Comparison

Wedding Planner by PlanWed vs Catalyst

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

Head to head
About

Wedding Planner by PlanWed

This app helps couples organize their wedding by tracking budgets, managing guest lists, creating seating charts, and setting task reminders. It also offers digital invitations and a countdown to the big day.

Highlights
  • Budget tracking with category breakdown
  • Guest list management with RSVP tracking
  • Drag-and-drop seating chart designer
  • Smart task list with reminders
  • Wedding countdown widget
  • Digital invitations and guest RSVP
  • Partner collaboration
Features
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Plan your wedding together without juggling spreadsheets, notes and group chats. PlanWed is an all-in-one wedding planning app for couples. Manage your wedding budget, guest list, RSVPs, seating chart, checklist, vendors and wedding-day timeline from your phone, tablet or computer. Everything stays synced, so you and your partner always have the same plan. A wedding website made for your guests Create a beautiful personal wedding page and share it by link, WhatsApp or QR code. Guests can open it in their browser with no app download or account required. Guests can: • RSVP and update their response • Add meal choices and dietary requirements • View your schedule, venue, travel and accommodation details • Find their assigned table • Read FAQs and open registry links • Share photos and leave wishes in your guestbook Keep every detail organized • Track your wedding budget, expenses and payments • Build a guest list with parties, plus-ones and RSVP status • Design a seating chart with flexible table shapes and assigned seats • Follow a wedding checklist, add custom tasks and set reminders • Keep vendor details, contacts and payments together • Create your wedding-day timeline and use Wedding Day Mode • See your countdown and planning progress at a glance Plan together, everywhere Invite your partner and update the same wedding plan in real time. Plan from your phone or tablet, then use the larger web workspace for seating charts and detailed edits. Turn guest memories into a keepsake With Wedding Pass, collect guest photos and wishes through your wedding website, then turn them into a beautifully designed Keepsake Wedding Book PDF to save and share after the celebration. Wedding Pass is a one-time purchase and does not renew. PlanWed includes optional Premium subscriptions and Wedding Pass for additional planning tools and keepsakes. Subscription and trial availability is shown before purchase. Support: hello@planwed.app Website: https://planwed.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Catalyst

This app uses financial consequences to help users achieve their goals. Users commit money to a 30-day cycle, earning it back with a bonus for completion or losing it if they fail. Mastermind groups provide social accountability.

Highlights
  • Financial commitment for goals
  • Daily reflection tracking
  • 30-day goal cycles
  • Mastermind accountability groups
  • Consequence-based motivation
  • Goal progress feed
Features
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Catalyst is a social accountability platform for people who are serious about their goals. No confetti. No badges for showing up. A system built on the one thing that actually changes behavior: consequences. HOW IT WORKS Set a goal that matters. Catalyst breaks it into daily tasks. Then you prove your execution every day with a Daily Reflection: what you did, what you didn't, and what happens tomorrow. Your reflections become your track record. THE CYCLE When you're ready to make it real, start a 30-day Cycle: - Commit a Participation Fee — from $50 to $500. It's non-refundable. - Submit a Daily Reflection every day for 30 days. You get two lives — miss two days and the Cycle fails. - Complete all 30 days and you earn every dollar back as a Completion Bonus. - Quit or fail, and the money is gone. The only way to see that money again is to earn it. That's the point. THE MASTERMIND Every Cycle places you in a mastermind group of up to 10 people at your commitment level, in it at the same time as you. They see your reflections. They notice when you go quiet. Accountability you can't mute. THE FEED No influencers. No motivational wallpaper. A feed of real people doing real work, one day at a time — and posting proof. WHO IT'S FOR People with money on the line behave differently. If you need a gentle nudge, this isn't your app. If you're done negotiating with yourself — welcome. SUBSCRIPTION Catalyst requires an auto-renewing subscription: $49.99/month or $14.99/week. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://catalyst.life/docs/terms_and_conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://catalyst.life/docs/privacy_policy.html Community Guidelines: https://catalyst.life/docs/community_guidelines.html Cycle Agreement: https://catalyst.life/docs/cycle_agreement.html Support: support@catalyst.life

Screenshots

Wedding Planner by PlanWed4 screens
Catalyst4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Catalyst at 5.0 against Wedding Planner by PlanWed's 4.0. Wedding Planner by PlanWed's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 Planner by PlanWed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Catalyst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Catalyst holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wedding Planner by PlanWed ships an update every 2 days, Catalyst fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Wedding Planner by PlanWed versus Catalyst: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Planner by PlanWedCatalyst
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB97 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChat studios, MBBlackShift LLC

Customer experience

Wedding Planner by PlanWed

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Catalyst

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Wedding Planner by PlanWed

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited access14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited access14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wedding Pass$34.99
2 purchases

Catalyst

Subscriptions2
  • Catalyst Weekly$14.997 Days
  • Catalyst7 Days trial$49.991 Month

Questions

Is Wedding Planner by PlanWed free?
Wedding Planner by PlanWed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catalyst free?
Catalyst is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wedding Planner by PlanWed or Catalyst?
Catalyst is rated higher. Wedding Planner by PlanWed averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Catalyst averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wedding Planner by PlanWed or Catalyst have ads?
Neither Wedding Planner by PlanWed nor Catalyst shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Planner by PlanWed or Catalyst?
Wedding Planner by PlanWed ships an update every 2 days, and Catalyst fortnightly. Most recently, Wedding Planner by PlanWed was updated on October 7, 2026 and Catalyst on October 4, 2026.

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