Free to collect messagesUSD 19 when you download the video

Birthday video from friends and family

Send one link to the group chat, everyone records a birthday message on their phone, and Coro edits them into one video with their names and music.

How the surprise comes together

1

Start a group without the birthday person

Create the Coro with their name and Coro gives you a link. Post it in a group chat they can't see.

2

Every friend records a message

In their phone's browser, with nothing to install. Anyone camera-shy can send a photo with a few lines.

3

Coro puts the surprise together

Names, music and credits go in. You watch the whole preview before you pay.

What to ask for a birthday video

Your question is on screen when people record. Keep ours or swap in one of these from your panel:

  • How did you two meet?

  • What memory with them still makes you laugh?

  • What do you hope this next year brings them?

  • What did they teach you without knowing it?

  • What plan should you two make this year?

  • For a milestone birthday: what part of their life did you get to see up close?

  • For the kids: if you could give them any present, what would it be?

  • An inside joke, a song or a line only you two get.

When to send the link, and to whom

It works the same for a sweet sixteen, a quinceañera or a 70th. What changes is how much time people need to record.

Send the link a week ahead

If family lives abroad or friends work nights, give them ten days.

Close it two days before the party

Set that deadline when you create the Coro. You'll have time to watch the preview and send a reminder from your panel.

Invite the people they rarely see

Beyond family and close friends: the college roommate, the cousin in another state, the first boss.

Play it at the party or at midnight

On the party TV in horizontal format, or send the gift link at 12 sharp.

A birthday video costs USD 19

Creating the Coro, collecting messages and watching the preview are free. You pay once, when you download; split ten ways, that's under 2 dollars each.

  • Create the Coro and send the linkFree
  • Messages per CoroUp to 200
  • Preview of the whole videoFree
  • Full HD video and gift pageUSD 19
  • New versions after you payIncluded

Questions before the surprise

How do I keep it a surprise?

Send the link privately or in a group they're not in. Each person sees only their own message, so nobody spoils it early.

Can it be ready for a party tonight?

Yes, if people record in time: the edit takes a few minutes. Set the deadline a couple of hours before the party and download it as soon as it's ready.

Can grandparents record without an app?

Yes. They open the link and tap Record my message. If they need help, someone records them on their own phone and types their name.

How long will the video be?

It depends on how many people record. Each message runs up to 60 seconds, or up to 2 minutes if you change it in your panel.

What if someone records something I don't want in it?

Hide it in your panel and it stays out of the video. You can also change the order of the messages.