Wedding Planner by WeddingWire vs Giggster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire
This free wedding planning app helps you organize every aspect of your special day. Find local vendors, create a wedding website, manage your guest list and budget, and get inspired with real wedding ideas. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools to make planning seamless.
- Local vendor search with reviews
- Virtual venue tours
- Customizable wedding websites
- Invitation design and shopping
- Detailed wedding checklist
- Budget tracking
- Guest list management
- Registry aggregation
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We do weddings. Ready to plan yours? Wedding Planner by WeddingWire is the only (free!) wedding app you’ll ever need. Start planning today with: Local Vendors: Search over 250,000 local wedding professionals, get pricing and availability details and read 3+ million reviews from couples like you. 360º Virtual Wedding Venue Tours: Save time and make more informed decisions by taking an interactive tour of wedding venues before you visit. Free Wedding Websites: Customize your wedding website in a snap, share wedding details, add your registry and collect RSVPs. Wedding Invitations: Shop beautiful and affordable invitations with matching wedding websites. Personalize your paper in minutes with our easy wedding invitation maker. Wedding Checklist: We’ll create a list of wedding tasks for you based on your wedding date. Your to-do list is completely customizable and accessible from anywhere. Wedding Budget: Keep track of how much you’re spending on your venue, wedding dress, flowers, caterer, cake and more! Wedding Guest List: Easily organize your guest list. Track meal selections and RSVPs for all of your wedding guests. Wedding Registry: Add all of your wedding registries to one simple list and share it on your wedding website. Wedding Inspiration: Get inspired by photo galleries of real weddings, wedding dresses, flowers, cakes, invitations, favors and jewelry. Plus, find looks for the bride, groom and wedding party… and so much more. Community: Gather ideas and advice from other engaged couples who are also going through the wedding planning process. Wedding Countdown: Track the time left until your wedding day—just pop in your wedding date and begin counting down! Download Wedding Planner by WeddingWire and start planning the easy way. CA Privacy: https://www.weddingwire.com/ca-collection-notice/
Giggster
This platform connects creatives needing unique venues with property owners seeking to earn income. Easily discover, book, and manage thousands of diverse locations through a streamlined app experience. Additional services like permit coordination and concierge support are available.
- Discover unique venues
- Book locations
- Chat with owners
- Secure payments
- Permit coordination
- Concierge support
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A better way to book locations. Giggster is a marketplace platform that connects creatives looking for locations to interested property owners ready to earn extra income. Discover and book thousands of unique venues at all price points, styles and types. We make it simple to search, chat, and pay through the app, hassle-free. Additional Services: Permit Coordination Free Concierge Support Location Agreements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Giggster at none against Wedding Planner by WeddingWire's shown. Wedding Planner by WeddingWire's advantage is ratings volume (46K vs 2.2K) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wedding Planner by WeddingWire against 4.9 for Giggster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wedding Planner by WeddingWire has 46K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Wedding Planner by WeddingWire's written reviews are positive against 97% of Giggster's.
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire ships an update every 6 weeks, Giggster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wedding Planner by WeddingWire | Giggster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (46K ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews | 97.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46K — better | 2.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WeddingWire | Giggster, Inc |
Customer experience
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire
Giggster
User reviews
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire
From 46K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Helpful planning tools and checklists
- 💡 Personalized vendor recommendations
- 👍 Organized and user-friendly app
- 👍 Comprehensive wedding planning features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches with website creation and management
- 🔍 Limited customization options
- 🔍 Inflexible guest list management
- 🔍 Outdated or inaccurate vendor information
- 🔍 Frustrating forum interactions with rude users
Giggster
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient and efficient
- 🔒 Secure platform
- 💡 Unique and affordable spaces
- 👍 Smooth booking process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent pricing and fees
- 🐛 Slow host response times
- 🐛 Confusing insurance requirements
- 🐛 Lack of ability to save/view past bookings
- 🐛 Limited search and filtering options
Bugs and requests
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire
Reported bugs
3 issues- App refreshes and loses progress when switching between screens
- Guest list management features not working as expected
- Inconsistent behavior when trying to disable or delete wedding website
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to delete or archive old messages and discussions
- More flexible budget tracking with detailed expense logging
- Option to customize or remove unnecessary planning categories
- Better integration with external wedding planning tools and websites
- Improved search functionality and vendor filtering
Giggster
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatibility with older devices
- Booking cancellation issues and lack of refunds
Requested features
5 requests- Add a favorites/saved listings feature
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Provide better integration with external calendars
- Enhance the app's functionality to match the website
- Offer more transparency around pricing and fees
In-app purchases
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire
No in-app purchases
Giggster
No in-app purchases
Questions
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