Comparison

Wedding Seating Chart Maker vs Wedding Planner

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

Head to head
About

Wedding Seating Chart Maker

Easily plan your wedding seating with guest management, venue layout design, and smart assignment features. Organize guest lists, track RSVPs, and create professional seating charts for any seated event.

Highlights
  • Guest list management with detailed info
  • Customizable venue floor plan designer
  • Smart auto-assignment for seating
  • Party and group management
  • Professional PDF export options
  • Offline functionality
  • Dashboard and analytics
Features
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Plan Your Dream Wedding Seating with Ease Wedding Seating Chart is the ultimate planning tool for couples and wedding planners. Organize your guest list, design your venue layout, and create the perfect seating arrangement—all from your iPhone or iPad. * KEY FEATURES * Guest Management - Add unlimited guests with detailed information - Track RSVPs (Accepted, Pending, Declined) - Record meal preferences and dietary restrictions - Note accessibility needs and special requirements - Mark VIP guests and children - Assign plus-ones to guests - Import guest lists via CSV for bulk uploads - Search and filter guests by name, RSVP status, or party * Smart Seating Assignment - Drag-and-drop guest assignment to tables - Auto-assign feature keeps families together - Automatic party detection by last name - Visual capacity indicators prevent over-seating - See real-time seating progress - Identify unassigned guests instantly - Balance table occupancy automatically * Floor Plan Designer - Create custom venue layouts - Choose from round tables (6, 8, 10, 12 seats) - Add rectangular tables (4, 6, 8 seats) - Place venue elements: dance floor, DJ stage, bar, head table - Snap-to-grid for precise positioning - Visual table capacity tracking - Save multiple floor plan configurations * Party & Group Management - Automatically group families by last name - Detect couples with matching email domains - Create custom parties (friend groups, colleagues) - Keep party members seated together - Assign entire parties to tables at once * Professional Export Options - Generate PDF guest lists with table assignments - Create detailed seating charts by table - Export combined reports (guest list + seating) - Share via email, AirDrop, or print directly - Perfect for venue coordinators and caterers * Dashboard & Analytics - View total guest count at a glance - Track confirmed vs pending RSVPs - Monitor seating assignment progress - See days until your wedding - Quick access to party detection and exports * Premium Features* - Unlimited guests (free version: 50 guests max) - iCloud sync across all your devices - Access your data on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Priority customer support - Early access to new features * Perfect For: - Engaged couples planning their wedding - Wedding planners managing multiple events - Event coordinators organizing receptions - Anyone planning seated events (anniversaries, galas, corporate dinners) * Why Choose Wedding Seating Chart? - Beautiful, intuitive interface with soft pastel design - Works completely offline—no internet required - Your data stays private and secure - No ads in the premium version - Regular updates with new features - Designed specifically for iOS and iPadOS * How It Works: 1. Add your guests manually or import a CSV file 2. Design your venue floor plan with tables 3. Assign guests to tables with drag-and-drop 4. Use auto-assign to keep families together 5. Export professional seating charts as PDFs 6. Share with your venue or print for display Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Wedding Planner

This app offers a calm and curated approach to wedding planning, guiding couples through thoughtful decisions with daily prompts and a focus on design direction. It facilitates real-time collaboration with partners and provides tools to synthesize your aesthetic, organize timelines, and shortlist vendors.

Highlights
  • Daily decision prompts
  • Real-time partner sync
  • Moodboards and palettes
  • Structured timelines
  • Creative vendor shortlist
  • Wedding Deck export
  • iOS and desktop access
Features
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Plan deliberately. Leave the rest behind. UNSTAGED is the wedding planner for couples who care how it looks, and want the planning to feel just as considered. EVERYTHING IN ONE CALM PLACE – Decisions, one at a time, and a to-do list that knows where you are – Budget: quotes and payments. Add a vendor's quote and the amount is read for you – Vendors: shortlist, compare, confirm – Guests: RSVPs, plus-ones and meals, and a ranking for who makes the cut – Seating: tables and seats, on your floor plan, printed for the venue – The Day: your timeline minute by minute, and your day-of team DESIGN THAT LEADS – Moodboards and palettes – Decor studio: ideas for every moment, curated into collages – The Direction: a creative brief drawn from your taste. Light, texture, atmosphere – The Wedding Deck: your whole vision, ready for your photographer and florist A PLANNER THAT READS ALONG The Guide writes you a weekly note: what's done, what's next, what matters now. WORKS WITH CLAUDE AND CHATGPT Connect your wedding and just ask. "Who isn't seated yet?" "What do we still owe the florist?" TOGETHER, EVERYWHERE Plan with your partner, or your planner, in real time. On iPhone and on the web. A subscription is required. One subscription covers both partners, on every device. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://unstaged.se/privacy

Screenshots

Wedding Seating Chart Maker4 screens
Wedding Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wedding Planner at 67% against Wedding Seating Chart Maker's 0%. Wedding Planner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Wedding Seating Chart Maker's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Wedding Seating Chart Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Wedding Planner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.90 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wedding Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wedding Planner has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wedding Seating Chart Maker's written reviews are positive against 67% of Wedding Planner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wedding Seating Chart Maker ships an update every 5 months, Wedding Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Wedding Seating Chart Maker versus Wedding Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Seating Chart MakerWedding Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB130 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperSebastin MichaelAmanda Westergren

Customer experience

Wedding Seating Chart Maker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Wedding Planner

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Wedding Seating Chart Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$119.001 Year
9 purchases

Wedding Planner

Subscriptions8
  • UNSTAGED Explore7 Days trial$7.907 Days
  • UNSTAGED Monthly2 variants$19.901 Month
  • UNSTAGED Monthly7 Days trial$19.901 Month
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  • UNSTAGED Edition1 Year trial$79.001 Year
  • UNSTAGED Edition1 Month trial$79.001 Year
  • UNSTAGED Edition7 Days trial$79.001 Year
  • UNSTAGED Yearly$79.991 Year
  • UNSTAGED Yearly - Trial7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • UNSTAGED Forever$149.00

Questions

Is Wedding Seating Chart Maker free?
Wedding Seating Chart Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wedding Planner free?
Wedding Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wedding Seating Chart Maker or Wedding Planner?
Wedding Planner is rated higher. Wedding Seating Chart Maker averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Wedding Planner averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Wedding Seating Chart Maker or Wedding Planner have ads?
Both Wedding Seating Chart Maker and Wedding Planner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Seating Chart Maker or Wedding Planner?
Wedding Seating Chart Maker ships an update every 5 months, and Wedding Planner weekly. Most recently, Wedding Seating Chart Maker was updated on October 22, 2026 and Wedding Planner on October 28, 2026.

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