Invitation Maker by Desygner vs Partiful
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Invitation Maker by Desygner
Easily design and send custom invitations for any occasion. Choose from thousands of templates, edit text and images, and share online or download high-resolution files for free. No design experience needed.
- Thousands of templates
- Easy-to-use editing tools
- Free images, icons, and fonts
- Import own images
- Downloadable high-resolution files
- No watermarks
- Automatic resizing
- Version history
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The easiest way to create beautiful invitations (even without a day’s design experience). In a matter of minutes, you can be done with designing and sending your invitation. Choose from 1000s of templates made to suit any occasion and change the design any way you like. We offer ready-made designs for wedding invitations, birthdays, baby showers, Christmas Parties, Halloween Parties & more. Share your invite online or download a print-ready high-resolution file for free with no watermarks. Plus, the Invitation Maker app comes packed with Desygner functionality as covered by Forbes, Product Hunt, Social Media Examiner, Entrepreneur and Terra. Join 4 million+ people using Desygner to create beautiful content quickly and for free. CREATE EASILY: ALL the powerful and easy-to-use editing tools you need such as resize, font change, color change, align, layer order & much more. Edit images, text & icons in any way you want. FREE IMAGES, ICONS & FONTS: No more paying for packs like other apps, sometimes up to $10 an image or icon. Invitation Maker app comes with beautiful royalty-free content to use for free without worrying about licenses! IMPORT YOUR OWN IMAGES: Add content from your camera roll, social media & storage drives. DOWNLOAD & SHARE FOR FREE WITH NO WATERMARKS: There is no catch! Anything you create using the Invitation Maker app is yours to use as you wish. – SHARE designs through email, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & more. – DOWNLOAD as JPEG, PNG or PDF. – PRINT from your phone in seconds. AUTOMAGICALLY RESIZE: You don't have to upgrade to resize & repurpose your Invitations. Resize your files as many times as you want for free. RESTORE PREVIOUS VERSIONS: “Hum... I think it looked better yesterday”. No worries, simply access and restore the best version of your Invitations. STORE & EDIT AT ANY TIME: Create as many Invitations as you like and store them all for free. They will always be editable from your computer & mobile device with your Desygner account. Looking to create more than just Invitations? Try the Desygner App. It offers 1000s of professionally designed templates already perfectly sized for everything you will ever need, including social media posts, ads, presentations, cards, flyers & more. LOOKING FOR A CORPORATE SOLUTION? Check out our Enterprise Marketing Hub at desygner.com/enterprise used by the largest blue chips in the World. The PRO annual subscription is auto-renewable and it’s charged to your iTunes account and renewed for the same amount within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You'll be automatically charged at the end of your trial unless you cancel prior. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited after your purchase. We make no warranties or representations that any of its services will continue to be available for any period of time, and you acknowledge and agree that the services could change or terminate at any time in the future. View Terms & Privacy Policy for details. https://desygner.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://desygner.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://desygner.com/terms
Partiful
Easily create fun event pages, send updates, and track RSVPs for any occasion. Discover local events and sell tickets directly through the app. Plan gatherings from casual dinners to formal weddings with customizable options.
