Comparison

Seatsy vs Seating Plan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Seating Plan

Features
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Plan wedding seating on iPhone and iPad. Add guests and RSVP status, create tables, and assign guests manually. Pin an important assignment and set who should sit together or apart for seating proposals. The manual plan stores up to 20 guests per event at no cost. A one-time Pro purchase raises the limit to 150 and unlocks automatic seating, replanning, and a table-by-table venue PDF. Review proposed changes before applying them. Export a guest list as CSV. Event data stays on your device; no account or cloud sync is needed. Privacy Policy: https://gatoficio.com/apps/wedding-seating-planner/privacy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://gatoficio.com/apps/wedding-seating-planner/support/

Screenshots

Seatsy4 screens
Seating Plan4 screens

Verdict

The call

Seatsy and Seating Plan 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

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 Seating Plan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seatsy ships an update weekly, Seating Plan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Seatsy versus Seating Plan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeatsySeating Plan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlona NesterenkoYurii Koshkin

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
1 purchases

Seating Plan

One-time1
  • SEATING PLANNER PRO$19.99

Questions

Is Seatsy free?
Seatsy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Seating Plan free?
Seating Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Seatsy or Seating Plan have ads?
Neither Seatsy nor Seating Plan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seatsy or Seating Plan?
Seatsy ships an update weekly, and Seating Plan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Seatsy was updated on November 9, 2026 and Seating Plan on November 6, 2026.

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