Comparison

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire vs Evite

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Evite

Create and send digital invitations for any occasion, from birthdays to weddings. Customize designs, track RSVPs, manage guest lists, and even include gift registries or crowdfunding options. Plan your next event effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Thousands of free and premium digital invitations
  • Customizable templates for any occasion
  • RSVP tracking and guest updates
  • Sign-up lists and gifting options
  • Send invitations via text or email
  • Upload your own photos and artwork
Features
Currently charting
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Evite helps you connect with friends and family for your most important life moments—from kids' birthdays to weddings to holidays—by offering 1000s of Free and Premium digital invitations for every occasion. With Evite's easy-to-use invitation maker, you can be the invitation creator you've always wanted to be! You can make invitations and save the dates, then email or text invites and track RSVPs for free—all right from our iPhone app. As the most popular invitation maker app, we make party planning effortless and even more memorable for everyone! FREE TEMPLATES & RSVP TRACKING TOOLS Customize your artwork, event title, time, location, host message, gift options and RSVP settings. Choose from animated, designer, and branded templates for birthdays, weddings and more. Track RSVPs for free on the Evite app. Set up iOS notifications to get real-time guest updates. See when each guest has viewed the invitation. Send in-app messages to guests you choose. SIGN-UP LISTS AND GIFTING OPTIONS Create sign-up lists, what to bring lists, and polls—perfect for potlucks, weddings, school events and more. Easily share registry links with your guests for Baby Showers, Weddings, Housewarmings and more. Set up Crowdfunding and Charity Donations directly on your invitation page via Pledge. TEXT INVITATIONS & SHAREABLE LINKS Send invitations via SMS or email. Import guests directly from your phone contacts. Use past guest lists for recurring events. Send a unique shareable link on social media apps. UPLOAD YOUR OWN Upload your own photo directly from your camera roll. Upload your own custom artwork or design into one of our templates. GUEST EVENT DASHBOARD RSVP (including your plus-ones!) after receiving your text or email invite. View event details on-the-go and never miss an event update. Message back-and-forth with your host and other guests right from your mobile phone or tablet. Come back to relive memories by visiting the event invitation at any time. Your past events are saved in your profile, so you can find them with ease. PREMIUM INVITATIONS Customize your invitation with envelopes, liners, stickers, and backgrounds Seamless ad-free experience for guests All Premium invitation payments will be charged to your iCloud account at confirmation of purchase. EVITE PRO SUBSCRIPTION Take the pain out of managing professional and year-round events with an Evite Pro subscription. Enjoy unlimited ad-free invitations, invite up to 2,500 guests per event and track guest attendance. When you purchase an Evite Pro subscription: Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, at which point your account will be charged. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iCloud Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.evite.com/mobile/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.evite.com/mobile/privacy

Screenshots

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire4 screens
Evite4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire and Evite both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Wedding Planner by WeddingWire's written reviews are positive against 47% of Evite's. Wedding Planner by WeddingWire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Evite's advantage is ratings volume (518K vs 46K) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Evite sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $79.99 per 3 months. Wedding Planner by WeddingWire asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wedding Planner by WeddingWire against 4.8 for Evite. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evite has 518K ratings behind it against 46K, 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 47% of Evite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire ships an update every 6 weeks, Evite every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire versus Evite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Planner by WeddingWireEvite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46K ratings)4.8 (518K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better46.8% of reviews
Number of ratings46K518K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#158 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB116 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWeddingWireEvite, Inc

Customer experience

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire

All ratings45,933 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.1%

Evite

All ratings516,808 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive46.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative43.7%

User reviews

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire

From 46K App Store ratings

What 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

Evite

From 518K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Variety of templates
  • 💡 Ability to add charity to event
  • 👍 Organizes events well
  • 👍 Tells who has viewed invite

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notifications not working
  • 🐛 Formatting issues with message
  • 🐛 RSVP toggle design flaw
  • 🐛 Glitchy app and website
  • 🐛 Inability to cancel event reminders

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

Evite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Invites not being delivered
  • Inability to log in or create account
  • Inconsistent functionality across platforms
  • Inability to save or update event details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Restore 'What to Bring' section
  • Add cancellation deadline for events
  • Improve WhatsApp integration
  • Allow editing of invites after creation
  • Provide better customer support

In-app purchases

None

Wedding Planner by WeddingWire

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Evite

Subscriptions1
  • Evite Pro - 3 Month$79.993 Months
One-time9
  • Small (up to 15 guests)$12.99
  • Small (up to 15 guests)$15.99
  • Silver (12 invitations)$17.99
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  • Medium (up to 50 guests)$24.99
  • Medium (up to 40 guests)$32.99
  • Gold (30 invitations)$36.99
  • Large (up to 100 guests)$64.99
  • Platinum (75 invitations)$68.99
  • Diamond (750 invitations)$99.99

Questions

Is Wedding Planner by WeddingWire free?
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evite free?
Evite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wedding Planner by WeddingWire or Evite?
Evite is rated higher. Wedding Planner by WeddingWire averages 4.8 out of 5 from 46K ratings, while Evite averages 4.8 from 518K ratings.
Do Wedding Planner by WeddingWire or Evite have ads?
Both Wedding Planner by WeddingWire and Evite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Planner by WeddingWire or Evite?
Wedding Planner by WeddingWire ships an update every 6 weeks, and Evite every 2 weeks. Most recently, Wedding Planner by WeddingWire was updated on November 11, 2026 and Evite on November 11, 2026.

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