Comparison

Vows HQ vs Aisle

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

Head to head
About

Vows HQ

Features
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Engaged? Breathe. You said yes — now say goodbye to the chaos. Vows HQ is the calm, shared home for your whole wedding: one plan, two people, zero scattered spreadsheets. Everything you're juggling lives in one place and syncs live between you and your partner — so you're always on the same page, right up to "I do." In Sync - Plan Together No more duelling spreadsheets or "did you book the photographer?" texts. Both of you see the same live plan, make changes, and stay in sync — wherever you are. One Stop Mentality • Tasks & checklist — assign to-dos to you, your partner, or both, with due dates that count down to the big day. • Budget — set category budgets, track every payment, and always know what's paid and what's still owed. • Vendors — keep contacts, contracts, costs, and booking status for every vendor in one tidy list. • Guest list — organize guests by party, track RSVPs and meal choices, and keep an accurate headcount. • Wedding website & online RSVP — publish a beautiful site with your story, schedule, and registry links, and collect RSVPs and meal choices from any device. • Seating chart — design your reception floor plan and drag each guest to their seat. • Day-of timeline — lay out a minute-by-minute run-of-show and share it with your wedding party. • Vision board — collect inspiration photos and links so your whole look lives in one place. • Shared photo album — gather your favorite photos in one album, and let guests add theirs with a simple link. Tackle it together. Vows HQ is designed from the ground up for couples planning together — not one person managing a spreadsheet while the other guesses. Two people, one plan, zero chaos. Simple, fast. Grace, beauty. A clean, modern design with dark mode that makes planning feel less like work and more like the start of something. The biggest to-do list of your life shouldn't feel like a second job. Plan together, breathe easy, and enjoy the road to "I do." Welcome to your Vows HQ.

About

Aisle

This app helps you organize your entire wedding day with a personalized timeline, budget tracker, guest list management, and vendor organization. It offers a vision board for your look and music planning, all accessible offline without ads or an account.

Highlights
  • Personalized date-driven wedding plan
  • Smart timeline and task checklist
  • Budget tracking by category
  • Vendor and guest list management
  • Vision board for wedding style
  • Music playlist and do-not-play list
Features
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Plan your whole wedding in one calm, beautiful place — no account, no ads, and it works without a signal. Your countdown, checklist, budget, guests, vendors, vision board and memories, all together. Answer a few questions once, and Aisle builds a personalized, date-driven plan that counts down to your big day. PLAN WITH A SMART TIMELINE • A checklist that builds itself around your wedding date • See exactly what's due this month, what's coming, and what's done • Add, edit or remove any task — it's your plan, not ours NEVER MISS A DATE • Gentle reminders before a task, a payment or a fitting is due • A short summary on Sunday mornings, only when something's due • Milestone nudges: "6 months to go — photographer season" • Reminders are free, for everyone STAY ON BUDGET • Set your total budget and track spending by category • Log every expense and see what's spent and what's left, live • Fix a wrong amount any time — your totals update instantly • Choose your own currency KEEP VENDORS IN ORDER • Save every vendor with status, payments and appointments • Store quotes and signed contracts alongside them • Track deposits and balances so nothing slips • Call, email or map them in one tap MANAGE GUESTS & SEATING • Add guests one by one, or many at once from your contacts • Track RSVPs, meals, allergies and plus-ones • Build your seating chart table by table • See who's accepted, declined or still deciding YOUR LOOK, ALL IN ONE PLACE • A vision board for the dress, the suit, flowers, cake, venue, jewelry, hair and makeup • Save inspiration, pick your favorites, define your palette • Watch your whole look come together at a glance OUR STORY • Keep one photo and a note for each day of your engagement • Watch your calendar fill up with the moments along the way • Bring in photos from before you started — Aisle dates them for you • Play it all back as a story, oldest first THE MUSIC • Choose the song for every key moment, from processional to exit • Build playlists for cocktails, dinner and the dance floor • Keep a do-not-play list your DJ will thank you for PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no ads — ever • Every plan you make stays on your device • We only ever see anonymous usage statistics, never your details • Every feature keeps working with no internet connection AISLE PRO The countdown, your full checklist, the budget, the music planner and reminders are free forever. Pro adds: • Unlimited guests, vendors, tables, expenses and saved ideas • Unlimited photos on your vision board and in Our Story • Contracts and quotes stored on your vendors • PDF and CSV exports — print the seating chart, send the guest list to your caterer, hand the budget to whoever's paying • Five home and lock screen widgets: your countdown, today's memory, your checklist, your RSVPs and more Choose the way that fits your engagement: monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Already bought Aisle Pro? You keep it. Subscriptions renew automatically at the price shown unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and are charged to your Apple Account. A free trial is charged when it ends unless you cancel before then — Aisle reminds you two days ahead when reminders are on. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Whether your day is 18 months or 6 weeks away, Aisle keeps it calm, organized and beautifully in one place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/aislewedding/ana-sayfa

Screenshots

Vows HQ4 screens
Aisle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Vows HQ at 3 against Aisle's 1. Vows HQ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. Vows HQ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Aisle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vows HQ ships an update every 10 days, Aisle fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Vows HQ versus Aisle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVows HQAisle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThanh NguyenBatuhan HESAPDAR

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vows HQ

One-time1
  • Unlock your whole wedding$39.99
3 purchases

Aisle

Subscriptions2
  • Aisle Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Aisle Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aisle Pro$59.99

Questions

Is Vows HQ free?
Vows HQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aisle free?
Aisle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vows HQ or Aisle have ads?
Neither Vows HQ nor Aisle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vows HQ or Aisle?
Vows HQ ships an update every 10 days, and Aisle fortnightly. Most recently, Vows HQ was updated on October 6, 2026 and Aisle on October 28, 2026.

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