a plan or reply to refine, or an agreed way to collect event photos and messages.
  2. For Speech, Sorted, prepare accurate personal details, the audience and the intended tone. Confirm supported speech types and output format, then review names, anecdotes and meaning before delivery.
  3. For Figgi, describe the decision or message you need help with. Check the supported use, review the suggested result and adapt it to your actual relationships and plans.
  4. For Revelsnap, confirm how guests gain access, upload material and view or share it. Agree who manages the collection and check retention and export arrangements before inviting guests.
  5. Ask StartSimple for current access, prices and delivery details for the selected product. If you also operate the venue, evaluate Encore's bookings and run sheets as a separate business requirement.

Check before you commit

  • Personal task versus venue operations
  • Current access and supported output
  • Accuracy of personal details and tone
  • Guest upload, sharing and moderation arrangements
  • Retention, export and purchase terms

The catalogue identifies the products' purposes. It does not establish current checkout availability, unlimited uploads, a specific retention period or automatic connections between them. Verify those details against the current offer before making event plans.

Buyer questions, answered

Which product should an event guest, speaker or organiser choose?

For guest uploads, evaluate Revelsnap's QR or private-link photo and message journey. For a personal speech, evaluate Speech, Sorted's outline, writing and rehearsal tools. For replies, ideas and a plan, explore Figgi. A venue operator managing enquiries and a diary should evaluate Encore separately. Choose according to the user and task rather than the shared company name.

How should we rehearse a speech and photo-sharing setup before an event?

Ask the speaker to review the personal details, read the speech aloud and test cue cards and timing. Separately ask a guest to open the photo-sharing link, upload a sample and confirm that the organiser can find it. Agree each product's access and event terms. These demonstrations test different outcomes and do not establish automatic coordination between the tools.

Continue your evaluation

Relevant products and official sources

Revelsnap

Revelsnap collects guests' event photos, videos and messages through a QR code or private link into a gallery, without a guest app or registration.

Explore Revelsnap

Figgi

Figgi helps people understand messages, draft replies, turn a busy head into a plan and rehearse conversations in a browser.

Explore Figgi