[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":237},["ShallowReactive",2],{"growth:ownpix-vs-joy":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"benefit":6,"body":7,"category":193,"date":194,"description":195,"extension":196,"faq":197,"hero":207,"heroHeading":208,"heroImage":208,"heroNote":208,"heroSecondImage":208,"icon":209,"image":210,"meta":211,"navigation":212,"options":208,"optionsTitle":208,"order":213,"ownpix":214,"path":215,"related":216,"seo":226,"seoDescription":208,"seoTitle":208,"stem":227,"steps":228,"stepsTitle":235,"summary":195,"__hash__":236},"growth\u002Fgrowth\u002Fownpix-vs-joy.md","OwnPix vs Joy","Guests can share from their browser, with no app to download.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":184},"minimark",[10,15,82,93,97,109,113,120,126,130,136,139,143,181],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"side-by-side","Side by side",[16,17,18,34],"table",{},[19,20,21],"thead",{},[22,23,24,28,31],"tr",{},[25,26,27],"th",{},"What to compare",[25,29,30],{},"OwnPix",[25,32,33],{},"Joy",[35,36,37,49,60,71],"tbody",{},[22,38,39,43,46],{},[40,41,42],"td",{},"Guest entry",[40,44,45],{},"QR code or link; browser upload",[40,47,48],{},"Joy offers a guest upload link or QR code",[22,50,51,54,57],{},[40,52,53],{},"Main focus",[40,55,56],{},"Guest photo and video album",[40,58,59],{},"Wedding website and planning",[22,61,62,65,68],{},[40,63,64],{},"Wedding website and RSVP",[40,66,67],{},"Not included as wedding planning tools",[40,69,70],{},"Available through Joy",[22,72,73,76,79],{},[40,74,75],{},"Photos and videos",[40,77,78],{},"Photos and videos; video limits apply",[40,80,81],{},"Check Joy’s current album rules",[83,84,85,92],"p",{},[86,87,91],"a",{"href":88,"rel":89},"https:\u002F\u002Fwithjoy.com\u002F",[90],"nofollow","Joy explains its current features",". 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