Comparison

Paperless Post vs Nanit

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

Head to head
About

Paperless Post

Create and manage events with a digital invitation platform. Choose from a wide range of customizable card or flyer designs, send them via email, text, or link, and track guest responses. Features include guest management, surveys, and on-site check-in.

Highlights
  • Online invitation maker
  • Customizable templates
  • RSVP tracking
  • Guest management
  • Event details blocks
  • Guest questions and surveys
  • On-site event check-in
Features
Currently charting
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Get everyone together with our online invitation maker and event management app. Choose between classic stationery-inspired Cards or textable event page Flyer invites, customize everything in minutes, send your way (email, text, or Shareable Link), and track RSVPs all in our event management app. No ads, ever! **Featured as Apple App of the Day and in Vogue, The New York Times, and Fast Company** - Browse thousands of best-in-class online invitations and greeting cards, or upload your own - Use our invitation maker to customize a template with fonts, colors, images, GIFs, stickers, envelopes and liners, stamps, and backdrops - Design free, textable event pages from scratch using photos, GIFs, stickers, filters, and more - Add event details without cluttering your invitation using informational Blocks - Collect helpful information with Guest Questions and Surveys - Connect your contacts list to add recipients in seconds - Add a co-host to help manage RSVPs, broadcast party updates, and privately message guests - Send via messaging apps and social media with shareable invitation links - Manage your guest list with Guest Tags and send updates directly - Seamlessly check guests into your event on-site - Stay on top of events you've been invited to, message hosts instantly, and manage your RSVPs on the go CUSTOM ONLINE INVITATION TEMPLATES FOR ANY OCCASION • Baby Shower Invitations • Casual Birthday Invites • Kids’ Birthday Invitations • Bridal Shower Invitations • Wedding Invitations • Bachelorette Invitations • 1st Birthday Invitations • Cookout Invitations • Impromptu Pool Party Invites • Wedding Shower Invitations • Anniversary Party Invitations • Company Party Invitations • Graduation Invitations • Christmas Party Invitations • Professional Event Invitations • Bar & Bat Mitzvah Invitations • Save the Dates • Milestone Birthday Invitations Loving the app? Leave a five-star review! Questions? Contact us at help@paperlesspost.com. We look forward to helping you.

About

Nanit

This app uses advanced computer vision to interpret your baby's movements, providing insights into their sleep patterns, fussiness, and overall well-being. It helps parents understand their baby's needs and improve sleep habits with daily summaries and sleep scores.

Highlights
  • AI-powered baby movement analysis
  • Sleep pattern tracking
  • Fussiness detection
  • Night sleep insights
  • Daily sleep summaries
  • Sleep Score reporting
Features
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Nanit speaks baby. Understand your baby’s days and nights. Nanit’s camera uses something called computer vision. Nanit learns how your baby moves, and tells you if they’re fussy, awake or sleeping like a dream. Understand their night and conquer sleep. Nanit Insights helps you identify sleep issues, so you can adjust and get back on track fast. Nanit tracks—and understands—sleep patterns, parent visits, room conditions and much more. Your new morning briefing. Every morning Nanit Insights delivers last night’s highlight reel. Plus a Sleep Score. So you’ll know instantly if baby’s sleep is improving.

Screenshots

Paperless Post4 screens
Nanit4 screens

Verdict

The call

Paperless Post and Nanit both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of Nanit's written reviews are positive against 34% of Paperless Post's. Nanit also leads on chart position (#9 vs #188). Paperless Post's advantage is ratings volume (127K vs 38K) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Paperless Post sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Nanit sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $119.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Paperless Post against 4.7 for Nanit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127K and 38K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Paperless Post's written reviews are positive against 66% of Nanit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperless Post ships an update fortnightly, Nanit weekly. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Paperless Post versus Nanit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperless PostNanit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (127K ratings) — better4.7 (38K ratings)
Positive reviews34.0% of reviews66.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127K — better38K
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#188#9 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB818 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPaperless PostUdisense inc.

Customer experience

Paperless Post

All ratings126,767 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews465 reviews
Positive34.0%
Neutral13.8%
Negative52.3%

Nanit

All ratings37,712 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews1,994 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative26.9%

User reviews

Paperless Post

From 127K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Beautiful designs
  • 💡 Eco-friendly
  • 🚀 Efficient for event planning
  • 👍 Great tracking and RSVP features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy app experience
  • 💰 Expensive for some features
  • 🔍 Unclear pricing model
  • 🤔 Limited customization options
  • 🤔 Unintuitive user interface

Nanit

From 38K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent video and sound quality
  • 🚀 Responsive and easy to use app
  • 💡 Helpful sleep tracking and insights
  • 🔒 Reliable monitoring and alerts
  • 🌙 Useful nightlight and white noise features

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive hardware and subscription
  • 🔌 Frequent disconnections and connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Drains phone battery significantly
  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance
  • 📊 Limited free features, paywall for advanced insights

Bugs and requests

Paperless Post

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Text editing issues
  • Syncing problems between app and website
  • Unreliable email delivery
  • Difficulty managing guest lists

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize email messages
  • Better guest management tools
  • Improved mobile app functionality
  • More flexible design options
  • Easier contact/address book integration

Nanit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Camera disconnects and requires manual reset
  • App crashes and freezes during use
  • Inaccurate sleep tracking and event logging
  • Compatibility issues with certain WiFi networks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to manually log sleep and feeding events
  • Improved multi-camera support and management
  • Customizable notification sounds and alerts
  • Rotation and zoom functionality for camera
  • Automatic night mode scheduling

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Paperless Post

One-time14
  • 50 Invites - USD$9.99
  • Premium Flyer Design - USD$9.99
  • 25 Coins for US invites$12.00
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  • 100 Coins for US invites$25.00
  • 100 Coins for UK invites$25.00
  • 125 Coins for US invites$28.99
  • 250 Coins for US invites$44.99
  • 200 Coins for US invites$46.00
  • 300 Coins for US invites$49.99
  • 300 Coins for US$57.00
  • 400 Coins for US invites$60.00
  • 450 Coins for US invites$77.00
  • 600 Coins for US invites$96.00
  • 1000 Coins for US invites$140.99
5 purchases

Nanit

Subscriptions3
  • Memories Plan 8500394380591 Year trial6 variants$119.991 Year
  • Memories Plan 850039438059$119.991 Year
  • Milestones Plan 8500394380731 Year trial2 variants$299.991 Year
One-time2
  • Insights Premium 850039438059$69.99
  • Insights Premium 850039438059$119.99

Questions

Is Paperless Post free?
Paperless Post is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nanit free?
Nanit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Paperless Post or Nanit?
Paperless Post is rated higher. Paperless Post averages 4.8 out of 5 from 127K ratings, while Nanit averages 4.7 from 38K ratings.
Do Paperless Post or Nanit have ads?
Neither Paperless Post nor Nanit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperless Post or Nanit?
Paperless Post ships an update fortnightly, and Nanit weekly. Most recently, Paperless Post was updated on October 1, 2026 and Nanit on October 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Paperless Post or Nanit?
Paperless Post currently peaks at #188 in the App Store charts, and Nanit at #9. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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