BeReal built dual-camera authenticity. Then stopped. Rawly took that idea and added a real creator economy — win photo challenges, get paid in EUR, no follower count required.
An honest comparison. We've tried to represent BeReal's features accurately.
| Feature | Rawly Our App | BeReal |
|---|---|---|
| Creator earnings | ✓ Up to 85% of prize pools, withdrawn as real EUR | None — BeReal has never paid creators |
| Dual-lens authenticity | ✓ Front + rear captured simultaneously with cryptographic proof | ✓ Dual-camera, but no proof system — edits not detectable |
| Algorithm | ✓ No algorithm — community vote determines what wins | Minimal algorithm, but content ranked by friend graph |
| Filters & editing | ✓ None allowed — camera only, always raw | No filters — but no system-level enforcement against editing before posting |
| Gallery uploads | ✓ Blocked — every photo captured live in the app | Not enforced at the system level |
| Follower count matters | ✓ No — a new account can beat 10k followers on photo quality | Yes — friend/follower graph determines reach |
| Community voting | ✓ Full community voting system, score-weighted votes | Only RealMojis (emoji reactions) — no voting |
| Privacy / data | ✓ EU-registered (Rawly OÜ, Estonia), GDPR-native, E2E encrypted DMs | Owned by Voodoo (French). Server data held in US/EU mix |
| Company status | ✓ Independent — Rawly OÜ, invite-only beta | Acquired by Voodoo (France) in 2024. No major feature updates or creator monetisation announced since acquisition |
| Voice comments | ✓ Audio comments with waveform, transcript, and filters | Text comments only |
| Civic rank system | ✓ Cursus Honorum — merit-based ranks with real vote weight | No rank or reputation system |
| Price | ✓ Free to download and use. Creators never pay to participate. | Free (ad-free currently, future monetization unclear) |
BeReal solved one problem brilliantly. Rawly builds on that foundation and solves four more.
BeReal's core insight was correct: if both lenses fire at the same moment, you can't fake what you were doing. Rawly kept this and extended it with cryptographic proof — an immutable record that the front and rear frames match.
BeReal has never paid a single creator. Rawly distributes 75–85% of every mission prize pool directly to winners chosen by community vote. 1 Jeton = €0.06. Minimum payout: 500 Jeton. No follower count required. No sponsored deal threshold.
BeReal content rises and falls based on friend graphs and RealMoji reactions. Rawly uses a community vote system where anyone — regardless of follower count — can vote on submissions. The best post wins, not the most-followed account.
Rawly is registered in Estonia as Rawly OÜ — a GDPR-native company from day one, not a US company retrofitting compliance. Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted. No advertising business model, so your data is never the product.
BeReal was sold for $500M. Its users received nothing. Rawly's mission economy pays you directly — from your first post, on any account, with no minimum followers. Win a mission, withdraw to your bank. That's it.
Join the Waitlist — FreeReal photos. No algorithm. No filters. Win photo challenges and earn real money — starting from your very first post.
Trademark notice: BeReal and the BeReal logo are trademarks of their respective owners (Voodoo SAS). This page is an independent comparison published by Rawly OÜ for informational purposes. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BeReal or Voodoo. All feature descriptions of BeReal are based on publicly available information and are accurate to the best of our knowledge as of the date published. Features may have changed since publication.