Comparison

Postcard Creator vs Postando

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

Head to head
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.

About

Postando

Transform your photos into tangible keepsakes like postcards, puzzles, and custom prints. Easily design and send personalized photo gifts directly from your smartphone. Enjoy high-quality printing and worldwide shipping for your cherished memories.

Highlights
  • Create real postcards with own pictures
  • Personalized photo gifts (puzzles, canvas, posters, mugs, calendars)
  • High-quality printing
  • Worldwide CO2 neutral shipping
  • Easy-to-use editor with layouts, text & stickers
  • Address book import
  • Track shipping status
Features
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Postando lets you turn your favorite memories into real postcards and personalized photo gifts, directly from your phone. Create and send postcards, puzzles, canvas prints, posters, mugs and photo calendars in just a few taps. Every product is printed with premium quality and shipped worldwide. Whether it’s a holiday greeting, birthday surprise, or a special moment you want to share: Postando makes it fast, easy and personal. Why Postando? • Real postcards with own pictures • Photo gifts: puzzles, canvas, posters, mugs, calendars & more • High-quality printing in the EU • CO2 neutral shipped worldwide • Easy-to-use editor with layouts, text & stickers • Address book import for quick sending • Secure checkout with multiple payment options • Send individual postcards or bulk orders • Track shipping status inside the app What’s New • New photo gift categories & premium templates • Redesigned editor for faster creation • Improved checkout & address management • Performance upgrades for smoother app experience • Faster production & shipping notifications How It Works • Choose your product • Select photos or take new ones • Personalize with layouts, filters & text • Add the recipient’s address • We print & ship your order directly Create beautiful, meaningful moments with Postando.

Screenshots

Postcard Creator4 screens
Postando4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Postando at 4.8 against Postcard Creator's 3.5. Postando also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Postcard Creator's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Postando asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Postando holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Postando has 89 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Postcard Creator's written reviews are positive against 90% of Postando's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Postcard Creator ships an update every 3 months, Postando monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Postcard Creator versus Postando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostcard CreatorPostando
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.8 (89 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings489 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HudsonPostando

Customer experience

Postcard Creator

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

Postando

All ratings89 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.1%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Postcard Creator

One-time1
  • Color Style Setting Add-on$0.99
None

Postando

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postcard Creator free?
Postcard Creator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Postando free?
Postando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Postcard Creator or Postando?
Postando is rated higher. Postcard Creator averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Postando averages 4.8 from 89 ratings.
Do Postcard Creator or Postando have ads?
Both Postcard Creator and Postando show ads.
Which is updated more often, Postcard Creator or Postando?
Postcard Creator ships an update every 3 months, and Postando monthly. Most recently, Postcard Creator was updated on June 1, 2026 and Postando on August 20, 2026.

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