Comparison

eCards mobile vs CardSnacks

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

Head to head
About

eCards mobile

Easily create and personalize digital greeting cards for any occasion. Add your own text and share them instantly, or print them out. Experience a unique AR reveal when the card is scanned.

Highlights
  • Personalize greeting cards with custom text
  • Augmented Reality (AR) graphics reveal
  • Digital sharing and printing options
  • Templates for various holidays and occasions
  • Create custom greeting cards
  • Sticker manipulation for customization
Features
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Create greeting cards on the go with eCards mobile! Simply replace the text on the cards and share them with your family and friends! All template cards can be scanned with the app to reveal beautiful Augmented Reality graphics that are sure to impress the receivers of your card! With greeting cards for the following occasions: - Birthday - Mother's Day - Father's Day - Valentine's Day - Christmas - New Year - Easter - Thanksgiving - Dia de Muertos / Day of the Dead - Halloween Additionally, you can create your own greeting cards! Tips: - On the create tab, remember to press and hold on a sticker before dragging it. Also, you can change the size of stickers by using two fingers (moving them closer reduces sticker size, moving them apart increases sticker size). To remove a sticker simply drag it to the bottom of the screen. - eCards mobile greeting cards can be shared digitally and can also be printed after saving to camera roll. Either way, the template cards can be scanned with the app to reveal a themed AR experience.

About

CardSnacks

Send personalized e-cards with animated designs and optional gift cards via text or email. Schedule deliveries, add photos, videos, voice messages, and even use an AI wizard to craft the perfect message. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and invitations.

Highlights
  • Animated e-cards for all occasions
  • Add gift cards from 400+ retailers
  • Personalize with photos, videos, and voice
  • AI Message Wizard for message crafting
  • Schedule card delivery
  • Send group greeting cards
  • Setup personal reminders
Features
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CardSnacks lets you send greeting cards and gift cards by text or email. CardSnacks offers fun, animated ecards for all occasions and events: Birthdays, Thank You cards, Anniversaries, Invitations, I Love You, Congratulations, and every major holiday from New Year’s Day to Christmas and everything in between! And you can add gift cards from over 400 popular retailers. --1000s OF CARDS FOR EVERYDAY OCCASIONS-- CardSnacks lets you choose from 1000s of fun, unique animated ecards that you can’t find anywhere else. You’ll find cards for every important occasion including: *Birthdays *Thank You *I Love You *Thinking Of You *and much more, with new cards added every week! –-CARDS FOR EVERY MAJOR HOLIDAY– We also offer 1000s of cards for all major holidays including: *Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa *Mother’s Day *Father’s Day *Thanksgiving *New Year’s Day *and also cards for fun holidays like National Dog Day, World Teachers Day, National Pizza Day and over 300 others! --INCLUDE A GIFT CARD-- With CardSnacks, you no longer need to trudge to your local store or pharmacy to buy a gift card. You can buy gift cards from 100s of leading retailers right from the app and include it with your CardSnack. The recipient can then easily redeem the gift card right from their phone. You can also choose from a wide array of physical gifts like cookies, flowers, and more. --PERSONALIZE YOUR MESSAGE-- CardSnacks lets you completely customize your greeting card. In addition to text, you can add your own: *Photos *Videos *Voice *Stickers *Backgrounds *and much more! –USE OUR AI MESSAGE WIZARD– Need help writing the perfect message, but feeling tongue-tied? Our AI Message Wizard can help! Just enter the occasion, what the recipient likes, the tone you want (funny, serious, sentimental, and more), and the type of message (a rhyme, haiku, or just a standard message) and we’ll craft the perfect message that your recipient will love! –ADD POPULAR MUSIC TOO– CardSnacks lets you choose the perfect music soundtrack for your card, with music from 100s of popular artists across every genre from pop to rock to country to classical. --SEND RIGHT AWAY OR SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE DELIVERY-- You can send your greeting cards and gift cards right away or schedule them for future delivery. So you can create the card today, but not have it arrive until a birthday, holiday, or anniversary. –PERFECT FOR INVITATIONS– You can use CardSnacks to send invitations too. Recipients can RSVP right from your card, and you’ll get notifications whenever anyone responds –SEND GROUP GREETING CARDS TOO– You can also use CardSnacks to send Group Greeting cards. Want to wish a co-worker a happy birthday from your whole department? Or want to send a birthday card to mom from all of the kids? Create a Group Greeting card and everyone you invite can add their own personal message! –SETUP PERSONAL REMINDERS– CardSnacks also lets you setup reminders so you never miss your family and friends’ birthdays, anniversaries, or anything else. You can easily configure CardSnacks to automatically send notifications to your phone to make sure you don’t forget any important events. --BECOME A PREMIUM MEMBER-- Send gift cards for free, or join CardSnacks as a premium member, and you can use all of our features for all of your cards. Membership is $3.99/month or $29.99/year. By purchasing a CardSnacks membership, you authorize us to automatically charge the membership fee selected to your iTunes Account upon confirmation and on a recurring basis. Your membership automatically renews for the membership fee selected unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel or change your membership at any time in the iTunes store. Privacy Policy: https://www.cardsnacks.com/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.cardsnacks.com/terms-of-service --- Questions? Contact us at anytime at info@cardsnacks.com

Screenshots

eCards mobile4 screens
CardSnacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eCards mobile at none against CardSnacks's 10. eCards mobile also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). CardSnacks's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (66K vs 87). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. CardSnacks sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. eCards mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CardSnacks holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CardSnacks has 66K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of eCards mobile's written reviews are positive against 83% of CardSnacks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eCards mobile ships an update every 13 months, CardSnacks every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eCards mobile versus CardSnacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCards mobileCardSnacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (87 ratings)4.9 (66K ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews82.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8766K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco De AndaMobigram LLC

Customer experience

eCards mobile

All ratings77 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

CardSnacks

All ratings65,217 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative14.2%

Bugs and requests

eCards mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

CardSnacks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Issues with card deletion and editing
  • Compatibility problems across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more gift card options (e.g. Walmart)
  • Allow saving of custom signatures
  • Improve WhatsApp integration
  • Expand music/song selection

In-app purchases

None

eCards mobile

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

CardSnacks

Subscriptions10
  • monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • monthly subscription$3.991 Month
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  • 6 month subscription$17.996 Months
  • annual subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 12 month subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • CardSnacks Gold Yearly$23.991 Year
  • annual subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • annual subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • annual subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is eCards mobile free?
eCards mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CardSnacks free?
CardSnacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eCards mobile or CardSnacks?
CardSnacks is rated higher. eCards mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while CardSnacks averages 4.9 from 66K ratings.
Do eCards mobile or CardSnacks have ads?
Neither eCards mobile nor CardSnacks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eCards mobile or CardSnacks?
eCards mobile ships an update every 13 months, and CardSnacks every 2 weeks. Most recently, eCards mobile was updated on November 2, 2026 and CardSnacks on November 5, 2026.

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