SnapShot Postcard vs snapmail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SnapShot Postcard
Transform your digital photos into physical postcards. Simply select a photo, add a message and recipient details, and the service prints, addresses, and mails your postcard. It's an easy and affordable way to send a tangible memory through the mail.
- Photo postcard creation
- Print and mail service
- Easy 3-step process
- Customizable messages
- International shipping
- Credit-based purchasing
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Getting a SnapShot photo postcard is like getting a hug in the mail! You create the postcard with your photo and we print and mail. Easier to use and costs less than other postcard creator apps. Plus the best customer support in the business. Create your postcard in three simple steps: 1. Choose your photo 2. Enter message and address details 3. Tap “Send” And your postcard is "automagically" printed, addressed, postage applied, and mailed! Standard postcards created and sent to US address costs 1 credit, international addresses cost 2 credits (includes mailing costs), large postcards are an additional credit. Credits can be purchased through Settings for $1.30 to $3.79 each depending on how many you buy. We take credit cards, ApplePay, Venmo, or PayPal. Order from the app or our website (www.snapshotpostcard.com) Make a memory special by sharing a real postcard send via snail mail! Grandma, mom, the kids, and everyone else will love it!
snapmail
Create and send personalized photo postcards to anywhere in the U.S. Select a photo from your device, add filters, stickers, and a written message. Your custom postcard will be mailed and arrive in approximately one week.
- Send photo postcards
- Select photos from device
- Apply filters
- Add stickers
- Write custom messages
- Mail to U.S. addresses
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Snapmail makes it easy to send a photo postcard anywhere in the U.S. in about a week for $2.99. Friends, family, that person you met out last night - everyone loves receiving snapmail. SNAP: Choose any photo off your phone. FILTER: Feeling artsy? Go black and white. STICKER: Add stickers to give your photo some rizz / pizzaz / flair. WRITE IT: Add a short message - it'll be printed on the back of your photo. MAIL IT: Enter any U.S. mailing address and your card will arrive in about a week. We're making snapmail better all the time - shoot a note to hello@trysnapmail.app if you have feedback or want to see something else in the app next.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: snapmail at 5.0 against SnapShot Postcard's 4.3. snapmail also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). SnapShot Postcard's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
snapmail holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapShot Postcard has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of SnapShot Postcard's written reviews are positive against 100% of snapmail's.
SnapShot Postcard ships an update every 3 months, snapmail every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SnapShot Postcard | snapmail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SnapShot Postcard, LLC | ian mabie |
Customer experience
SnapShot Postcard
snapmail
Bugs and requests
SnapShot Postcard
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes when editing addresses
- App crashes when adding new recipients
- App crashes when purchasing credits
- App crashes during card creation
- Cannot create account
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- Cannot add photos from library
- Text formatting corrupts punctuation and capitalization
- Blurry or pixelated print quality
- Uneven borders on printed cards
- Free postcard not delivered
Requested features
10 requests- Ability to queue multiple postcards
- Address book within the app
- Confirmation dialog before sending
- Matte finish printing option
- Emoji support in messages
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- Past order history and archive
- Return address customization options
- Blank card option
- Better photo editing tools in-app
- iTunes account payment option
snapmail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SnapShot Postcard
No in-app purchases
snapmail
No in-app purchases
