Looking for a Touchpix Alternative for Your 360 Booth?
Touchpix is a capable, established platform — and for many operators, more platform than they need at more cost than they want. Here's an honest look at when BoothLab is the better fit.
Quick answer: BoothLab covers the core professional 360 workflow — 240 fps slow-mo, 4K, branded overlays/intros/outros, MP3 music, QR sharing, Sharing Station, Dropbox/Google Drive — and a second, classic photo booth for the iPad, with printable strip templates and connected Sony or Canon cameras. Both come with simple monthly, 6-month, or yearly pricing and a free download that unlocks every feature from the start, so you can test the whole workflow on your own gear before paying.
Why operators go looking for alternatives
Recurring themes in booth-operator communities: subscription costs that stack up across add-ons and devices, feature depth that gets in the way at 11pm mid-event, and wanting software that just runs on the iPhone already mounted on the arm. If that's your list, you're the operator BoothLab was built for.
What BoothLab covers
- Capture: 720p/1080p/4K at 60–240 fps, adjustable slow-mo range, reverse effect, multi-lens support — the full cinematic spin toolkit.
- Branding: overlays, intros, outros and MP3 music rendered into every video automatically.
- Delivery: instant QR sharing, email, SMS, WhatsApp, AirPrint, iPad Sharing Station, Dropbox & Google Drive galleries, AirPlay to Apple TV.
- Beyond 360: classic photo strip templates, 19 filters and 16 video effects, seven of which follow the beat, on-device background replacement, and Sony or Canon cameras connected over USB for the photo station.
- Reliability details that matter at events: background processing keeps the line moving, and recording works fully offline.
Pricing philosophy
BoothLab is free to download and try on your own equipment — no sales call, no feature lock-out. Every capture mode, effect, template and delivery option works on the free plan; exports simply carry a BoothLab demo watermark until you subscribe. One Pro subscription (1 month, 6 months, or 1 year) removes it, and seasonal operators can run Pro for the wedding months and pause in the off-season instead of financing a year-round platform fee.
An honest fit check
- Choose BoothLab if: you run iPhone/iPad booths and want pro output — slow-mo, branding, instant delivery — with minimal setup and predictable cost.
- A heavier platform may fit if: you need Android/Windows booths, green-screen AI pipelines, or multi-operator fleet management across many rigs.
The rating speaks for operators who switched: 4.6★ across 2,400+ App Store ratings. The honest test costs nothing — run BoothLab at your next setup session and compare the output side by side.
Test it on your own rig — free
Download BoothLab, mount your iPhone, and judge the output yourself before spending anything — free exports carry a demo watermark, but every feature is unlocked.
