Comparison

PostCardsAway vs SnailJet

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

Head to head
About

PostCardsAway

Create personalized photo postcards from your pictures and messages. Easily edit photos, add text, and send them to friends and family. Physical postcards are printed and mailed via USPS.

Highlights
  • Photo editing with effects
  • Pic collage library
  • Personalized messages
  • Contact management
  • Preview before sending
  • USPS mailing service
Features
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PostCardsAway is a FREE Photo PostCard app without Ads that lets you create beautiful keepsake Photo PostCards using our photo editor and pic collage and photo collage library in just a few seconds which become treasured memories for Birthdays, Holiday Greetings, Anniversaries, and any other occasion with our extensive photo collage library of dozens of collage options, which last a lifetime and beyond. You pay only for each Photo PostCard you send. The process for creating a Photo Postcard is super easy. First take a photo using the camera on your iPhone or iPad or select a photo from your photo library. You can edit the photo by changing from landscape to portrait mode, or adding special effects like an emoji, text, or brush effects to the photo. Next, personalize your message just as you would if you were writing a physical postcard. Then select a single recipient or many from the contacts stored on your iPhone or iPad and add them to your favorite recipients list located in the PostCardsAway app. It would be a good idea to update the home mailing address of your intended recipients to make sure they have a valid United States Postal Address entered in their listing. Adding a contact to your favorites recipient list makes creating a Photo PostCard that much faster the next time you make a Photo PostCard. it's that fast and simple. Now Preview of your Photo Postcard so you can make changes before you move to the checkout process. That's it ! The checkout process is a super simple process as well. The first time you create a Photo PostCard, you will enter your email address so we can send you a confirmation of your purchase. You can edit the email address anytime. Then you simply select a payment source such as Apple Pay or you can enter a preferred credit card. You can even Scan a credit card which will be validated by your credit card processor. Don't worry, we never have access to your credit card information. It is processed and stored on the secure PCI compliant Payment Gateway server. Once you have completed the Checkout Process by selecting your payment source, agreed to our terms and conditions, and purchased the Photo PostCard, your Photo Postcard will automatically be uploaded to the server for processing the same day and mailed First Class the next business day by the United States Postal Service. Your Photo PostCard should arrive at its destination in 5 to 7 business days, but in many cases much sooner. After sending your Postcard, a record of it will appear in the View Sent PostCards section. You will see a thumbnail of the Image as well as the date you sent the PostCard. if you click on the image you will see who you sent it to as well. If you want to reuse the image to send to another recipient, simply click on the Reuse button and start the photo PostCard creation process. If you choose a monthly or yearly subscription, here is a link to our End User License Agreement, (EULA), http://www.postcardsaway.com/terms-conditions/

About

SnailJet

Create and send personalized physical postcards to loved ones. Easily design custom cards with your own photos and messages to bring lasting joy through traditional mail.

Highlights
  • Design custom postcards
  • Send real mail
  • Affordable pricing
  • Personalized messages
  • Photo integration
Features
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TXT is whatever. Real mail is forever. Give lasting joy, send real mail! Send homemade postcards to friends, family, and even yourself with SnailJet. It's easy and affordable!

Screenshots

PostCardsAway4 screens
SnailJet3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SnailJet at none against PostCardsAway's 2. SnailJet also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). PostCardsAway's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 14). On price, update cadence, 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. PostCardsAway sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SnailJet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnailJet holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PostCardsAway has 96 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of PostCardsAway's written reviews are positive against 100% of SnailJet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PostCardsAway ships an update every 5 weeks, SnailJet every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PostCardsAway versus SnailJet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostCardsAwaySnailJet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (96 ratings)5.0 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings96 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDog and Elk Incorporateddn5.co, LLC

Customer experience

PostCardsAway

All ratings94 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%

SnailJet

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PostCardsAway

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Frame Access$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Frame Subscription$19.991 Year
None

SnailJet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PostCardsAway free?
PostCardsAway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnailJet free?
SnailJet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PostCardsAway or SnailJet?
SnailJet is rated higher. PostCardsAway averages 4.8 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while SnailJet averages 5.0 from 14 ratings.
Do PostCardsAway or SnailJet have ads?
Neither PostCardsAway nor SnailJet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PostCardsAway or SnailJet?
PostCardsAway ships an update every 5 weeks, and SnailJet every 2 months. Most recently, PostCardsAway was updated on October 22, 2026 and SnailJet on October 11, 2026.

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