Comparison

Wedding Seating Chart Planner vs Ever Timeline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Wedding Seating Chart Planner

Create event layouts and manage guest lists for various occasions. Organize seating arrangements, track RSVPs, and build guest menus. Collaborate with others and share your event plans easily.

Highlights
  • Extensive item library (tables, seats, dance floor)
  • Guest list builder with RSVP tracking
  • Event checklist and due date management
  • Guest menu building
  • Import guest list from spreadsheet
  • Guest +1s and party grouping
  • Collaborative event planning
Features
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Seat Puzzle is the best way to create lightweight mockups for your events. Professionals use Seat Puzzle to manage events for all their clients and look great on the job. Easily organize your space, manage the guest list, and keep track of RSVPs. It‘s great for weddings, corporate events, social parties, baby showers, trivia night, and more. Features include: · An extensive item library including tables and seats, the dance floor, the DJ Booth. · Guest list builder. Keep track of RSVPs, see who's coming, how many guests are VIPs or children. · Keep track of your event checklist and due dates. Check things off as you go. · Build a guest menu and see a breakdown of who ordered what. · Import a guest list from a spreadsheet. · Guest +1s and guest parties to group guests together into any size party. · Build a floor plan up to 500 ft by 500 ft. Supports metric system. · Includes audio / video, computer equipment, sports, and outdoors items for even more types of events. · Collaborate with friends, family, clients, and vendors together on your event. · Share a PDF or a photo of your floor plans with your clients, vendors, event planner, wedding coordinator, or significant other. · Print your floor plan or post it to social media. · Works 100% offline. · Automatically syncs through your Seat Puzzle account across all your devices. · Create and manage unlimited events. · Add custom photo items to your floor plan catalog. · Draw custom venue outlines and set floor plan backgrounds. · Use the table wizard to estimate tables from guest count and seats per table. · Plan with round, rectangle, square, oval, U-shaped, and serpentine tables. · Add highboys, theater chairs, benches, pews, walls, doors, windows, and room segments. · Customize the grid with dots or lines, spacing, and color. · Control item names, dimensions, font size, and seat label display. · Show guest names as initials, first names, or full names. · Highlight guest parties and tags directly on seats. · Update guests in bulk, including attendance, tags, parties, and seating. · Seat multiple guests together at the same table. · Track attendance for individual guests or whole parties. · View guest reports for seating, RSVPs, VIPs, children, infants, and accessibility needs. · Export guest spreadsheets to CSV. · Customize PDF exports with guest pages, grouping, sorting, and rotation. · Reuse event templates or copy an existing floor plan. · Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for countdowns, event summaries, and event lists. · Use App Shortcuts to open events, add guests, and search events. · Share view-only or editable event links with permissions, recipients, login options, and expiry dates. Download and try a free demo today! About the Seat Puzzle Membership Subscription: • Seat Puzzle is available as a subscription on either a weekly, monthly, or annual recurring basis, cancelable at any time. • Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when purchasing a new subscription. Privacy policy: https://seatpuzzle.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://seatpuzzle.com/termsofuse.html

About

Ever Timeline

This app helps organize wedding day schedules by allowing users to build detailed timelines, invite their team, and go live on the big day for real-time updates. It offers flexibility for schedule changes and provides smart tips based on the wedding date.

