Paperless Post vs Tandem Tiles
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.
Tandem Tiles
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One photo a day, revealed together. Tandem Tiles is for two people who don't get to be in the same room — a partner overseas, a parent a few states away, anyone you want a small daily thread with. Each of you adds one photo. Neither shows until you've both given yours — then the day opens at once. HOW IT WORKS • Invite your person with a simple share link. No account, no username, no password for either of you. • Each of you adds one photo whenever it suits you — time zones don't matter. • The moment the second photo lands, the day flips and you both see it together, at the same moment. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Just one photo a day — not a feed to keep up with, not a streak to protect. • Face down until you both give. Nobody goes first, nobody is left waiting on a reply. • It builds into something. Every paired day stays on your board — after a month it's a mosaic of the days you were both there. • Just the two of you. No feed, no followers, nobody else to see it. PRIVATE, AND WE MEAN IT • Your photos are end-to-end encrypted. Only you and the person you share with can open them — not Apple, and not us. • Photos live in your own iCloud. There are no servers of ours, no database, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. • Lock any calendar with Face ID or your own 4-digit code, so what's on your phone stays yours even if someone else is holding it. QUIET, NOT SILENT • A gentle reminder if a day is still open — at most one a day, however many calendars you have. You pick the time. • Reminders that respect you. Ignore them for a few days and they stop on their own, until you come back. ON YOUR TERMS • Changed your mind? Replace or remove your photo any time before the day reveals. • Photos are hidden while your screen is being recorded. Tandem Tiles asks for a photo and about ten seconds. It gives back the small, specific feeling of finding out what their day looked like at the same moment they find out about yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tandem Tiles at none against Paperless Post's 10. Paperless Post's advantage is chart position (#166 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Paperless Post sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Tandem Tiles asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Paperless Post | Tandem Tiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (128K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 128K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Paperless Post | Tim Jones |
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
Tandem Tiles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Tandem Tiles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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