Comparison

Seatsy vs ChartSeats

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

Head to head
About

Seatsy

Design event seating charts with an unlimited canvas and powerful guest management tools. Import guest lists, drag-and-drop assignments, and create precise floor plans. Syncs across devices and exports layouts as images.

Highlights
  • Unlimited canvas for any event size
  • Drag-and-drop table and guest placement
  • CSV/XLSX guest list import
  • Spreadsheet-style bulk guest editing
  • Precise floor planner with templates
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Export layouts as PNG images
Features
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From intimate dinners to galas and conferences with hundreds of guests, Seatsy brings your guest list and your floor plan together. Import guests from a spreadsheet, drag them onto seats, lay out the room with tables, a dance floor and a stage, then print place cards, escort cards and seating charts. No account needed. Seatsy works offline and saves automatically, and iCloud sync keeps your events up to date on iPhone, iPad and Mac. SEATING • Drag guests onto seats, or tap an empty seat and pick a guest • Drag one seated guest onto another to swap their seats • Lock a guest's seat or reserve an empty one • See first names or initials right on the seats • Fill Open Seats in one tap: guests with the same tags sit together • Shuffle guests while locked seats stay put • Spread VIPs evenly across tables • Clear all seats at once, while locked seats stay in place FLOOR PLAN • Set the room size in meters or feet • Mark the dance floor, stage, DJ, bar, buffet, entrance or your own areas, in real sizes • Drag tables into place with snap-to-grid and alignment guides • Zoom, rotate and fine-tune every table • Round, rectangular, rectangular with end seats, and banquet tables • Add up to 10 matching tables at once, or start from ready-made layouts • Jump from any table to its place on the floor plan • Save the floor plan as an image GUESTS • Add notes, VIP status, built-in tags and your own tags • Search by name, note, tag or table, and sort A–Z or Z–A • Edit many guests at once in a spreadsheet-style table • Manage all your tags in one place • Built-in help guide IMPORT, EXPORT & PRINT • Import CSV, TSV or XLSX files with smart column matching that remembers your choices • Paste a guest list straight from the clipboard • Assign tables during import and create missing tables automatically • Export your guest list with table assignments as CSV • Print or save as PDF: seating chart poster, table lists, place cards and escort cards, on Letter or A4 EVENTS & SYNC • Create, duplicate and rename events • See tables, seats, seated guests and open seats at a glance • On iPad and Mac, tables appear in two columns • Works offline, and syncs through iCloud when it's available Perfect for weddings, receptions, banquets, conferences, corporate dinners, galas, parties, classrooms and any event that needs organized seating. FREE AND PREMIUM The free plan includes one event with up to 30 guests and any number of tables, with every seating and floor plan tool. Premium adds unlimited events and guests, printing and PDF export, and floor plan images without a watermark. Premium is available as a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase. Terms of Use: https://pipsapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://pipsapps.com/privacy.html

About

ChartSeats

Features
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ChartSeats helps you make seating charts for weddings, receptions, classrooms, banquets and private events right on your phone. Create an event, add guests, group them by family, friends or VIPs, then place round, row or head tables on a simple visual canvas. Tap or drag guests into seats, keep notes close by and preview a clean export before sharing your plan. ChartSeats is built for focused local planning: - Visual table canvas for real rooms - Guest list with groups, notes and VIP markers - Round, row and head table layouts - Local-first storage with no required account - Export preview for vendor and host handoff Premium unlocks expanded planning capacity and clean export options for serious event work. Privacy Policy: https://chartseats-pro.netlify.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Seatsy4 screens
ChartSeats3 screens

Verdict

The call

Seatsy and ChartSeats are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Seatsy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ChartSeats sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Seatsy versus ChartSeats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeatsyChartSeats
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB34 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAlona NesterenkoStarter Studio, Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Seatsy

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Subscription$24.99
3 purchases

ChartSeats

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Seatsy free?
Seatsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChartSeats free?
ChartSeats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seatsy or ChartSeats have ads?
Neither Seatsy nor ChartSeats shows ads.

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