Comparison

Tchao vs MyBuddy Cards

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

Head to head
About

Tchao

Features
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Tchao β€” Group gifts, made simple. No more shared spreadsheets, forgotten envelopes, or awkward reminders. With Tchao, you set up a group collection in just a few minutes, and everyone chips in straight from their phone. WHY TCHAO? A coworker leaving, a birthday, a wedding, a baby shower, a joint gift between friends… Tchao brings contributions, messages, and memories together in a single link. You keep the surprise β€” we handle the rest. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create your event in under 2 minutes: a title, a date, a goal. 2. Share the link with your group β€” by message, email, or social media. 3. Everyone contributes at their own pace and leaves a note in the guestbook. 4. On the big day, collect the funds and share the messages. FEATURES β€’ Lightning-fast event creation β€’ One unique link to share in a tap β€’ Secure payments β€’ Collective guestbook for heartfelt messages β€’ Real-time contribution tracking β€’ Notifications so you never miss a beat β€’ Clean, friendly interface β€” no ads PERFECT FOR β€” Coworker farewell collections β€” Group birthday gifts β€” Baby showers, bachelor or bachelorette parties β€” Travel funds between friends β€” Joint wedding gifts PRIVACY Your data stays yours. Tchao never sells your information, shows no ads, and encrypts your sensitive data. Download Tchao and make every goodbye a beautiful memory.

About

MyBuddy Cards

Features
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Bring your group’s messages and photos together in a shared gift for a farewell, retirement, birthday, congratulations or heartfelt thank-you. Share a link with friends or coworkers. They contribute in their browser, without installing the app or creating an account. THREE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MEMORIES β€’ An animated digital card with a gift to open, your group’s messages, photos and signatures. Choose from several styles and color palettes. β€’ An A5 PDF book to download and print, preserving messages with photos or illustrations. β€’ A party quiz based on the contributions, to play together on your phones. EXPLORE BEFORE YOU START Try a complete example: digital card, A5 book and mini quiz. Browse the packs before creating a project. HOW IT WORKS 1. Start for free: create your project and collect up to five contributions. 2. Share the contribution link or QR code. 3. Choose a per-event pack to compose your creations and collect more contributions according to your pack. 4. Share your card, print your book and play the quiz. YOUR SPACE, ON PHONE AND COMPUTER An account is optional in the app: create, purchase and compose without signing in. Use Apple, Google or an email code to create your space, then link your projects, even after a purchase. Find them at www.mybuddy.me with the same account, without paying again. STAY IN CONTROL AI helps compose your creations from the contributions, with the messages and signatures at the heart of the gift. From your space, delete a project or your account with its linked projects. Deleted project links become inaccessible. Download your keepsakes before deleting them. Free to download. Collecting the first five contributions is free; a paid pack is required to compose your creations. One-time in-app purchases per event, with no subscription. Available in French, English and Spanish.

Screenshots

Tchao4 screens
MyBuddy Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MyBuddy Cards at none against Tchao's shown. MyBuddy Cards also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Tchao's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Tchao sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MyBuddy Cards sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tchao ships an update monthly, MyBuddy Cards every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Tchao versus MyBuddy Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTchaoMyBuddy Cards
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better15.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size67 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon ParmeNicolas Tardy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tchao

Subscriptions3
  • helping hand$0.991 Month
  • conductor$1.991 Month
  • Visionary$3.991 Month
3 purchases

MyBuddy Cards

One-time3
  • Small circle β€” up to 20$3.99
  • Big table β€” up to 50$8.99
  • Whole crew β€” up to 100$14.99

Questions

Is Tchao free?
Tchao is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MyBuddy Cards free?
MyBuddy Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tchao or MyBuddy Cards have ads?
Tchao shows ads; MyBuddy Cards does not.
Which is updated more often, Tchao or MyBuddy Cards?
Tchao ships an update monthly, and MyBuddy Cards every 5 days. Most recently, Tchao was updated on October 28, 2026 and MyBuddy Cards on October 25, 2026.

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