Comparison

Ink Cards vs Postcard Creator

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

Head to head
About

Ink Cards

Create and mail personalized, real cards from your mobile device. Features include AI-generated messages and real handwriting options for a unique touch. Add gift cards for extra personalization.

Highlights
  • Create custom cards
  • AI-generated messages (MagicMessage™)
  • Real handwriting options (RealScript®)
  • Add gift cards
  • Premium card upgrades
  • Card packs available
Features
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*Featured in the App Store for Making Family Memories and Photo Projects* *Rated Best Photo Quality by Digital Photography Review* Mail REAL one-of-a-kind cards without a trip to the store! Create cards right from your iPhone or iPad and send them straight to your lucky recipient’s mailbox. And now, you can let us do the writing with our newest feature, MagicMessage™! Just tell us their name, the occasion and other detail you’d like and watch the magic happen! For a more personalized touch, use our NEW RealScript® technology. Choose real handwriting options for your cards and envelopes for a true pen-to-paper style! Upgrade to a premium card and embossed envelope or order packs of personalized cards, ideal for holiday photo cards and thank you cards. Customizable cards for every occasion: - Holidays - Thank You - Birthdays - Grandparents - Babies - Weddings - Graduations - Travel - Invitations - Valentine’s Day - Easter - Father’s Day - Mother’s Day - Anniversary & Love - Thinking of You - Get Well Soon - Congratulations - Thanksgiving Ink Cards are printed on thick, glossy 5x7-inch cardstock at a resolution of 300 dpi. (That’s printing-nerd-speak for “super detailed on really nice paper.”) And they cost just $2 each (with free postage)! Upgrade from postcard-style to a premium card to mail a thicker, matte card in an envelope. You can even make your card extra special by adding a gift card for virtually any special occasion! Choose from dozens of brands and restaurant gift cards. Purchase with Apple Pay, PayPal or scan your credit card at checkout. You create. We deliver. - Cards are delivered to the U.S. and Canada in 3-7 business days and to anywhere else in the world in one to three weeks. - Card packs are delivered in just days to anywhere in the U.S. - Receive email and push notifications to know when your card has been ordered and shipped. - SATISFACTION GUARANTEE: You are going to love Ink Cards. We guarantee it. One card and you'll be hooked! And your recipient will love your personalized greeting just as much. In fact, we guarantee that every card you make will be perfect – or your money back. Our app is FREE to download. We can’t wait for you to make someone’s day! ----- Contact Us ----- We’d love to hear from you! https://www.sincerely.com/contact

About

Postcard Creator

Easily create personalized digital postcards using your photos. Automatically customize layouts, captions, and fonts to share with friends via email or social media. Offers a beautiful, traditional aesthetic without kitschy additions.

Highlights
  • Automatic photo analysis for layout customization
  • Location-based caption suggestions
  • Choice of 6 filters for a vintage look
  • Multiple font styles including traditional and minimal
  • Black & White and Vintage Color options
  • Share via email, Facebook, Weibo, Twitter, or print
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Postcard Creator is cheaper than a paper postcard, and arguably more fun and personal. Simply take a photo, quickly swipe through captions and frames, then share it with your friends as a personalized postcard. Postcard Creator even uses your current location and analyses your photo to customize the layout automatically. That means less time fiddling with your phone, and more time enjoying the scenery. You can also change the text, font, and layout. However, there are no kitschy stickers, glitter and starbursts here: just beautiful, traditional-looking postcards you'll be proud to send to anybody. Features - Automatically chooses the correct text size and colors for your photo - Automatically detects your current city and uses it in the caption - Choose from 6 different filters to make your postcards look like they really have traveled around the world by post - Use your iPhone's camera or photo reel to choose a picture - Choose from 3 fonts: "Cheesy" traditional, "RetroTyper" minimal, or "Meme" style - Set different color qualities: Black & White and Vintage Color for an authentic look - Quickly try out preset captions, or write your own - German captions for your German-speaking friends! - Share your masterpieces via email, Facebook, Weibo, or Twitter. You can even print out your postcards yourself and post them the old-fashioned way - helpful and fast support from the developer If you have a suggestion for new filters, features or have some feedback or problems, please contact support.

Screenshots

Ink Cards4 screens
Postcard Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ink Cards at 4.8 against Postcard Creator's 3.5. Ink Cards also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Postcard Creator's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, monetization model 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. Postcard Creator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ink Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ink Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ink Cards has 42K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Ink Cards's written reviews are positive against 50% of Postcard Creator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ink Cards ships an update monthly, Postcard Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ink Cards versus Postcard Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInk CardsPostcard Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42K ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSincerely Inc.James Hudson

Customer experience

Ink Cards

All ratings42,346 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews327 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative44.6%

Postcard Creator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Ink Cards

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during checkout process
  • Issues with payment processing
  • Incorrect contact information or addresses imported
  • Scheduled delivery not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to rotate cards to landscape orientation
  • Option to customize font size
  • Ability to save favorite templates
  • Default option to include return address
  • Search and import contacts more easily

Postcard Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ink Cards

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Postcard Creator

One-time1
  • Color Style Setting Add-on$0.99

Questions

Is Ink Cards free?
Ink Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postcard Creator free?
Postcard Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ink Cards or Postcard Creator?
Ink Cards is rated higher. Ink Cards averages 4.8 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Postcard Creator averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Ink Cards or Postcard Creator have ads?
Postcard Creator shows ads; Ink Cards does not.
Which is updated more often, Ink Cards or Postcard Creator?
Ink Cards ships an update monthly, and Postcard Creator every 3 months. Most recently, Ink Cards was updated on October 31, 2026 and Postcard Creator on October 23, 2026.

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