Send a VS.
Start a club.
Friends vote.
Rawly is a photo and video challenge app. Every day there is something new to shoot, and real people decide who wins. No ads. No filters. No gallery uploads. Just real.
- Free forever
- No ads, ever
- No invite code needed
December Photo Challenge. Every day in December, Rawly opens a challenge with a new prompt. Shoot it live in the app and vote on the other shots.
See all 31 prompts →RAW NOW
Same second.
Different lives.
Once a day, at a random time, everyone on Rawly gets the same notification at the same second. You have 20 minutes to shoot what's in front of you. Missed it? Post late until the next RAW NOW opens. It lands at a new time every day.
When the window closes, voting opens. Anyone can watch, whether they shot one or not.
Every shot also takes a frame from your other camera. It stays private unless you choose to show it.
Object of the day
One object.
Everyone's take.
Every day everyone gets the same everyday thing: a spoon, a doorbell, something round. It opens at a new time each day. Find it and shoot it live, any time until the next one opens.
Other people vote. When the next object opens, the three most-voted shots take the podium. No money changes hands, just Score and a streak to keep.
Something round
Tomorrow's could be anything. 365 objects in random order. None comes back until every one has had its day.
Inside Rawly
Six screens.
One honest app.
Real screens from the app, nothing mocked up. Shoot live, play with friends, let people vote.
Proof, not promises
Seen a Rawly photo?
Check it.
Every photo shared from Rawly carries a code. Type it in and see the minute it was taken, straight from the in-app camera. No camera roll, no edits.
Try this one: RWLY-M7R3-1MQ6-VA89
Shows when a photo was taken. Not who took it.
Why we built it
We got tired of performing.
Social media stopped being real. Filters, staged “candid” shots, an algorithm built to keep you scrolling. The platforms got rich. You got used. So we built the opposite.
- Less feed. More life.
- Less scroll. More soul.
- Less noise. More now.
Prize pools, plainly
Brands fund the prize.
You take the shot.
Some challenges carry a real prize pool. Brands fund theirs instead of buying ads, and Rawly's fee is billed to them, never taken from the pool.
- Jeton, what you earn
- €0.06 each
- Token, what you buy
- €0.10 each
- Minimum withdrawal
- 500 Jeton (€30)
- Rawly fee on withdrawals
- None
| Challenge | Winners | Voters | Rawly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 75% | 10% | 15% |
| Brand | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| Private | 75% | 0%* | 15% |
* In a private challenge, 10% goes to the community pool, which funds Rawly's open challenges. Stripe's processing fee is shown before you confirm a withdrawal. What you earn depends on how your challenges go.
Earning is always free. Rawly never pays out of pocket: every prize pool is funded by the people and brands who start it.
Privacy isn't a setting
It's how the app is built.
- Messages only the two of you can read, with keys that never leave your phone.
- Switch on Burn Protocol and a message disappears 10 seconds after it's read.
- Screenshots come out black, across chats, photos and profiles.
- Your lock screen shows who wrote, never what they wrote.
- Private mode hides your posts until you approve each follower.
- Ghost mode keeps you out of search. People reach you only through a code you share.
- Delete your account and it's erased, apart from the payment records the law requires.
Questions, answered
Before you ask.
How do I earn on Rawly?
Enter challenges funded by brands and other people. Shoot live, the community votes, and winners are paid in Jeton. No follower minimum.
What is a Jeton worth?
1 Jeton is €0.06 at withdrawal. The minimum withdrawal is 500 Jeton (€30). Rawly charges no withdrawal fee; Stripe's processing fee is shown before you confirm. Withdrawals are currently open in the EU, the UK, the US, Canada and Switzerland. We are working on other countries. Challenges, RAW NOW and the ranks are open everywhere.
Do I need followers to win?
No. Followers play no part: people pick the winners, guided by the community's votes. A brand-new account competes on the same terms as everyone else.
Why can't I upload from my gallery?
Every photo is captured live in the app. No uploads, no edits, no filters. That is how the feed stays real.
Do I have to use the front camera?
No. Each shot also saves a frame from your other camera as proof, but it stays private unless you choose to show it on your post.
Does Rawly sell my data or show ads?
No. Rawly makes money from the Tokens people buy to fund challenges, not from ads or your data. Rawly OÜ is registered in Estonia and is GDPR-compliant.
Are my messages private?
Yes. Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted, so not even Rawly can read them. Turn on Burn Protocol and they disappear 10 seconds after they are read.
How do I join Rawly?
Download Rawly on iOS or Android and sign up. Right now no invite code is needed. Rawly is for people 18 and over, because some challenges pay out real money.
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