- Create customizable event pages
- Send text updates to guests
- Track RSVPs in real-time
- Discover local events
- Sell tickets for events
- Poll guests for availability
- Shared photo albums
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The easiest way to plan and discover social events. Create free event invite pages, send text updates, sell tickets, and find the best events near you. ACTUALLY FUN EVENT PAGES - Create pages for any event — birthdays, pregames, dinners, game nights, watch parties, group trips, bachelor/bachelorettes, weddings, and more - Make it aesthetic with page themes, effects, and event posters—or upload your own - Guests can see who else is going and add comments, GIFs, and photos to the page INVITE FRIENDS ON ANY PLATFORM (not just iPhones) - Customize your RSVP settings for all types of events, public or private - Invite anyone with a link — guests don't need the app! One link works for both Apple and Non-Apple users, and you can track RSVPs in real time. - Re-use your guest lists, and invite people you meet at other Partiful parties SHARE UPDATES AND PHOTOS - Text Blast your guests with important updates - Post comments on the page that guests can react and reply to - Upload pics to a Shared Photo Album, and collect photos from guests FIND EVENTS & THINGS TO DO NEAR YOU - Find events happening near you on the Explore page - Explore community events, live music, art shows, food festivals, local markets, classes, workshops, and more near you. - Discover social events your friends and mutuals are attending - RSVP "interested" to save events for later - Stay in the loop on trending events in your city HOST PUBLIC EVENTS - Create public events people can discover, join, and RSVP to - Reach local audiences and attract new attendees - Free exposure on a public event marketplace - Grow a following of repeat guests & community members - For event hosts, organizers, clubs, groups, nightlife & creators SELL TICKETS - Sell tickets and collect payments for any Partiful event - Add free or paid tickets with multiple tiers, capacity limits, and promo codes - Guests checkout quickly using Apple Pay, credit, or debit - Check in guests easily with QR code scanning right from your phone - Sales, guest list, and payouts tracked in one place - Direct bank payouts after the event via Stripe FIND A TIME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE - Not sure who's free? Poll your guests before selecting a final date - Guests can RSVP to multiple options, and you pick what works best - Everyone's RSVP is automatically updated once you pick a date BE TYPE-A ABOUT IT - Drop your Venmo or CashApp for guests to chip in - Limit spots available, we'll handle the waitlist - Add a questionnaire for dietary restrictions, location preferences, and more OR BE CHILL - Create a simple page in seconds (literally) - Leave date & time TBD, figure out details later - Keep it casual with designs for board game nights, dinners, and date night KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SOCIAL LIFE - View events you're planning and attending in one place - Auto-add all Partiful events to your Google, Apple, or Outlook calendar - Check the guest lists to see who's coming - Discover Open Invite events hosted by your Mutuals ORGANIZER PROFILES - Showcase all your events with a single shareable link - Easily re-invite past guests and grow a community that keeps showing up - Work with co-admins to create and manage events PARTY PROFILES - Add a bio, profile photo, and your socials - Show off how many events you've hosted and attended - Keep track of your Mutuals (the people you've partied with) SEND FREE ONLINE GREETING CARDS - Takes two seconds, looks like you tried - Create personalized digital greeting cards & ecards with your photos, or choose a fun poster - Share with one link that works anywhere: text, email, or DMs - Perfect for birthday, thank you, Christmas, save the date, wedding, love, thinking of you, get well soon cards & more Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://partiful.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Partiful at 284K against Invitation Maker by Desygner's 1. Partiful also leads on chart position (#2 vs unranked). Invitation Maker by Desygner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 87%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Invitation Maker by Desygner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.95 per 7 days and Partiful sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Invitation Maker by Desygner against 5.0 for Partiful. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Partiful has 284K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Invitation Maker by Desygner's written reviews are positive against 87% of Partiful's.
Invitation Maker by Desygner ships an update every 4 days, Partiful weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Invitation Maker by Desygner | Partiful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 5.0 (284K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 86.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 284K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #2 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Desygner Pty Ltd | Partiful |
Customer experience
Invitation Maker by Desygner
Partiful
Bugs and requests
Invitation Maker by Desygner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Partiful
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when editing event date and time
- Non-English keyboard support issues
- Text blast notifications not always reliable
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to RSVP on behalf of guests
- Implement a 'pay later' feature for event costs
- Introduce a polling/voting system for event details
- Allow hosts to respond to 'can't go' comments
- Add support for multiple currencies
In-app purchases
Invitation Maker by Desygner
- Starter — Weekly7 Days trial$3.957 Days
- Pro+ Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Invitations PRO 17 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Pro+ Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
- Spark — 500 AI Credits$9.99
- Lite — 1,350 AI Credits$24.95
- Plus — 2,900 AI Credits$49.90
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- Pro — 6,200 AI Credits$99.90
- Max — 33,000 AI Credits$499.00
- Ultra — 70,000 AI Credits$999.00
Partiful
- Partiful Plus$4.991 Month
- Peek$1.99
- Premium Add-On$4.95
- Premium App Icon$4.99
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- Premium Add-On (2 Pack)$9.90
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