Paperless Post vs CardSnacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paperless Post
Create and manage events with a digital invitation maker. Design custom invitations and event pages, send them via email or text, and track RSVPs effortlessly. Offers a wide range of templates for any occasion.
- Customizable online invitations and greeting cards
- Textable event page creation
- RSVP tracking and guest management
- Co-host functionality
- On-site guest check-in
- Informational Blocks for event details
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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.
CardSnacks
Send personalized e-cards with animated designs and optional gift cards via text or email. Schedule deliveries, add photos, videos, voice messages, and even use an AI wizard to craft the perfect message. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and invitations.
- Animated e-cards for all occasions
- Add gift cards from 400+ retailers
- Personalize with photos, videos, and voice
- AI Message Wizard for message crafting
- Schedule card delivery
- Send group greeting cards
- Setup personal reminders
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CardSnacks lets you send greeting cards and gift cards by text or email. CardSnacks offers fun, animated ecards for all occasions and events: Birthdays, Thank You cards, Anniversaries, Invitations, I Love You, Congratulations, and every major holiday from New Year’s Day to Christmas and everything in between! And you can add gift cards from over 400 popular retailers. --1000s OF CARDS FOR EVERYDAY OCCASIONS-- CardSnacks lets you choose from 1000s of fun, unique animated ecards that you can’t find anywhere else. You’ll find cards for every important occasion including: *Birthdays *Thank You *I Love You *Thinking Of You *and much more, with new cards added every week! –-CARDS FOR EVERY MAJOR HOLIDAY– We also offer 1000s of cards for all major holidays including: *Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa *Mother’s Day *Father’s Day *Thanksgiving *New Year’s Day *and also cards for fun holidays like National Dog Day, World Teachers Day, National Pizza Day and over 300 others! --INCLUDE A GIFT CARD-- With CardSnacks, you no longer need to trudge to your local store or pharmacy to buy a gift card. You can buy gift cards from 100s of leading retailers right from the app and include it with your CardSnack. The recipient can then easily redeem the gift card right from their phone. You can also choose from a wide array of physical gifts like cookies, flowers, and more. --PERSONALIZE YOUR MESSAGE-- CardSnacks lets you completely customize your greeting card. In addition to text, you can add your own: *Photos *Videos *Voice *Stickers *Backgrounds *and much more! –USE OUR AI MESSAGE WIZARD– Need help writing the perfect message, but feeling tongue-tied? Our AI Message Wizard can help! Just enter the occasion, what the recipient likes, the tone you want (funny, serious, sentimental, and more), and the type of message (a rhyme, haiku, or just a standard message) and we’ll craft the perfect message that your recipient will love! –ADD POPULAR MUSIC TOO– CardSnacks lets you choose the perfect music soundtrack for your card, with music from 100s of popular artists across every genre from pop to rock to country to classical. --SEND RIGHT AWAY OR SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE DELIVERY-- You can send your greeting cards and gift cards right away or schedule them for future delivery. So you can create the card today, but not have it arrive until a birthday, holiday, or anniversary. –PERFECT FOR INVITATIONS– You can use CardSnacks to send invitations too. Recipients can RSVP right from your card, and you’ll get notifications whenever anyone responds –SEND GROUP GREETING CARDS TOO– You can also use CardSnacks to send Group Greeting cards. Want to wish a co-worker a happy birthday from your whole department? Or want to send a birthday card to mom from all of the kids? Create a Group Greeting card and everyone you invite can add their own personal message! –SETUP PERSONAL REMINDERS– CardSnacks also lets you setup reminders so you never miss your family and friends’ birthdays, anniversaries, or anything else. You can easily configure CardSnacks to automatically send notifications to your phone to make sure you don’t forget any important events. --BECOME A PREMIUM MEMBER-- Send gift cards for free, or join CardSnacks as a premium member, and you can use all of our features for all of your cards. Membership is $3.99/month or $29.99/year. By purchasing a CardSnacks membership, you authorize us to automatically charge the membership fee selected to your iTunes Account upon confirmation and on a recurring basis. Your membership automatically renews for the membership fee selected unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel or change your membership at any time in the iTunes store. Privacy Policy: https://www.cardsnacks.com/privacypolicy Terms of Service: https://www.cardsnacks.com/terms-of-service --- Questions? Contact us at anytime at info@cardsnacks.com
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Verdict
Paperless Post and CardSnacks both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of CardSnacks's written reviews are positive against 34% of Paperless Post's. Paperless Post's advantage is chart position (#157 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Paperless Post sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and CardSnacks sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Paperless Post against 4.9 for CardSnacks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128K and 66K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Paperless Post's written reviews are positive against 82% of CardSnacks's.
Paperless Post ships an update fortnightly, CardSnacks every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Paperless Post | CardSnacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (128K ratings) | 4.9 (66K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | 66K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Paperless Post | Mobigram LLC |
Customer experience
Paperless Post
CardSnacks
User reviews
Paperless Post
From 128K App Store ratingsWhat 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
CardSnacks
From 66K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Convenient for last-minute gift-giving
- 🚀 Quick card creation
- 👍 Customizable cards
- 💡 Ability to attach gift cards
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with card delivery and syncing across devices
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with requiring phone number
- 👎 Limited music/song selection
- 👎 Subscription required for full features
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
CardSnacks
Reported bugs
3 issues- Occasional crashes and freezes
- Issues with card deletion and editing
- Compatibility problems across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more gift card options (e.g. Walmart)
- Allow saving of custom signatures
- Improve WhatsApp integration
- Expand music/song selection
In-app purchases
Paperless Post
- 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
- 200 Coins for US invites$46.00
- 300 Coins for US$57.00
- 450 Coins for US invites$77.00
- 600 Coins for US invites$96.00
- 1000 Coins for US invites$140.99
CardSnacks
- monthly subscription$2.991 Month
- monthly subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- monthly subscription$3.991 Month
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- 6 month subscription$17.996 Months
- annual subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- 12 month subscription7 Days trial$23.991 Year
- CardSnacks Gold Yearly$23.991 Year
- annual subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- annual subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- annual subscription$29.991 Year









