hostr vs Tablescape

hostr makes party planning effortless. Create a party, share a link, and let everyone collaborate on the menu, guest list, and photos — no sign-up required. Whether you're hosting a backyard BBQ, organizing a potluck, or throwing a dinner party, hostr gives you everything in one place. 450+ CURATED RECIPES Browse recipes across 6 world cuisines: American, Indian, Asian, Latin, European, and Mediterranean. Filter by Popular, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, or category (Appetizers, Mains, Sides, Desserts, Drinks). Every recipe includes ingredients, servings, cook time, and step-by-step instructions. SMART SERVINGS SCALER Hosting 4 or 40? Adjust servings and watch all ingredient quantities recalculate instantly. The scaled amounts carry through to your shopping list and grocery orders. TWO PARTY MODES • Hosted Mode — You're in charge. Only the host adds menu items, manages the guest list, and shares invites. Guests RSVP (Going, Maybe, Can't) and view the menu. • Potluck Mode — Everyone collaborates. Guests add dishes, claim items, and help plan together. GUEST LIST & RSVP Track who's coming with real-time RSVP tracking. Guests join via a shared link — no app download or account required. See at a glance who's Going, Maybe, or Can't make it. GROCERY DELIVERY BUILT IN Turn your party menu into a shopping list with one tap. Order ingredients through Instacart, Amazon Fresh, Amazon, or Walmart without leaving the app. AI-POWERED DECORATIONS Choose a theme or color palette and AI generates a complete decoration package — tableware, lighting, centerpieces, and more — with links to buy everything. Customize colors to match your vision. SHARED PHOTO GALLERY Guests upload photos in real-time to a shared gallery. Browse, download, and save your favorites — all the memories in one place. PARTY SUPPLIES Don't forget the basics. Browse and add plates, cups, napkins, decorations, and bar essentials to your shopping list. NO SIGN-UP REQUIRED hostr is designed to be frictionless. Create a party in seconds. Share a link. That's it. No email, no password, no account needed.

The table is set, the doorbell rings, and you actually get to enjoy your own dinner party. Tablescape is the host's command center: guests, dishes, seating and timing in one calm plan. INVITE & TRACK • Build your guest list and track RSVPs in real time • A shareable bring list. Guests claim the pie, the bread, the board games, even straight from a Home Screen widget • Dietary notes follow every guest: allergies, vegan, gluten-free and more • Tablescape remembers returning guests: when they last came, what they brought, what they can't eat • Translate an invite for a guest who reads another language, on your device, with names and addresses left untouched PLAN THE ROOM • Design your seating chart by dragging guests and tables into place • Scan your room with LiDAR or take a photo. Tablescape reads the tables and chairs and sketches the plan for you to adjust • One tap suggests a seating plan that keeps couples together and conversation flowing, and tells you why each table works MENU WITH CONFIDENCE • Plan every course and check it against every guest's dietary needs, so conflicts show up before they reach the table YOUR HOST KIT • A countdown, a prep timeline, and everything you need on the day • A Live Activity keeps the countdown on your Lock Screen all through dinner day • A widget shows your next dinner at a glance, including an extra-large iPad layout • Print a dinner packet with menu, seating and who's bringing what, or save it to Files as a document or plain text • "Build my dinner packet" works from Siri and Shortcuts FOR YOUR GUESTS • Guests get their own Lock Screen view on dinner day: what they're bringing, when to arrive, where to go • One tap adds the dinner to their calendar or opens directions • A plain invite image and calendar file for anyone without the app • Guests never pay anything, ever AFTER THE DISHES • A hosting journal with a recap of every dinner • Start a shared iCloud photo album so everyone's pictures land in one place • A thank-you note drafted for you, on your device, ready to send from your own Messages or Mail SHABBAT & JEWISH HOLIDAYS (OPTIONAL) • Pick Shabbat Dinner, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, the Passover Seder or Shavuot as the occasion and the whole app follows • Candle-lighting times from your location, only when you turn it on • A table guide from Derekh Learning: the week's parsha in two minutes, a key verse, table questions for kids, teens and everyone, and the full holiday guide • Shabbat blessings in Hebrew, transliteration and English • A Friday packet that prints the guide and blessings with your logistics, before candles • A quiet "Shabbat Shalom" screen while Shabbat is in, dismissible any time • Available in Hebrew HOST AGAIN, FASTER • Save a dinner as a template, or duplicate a past one to host it again ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, Tablescape can draft your invite, a gentle RSVP nudge, a thank-you and a journal recap, and explain a seating plan. Everything is written on your device, always editable, never sent anywhere. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts and no tracking. Your dinners sync privately through your own iCloud, shared only with the guests you invite. FREE TO HOST YOUR FIRST DINNER Every feature works for free, and your first dinner is completely free to host. Ready to host a second dinner, duplicate one, or start from a template? A single one-time purchase, Host Unlock, covers as many dinners as you like from then on. Family Sharing means one purchase covers your whole family. No subscription. From Friendsgiving to birthdays to just-because, set the table for a night to remember.