Seatsy vs VowPlan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seatsy
Easily plan seating arrangements for any event, from small gatherings to large conferences. Import guest lists, design floor plans with custom tables and areas, and generate print-ready seating charts and place cards.
- Guest list import from spreadsheets
- Drag-and-drop seating arrangement
- Customizable floor plan design
- Printable seating charts and place cards
- Offline functionality
- iCloud sync across devices
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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
VowPlan
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Plan the wedding, not another subscription. VowPlan keeps tasks, guests, spending, vendors and the day-of timeline together in one calm, private workspace. It is made for couples who want useful organization without vendor ads or marketplace pressure. EVERYTHING NEEDED TO STAY ON TRACK • Start with an editable planning checklist • Assign tasks, set due dates and track progress • See upcoming milestones from one dashboard • Build a clear day-of schedule GUESTS, BUDGET AND VENDORS • Manage households, invitations, RSVPs, meals and seating • Track estimates, actual costs, deposits and balances • Keep vendor contacts, quotes, appointments and contracts organized • Export guest, budget and schedule information when needed PLAN TOGETHER PRIVATELY Invite your partner or planner through iCloud. Everyone works from the same wedding information without creating a VowPlan account. Start with the free local planning tools, then unlock unlimited guests, attachments, exports, seating and iCloud collaboration with one purchase. No ads, no vendor lead collection and no recurring subscription.
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Verdict
Seatsy and VowPlan are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Seatsy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and VowPlan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seatsy | VowPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alona Nesterenko | Hernan Amiune |
In-app purchases
Seatsy
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
- Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$24.99
VowPlan
- VowPlan Full Access$24.99









