Passport Mobile vs Apple Invites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Passport Mobile
Discover and redeem offers from participating merchants with this app. Browse deals by category, location, or proximity to your destination. Manage your membership, save favorites, and receive personalized notifications.
- Browse participating locations
- Discover new offers
- Filter and search options
- Map view for nearby discounts
- Save favorite offers
- Curated notifications
- Mobile redemption
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The Passport Mobile app is the on-the-go resource for your Passport membership! Browse participating locations, discover great new offers and categories, or use the newly-improved category, filter and search options to find just what you're looking for. Switch to map view to browse the discounts nearest to you or in proximity to your destination. Also included are a number of features tailored to your specific Passport membership: quick access to your favorites, curated notifications based on your interests, mobile redemption options and the ability to manage account and gift card inventory! Note: The Passport Mobile app requires that you sign in using a current Passport membership. You must have a card displaying the Passport Dining, Passport Corporate or Passport Lifestyle program logo (or be a registered Mobile card member) in order redeem the offers listed in this app.
Apple Invites
Design custom invitations for any occasion using photos or emojis. Manage guest lists, share event details like maps and weather, and foster collaboration with shared music playlists and photo albums. Keep everyone informed and connected for seamless event planning and celebration.
- Customizable invitation backgrounds (photos/emojis)
- Automatic map and weather details
- Link-based invitations via messaging
- Web and app-based RSVP management
- Event-specific message board
- Collaborative music playlists
- Shared photo albums
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Create unique invitations and bring people together for life’s most exciting moments. Customize your invitation with one of your own photos, or pick from the background gallery to bring your event to life. Cohost with friends, keep guests in the loop, and capture every memory in a Shared Album. Whether you’re hosting or attending, Apple Invites makes it easy to get the party started. Create beautiful invitations: • Choose a background from a curated set of options or pick a photo from your own library to catch your guests’ attention. • Customize the font of your invitation so it feels just right. • Maps and Weather are automatically added so guests have all the details. • Add a Link tile to share anything relevant to your event, like a registry, potluck sign-up sheet, inspo board, collaborative document, and more. Plan and host together: • Add cohosts so friends and family can join in on the fun, invite guests, and share updates. • Sync events to Calendar automatically so you can easily keep track of what’s coming up. • Post messages in the event to keep everyone up to date on last-minute details. Invite and manage RSVPs: • Invite others with just a link using any messaging platform. • Guests can RSVP in the iPhone app or on the web from any device. • Build anticipation with the countdown widget on your Home Screen. Fuel the party with Music and relive it with Photos: • Add a collaborative playlist so guests get to hear their favorite songs at the party. • Include a Shared Album so everyone can add photos and relive all the best moments from the event. Requirements: • Apple Invites is available for all iPhone models running iOS 18 or later. • Ability to collaborate with Apple Music Playlists requires an Apple Music subscription. • Anyone can reply to invitations. Creation of invitations requires an iCloud+ subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Apple Invites at 4.7 against Passport Mobile's 2.5. Apple Invites also leads on ratings volume (22K vs 151) and review sentiment (42% vs 20%). Passport Mobile's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) 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.
Apple Invites holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Invites has 22K ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Passport Mobile's written reviews are positive against 42% of Apple Invites's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Passport Mobile | Apple Invites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (151 ratings) | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 41.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #52 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Passport Unlimited, Inc. | Apple |
Customer experience
Passport Mobile
Apple Invites
Bugs and requests
Passport Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Apple Invites
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when selecting background photos
- Inconsistent time zone handling
- Invitee login issues on non-Apple devices
Requested features
6 requests- Add co-host functionality
- Allow manual RSVP updates by host
- Batch invite guests
- Integrate with other music platforms
- Add event countdown timer
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- Improve guest list management
In-app purchases
Passport Mobile
No in-app purchases
Apple Invites
No in-app purchases
Questions
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