Comparison

POKAmax 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

POKAmax

Easily create and send personalized postcards and greeting cards using your own photos. Ship them worldwide without the hassle of stamps or postboxes. The first card is free upon sign-in.

Highlights
  • Create personalized postcards and greeting cards
  • Send worldwide
  • Satisfaction guarantee for delivery
  • Send to multiple recipients
  • Choose from various back designs
  • Personalize text and images
  • Same-day dispatch for weekday orders before 2:30pm CEST
Features
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With the free POKAmax app you can create your own postcards and greeting cards, and send them worldwide. We take care of the rest. We save you the hassle of buying stamps and making a trip to the postbox. The first card is for free when you sign in with Facebook or Google+! Here are our features: • Satisfaction guarantee: We give our best that every card arrives. If your card is lost or damaged in the mail we will send it again for free. We assure that every card arrives at its destination. • Send a card to multiple recipients. With just a few clicks you can send cards to as many recipients as you like. Many readers can enjoy your card simultaneously. • Your card arrives before you return from vacation. • Choose from various designs for the back of the card and give each card an individual touch. • You can personalize your greeting text and images - they will be saved automatically if you wish to reuse them. • For orders placed before 2:30pm CEST (12:30pm UTC) on weekdays we will send your card on the same day. The price per postcard is 2.49 € and the price per greeting card is 2.99 €. Get POKAmax credits and save money on each individual card. You can find more information on particular savings plans at: https://pokamax.com/us/credits

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

POKAmax4 screens
Postcard Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

POKAmax and Postcard Creator both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of POKAmax's written reviews are positive against 50% of Postcard Creator's. POKAmax 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, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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. POKAmax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for POKAmax against 3.5 for Postcard Creator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of POKAmax's written reviews are positive against 50% of Postcard Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POKAmax ships an update fortnightly, Postcard Creator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
POKAmax versus Postcard Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOKAmaxPostcard Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)3.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — 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
Size21 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPokaMax GmbHJames Hudson

Customer experience

POKAmax

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral9.3%
Negative5.6%

Postcard Creator

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

Bugs and requests

POKAmax

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes during creation/payment
  • Text deleted when switching apps
  • Old cards/orders not visible
  • App unresponsive on iPad
  • Recipient list not searchable
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  • Payment issues (e.g., with PayPal)
  • Cards not arriving
  • Drafts not syncing
  • App crashes during address import/PayPal transfer

Requested features

9 requests
  • More postcard formats/photo arrangements
  • More background designs/templates
  • Ability to search past cards by recipient
  • Sync drafts across devices
  • Improve iPad usability
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  • Make recipient list searchable
  • Revert to previous version's usability
  • Add more color options for text
  • Allow photo editing

Postcard Creator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

POKAmax

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Postcard Creator

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

Questions

Is POKAmax free?
POKAmax 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, POKAmax or Postcard Creator?
Postcard Creator is rated higher. POKAmax averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Postcard Creator averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do POKAmax or Postcard Creator have ads?
Postcard Creator shows ads; POKAmax does not.
Which is updated more often, POKAmax or Postcard Creator?
POKAmax ships an update fortnightly, and Postcard Creator every 3 months. Most recently, POKAmax was updated on October 22, 2026 and Postcard Creator on October 23, 2026.

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