Highlights
  • Custom timeline creation
  • Team invitation via code
  • Real-time updates
  • Live Activities integration
  • Schedule flexibility
  • Smart seasonal tips
  • Exportable timeline
Features
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Ever Timeline keeps your wedding day on track. Build a detailed timeline, invite your team, and go live on the big day so everyone stays in sync — from the couple to the coordinator to the photographer. PLAN YOUR DAY Create a custom timeline from scratch or start with a pre-built template (8 or 10-hour coverage). Add events with start times, notes, shot lists, and tags to organize every moment. INVITE YOUR TEAM Share a 6-character invite code with photographers, videographers, coordinators, DJs, and the couple. Everyone joins the same timeline and sees updates in real time. GO LIVE When the day arrives, toggle your timeline live. Mark events as complete, and every team member sees progress update instantly on their device — including on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities. STAY FLEXIBLE Running behind? Delay the entire timeline or shift everything from a specific event forward by 5, 15, or 30 minutes. All team members see the updated schedule immediately. SMART TIPS Get seasonal advice based on your wedding date — winter daylight reminders, summer heat tips, spring rain contingency planning — plus scheduling suggestions when your timeline has gaps or tight turnarounds. EXPORT & SHARE Export your timeline as a polished image or PDF to share with clients, couples, or vendors before the big day. EVER PRO Unlock unlimited timelines, pre-built templates, and export features with an Ever Pro subscription. Joining a timeline via invite code is free for everyone — an Ever Pro subscription is required to create and manage your own timelines. Privacy Policy: https://cclutephotography.github.io/Dot-Privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Wedding Seating Chart Planner4 screens
Ever Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Ever Timeline at freemium against Wedding Seating Chart Planner's subscription. Ever Timeline also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Wedding Seating Chart Planner's advantage is ratings volume (401 vs 4) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wedding Seating Chart Planner sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ever Timeline sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ever Timeline holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wedding Seating Chart Planner has 401 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wedding Seating Chart Planner ships an update every 9 days, Ever Timeline every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wedding Seating Chart Planner versus Ever Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Seating Chart PlannerEver Timeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (401 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings401 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuzzle Party, LLCCHAISE CLUTE

Customer experience

Wedding Seating Chart Planner

All ratings400 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative60.0%

Ever Timeline

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wedding Seating Chart Planner

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Ruined charts with incorrect table settings
  • Tables and centerpieces reappearing
  • App constantly rearranges table layouts
  • Guest list duplicates guests
  • Plus one replaces original guest name
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  • App glitches when opening, data appears lost
  • Undo option forgets some moves, deletes names
  • App freezes/crashes when moving people
  • Guest seating chart keeps moving around
  • App crushes on phone and Mac
  • Free trial stops plan mid-way without warning
  • App is buggy with incomplete features
  • Buttons would not work, unresponsive to touch
  • App crashes when trying to move anyone around
  • App glitches out when trying to add guests
  • Venue size changed automatically and couldn't revert
  • Tap screen giving trouble to move tables
  • Difficulty using phone with the app
  • App does not update or change after purchase
  • Cannot get into the app
  • Objects do not move once placed on canvas
  • App is unuseable
  • App is not easy to use
  • Cannot turn tables at certain angles
  • Free trial gives pop-up to pay to continue
  • App doesn't seem to provide measurements for setup
  • Layout design elements are hard to align
  • App freezes/crashes when trying to move people around

Requested features

20 requests
  • Basic instructions would be nice
  • More building shapes (hexagons, octagons)
  • Adjustable shapes and background scaling
  • Ability to rotate items/tables
  • More customization for seats at tables
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  • Ability to add text
  • Change color of seating
  • Differentiate different seats
  • Add notes for spacing
  • Stadium or concert seating options
  • Better instructions on how to use it
  • Copy/Mirror option for layout elements
  • Food table icons
  • Larger dance floor options
  • More features in the professional app
  • Greater variety of colors
  • Instructions on how to use the program effectively
  • Modify multiple table measurements
  • Add seats on the table
  • Add Audio visual elements

Ever Timeline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Wedding Seating Chart Planner

Subscriptions7
  • Wedding Planning Saver$3.991 Month
  • Pro Membership - Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Seat Puzzle Monthly Saver$7.991 Month
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  • Seat Puzzle Easter Egg Promo1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership Pro Seating1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Membership for Year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro Membership - Annual3 Days trial$129.991 Year
One-time1
  • Seat Puzzle - All Access$139.99
1 purchases

Ever Timeline

Subscriptions1
  • Ever Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Wedding Seating Chart Planner free?
Wedding Seating Chart Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ever Timeline free?
Ever Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wedding Seating Chart Planner or Ever Timeline?
Ever Timeline is rated higher. Wedding Seating Chart Planner averages 4.6 out of 5 from 401 ratings, while Ever Timeline averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Wedding Seating Chart Planner or Ever Timeline have ads?
Wedding Seating Chart Planner shows ads; Ever Timeline does not.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Seating Chart Planner or Ever Timeline?
Wedding Seating Chart Planner ships an update every 9 days, and Ever Timeline every 3 weeks. Most recently, Wedding Seating Chart Planner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ever Timeline on October 6, 2026.

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