Comparison

Wedding Planner & Seating Plan vs Headtable

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

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About

Wedding Planner & Seating Plan

Features
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Everything for your wedding in one place – on both your phones. Wedding Planner walks you from the engagement to the day after: guest list, seating plan, budget, tasks and running order. You plan as a couple, and every change shows up on the other phone automatically. PLAN TOGETHER • One code links both your phones • New RSVP, new cost, ticked-off task – you are both on the same page instantly • Also for the wedding party: join as a helper, see everything, change nothing by accident • Your plan is safe even if a phone gets lost A GUEST LIST THE CATERER UNDERSTANDS • RSVP, menu choice, allergies and plus one per guest • Evening guests only? Ceremony, afternoon, wedding breakfast and evening party tracked separately • Headcount for the wedding breakfast, not just a guest total – exactly the number the caterer needs • Import guests straight from Contacts instead of typing 100 names SEATING PLAN • Create tables, seat guests with a tap • Seat automatically – by family, friends and side • Warning as soon as a table gets too full • Plus ones count as their own seat BUDGET WITH DEPOSITS • Planned, actual, deposit and outstanding – kept separately • 20 categories, pre-filled from typical UK shares • Cost per guest at a glance • Reminder before a deposit falls due CHECKLIST FOR THE UK • Register office, church or celebrant-led ceremony – the tasks adapt • Giving notice, witnesses, stag and hen dos • Every task with a real date, calculated from your wedding day RUNNING ORDER • From the ceremony to the last dance • With who is responsible – for the best man, DJ and photographer TO PRINT • Guest list, seating plan, running order, catering summary and budget as PDF • Exactly the lists the venue and caterer want to see REMINDERS • Payments due, open tasks, the big milestones • Once per planning phase – not more START FOR FREE Checklist, budget, seating plan, running order and the first 25 guests are free. Planning together as a couple is free too – your partner doesn't have to buy anything to join in. Wedding Planner Pro unlocks unlimited guests, all designs and colour palettes, the Smart Planner and the wedding website. Weekly, monthly, yearly (3-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. We are a small team and answer every email. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Headtable

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Design your floor plan to scale, collect RSVPs online and seat every guest — in one app, for one price. Headtable is the seating chart planner for weddings, receptions, banquets and parties, from a dinner party to 100 tables. Lay out the room, seat guests on the floor plan or from a list of tables, plan with your partner and print a chart worthy of the day — offline, with no account. THE FLOOR PLAN • Enter your room's size and plan to scale — Headtable flags tables that sit too close • Set up the whole room in one step from your guest count and table size, up to 100 tables, and save a room to reuse for your next event • Round, oval, square, head and sweetheart tables, banquets up to 60 chairs, one-sided or joined tables • Dance floor, DJ booth, bar, cake and gift tables, stage; trace your venue from a photo or floor plan (Pro) SEATING • Switch between the floor plan and a list of tables with every guest's name • Drag a guest onto any seat, or tap them to pick a table by how full it is and where their group sits • Go to any table by name, search any guest, and tap anyone at a table to edit their group, meal, dietary needs, VIP status or note • Seat the head table first; Auto-arrange fills the rest, keeps families together and follows your rules • Keep-together and keep-apart rules that nudge you, and never block you • Lock finished tables, mix up the seats at a dinner party, undo anything, and keep unseated guests in a tray • No list yet? Type the names you know and each guest takes a seat as you type GUEST LIST • Groups (the Smiths +2), RSVP status, meal choice, dietary needs, VIPs, kids' meals and a note on any guest • Paste a whole list, import from Contacts, or open a CSV or Excel file, including exports from Zola, The Knot and Joy • Export your guest list as a CSV at any time, free PLAN TOGETHER • Up to four people — your partner, a parent, your planner — edit the same plan from their own phones, even on another Apple Account, and changes appear in seconds. Inviting needs Pro; joining is free INVITATIONS & RSVP • Send each guest or household a private link; they reply without an app or account: coming or not, their meal, allergies, and a plus-one if you allow it • Replies land on your guest list and free the seats of anyone who can't come FOR THE CATERER AND THE DAY • Per-table view with meal counts, and a printed chart color-coded by meal • A web page for your venue and caterer with every table, meal and dietary need, updated as you change seats (Pro) • One tap turns the finished chart into a PDF for Messages, WhatsApp or Mail • Send each guest their seat in a personal text or email: "You're at Table 4" • Day-of check-in at the door, from one phone or several • Quiet reminders 8, 4 and 2 weeks out, so late replies and plus-ones still get a seat PRINT & SHARE • The full print pack (Pro): a clean seating chart, per-table lists, an alphabetical escort list and a caterer meal summary in eight designs, plus place cards and table-number cards • A find-my-seat QR code (Pro): guests scan it at the door, type their name and see their table • A free Story card: your names, date and design as a picture for Instagram or TikTok • Several events, and Duplicate to try a second seating plan (Pro) WORKS OFFLINE, PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your guest list and chart live on your iPhone or iPad, so Headtable works with no connection. Invitation links, the find-my-seat and venue pages and a shared plan upload only what they need — never phone numbers or emails — and are deleted 30 days after the event. No account, no ads, no tracking. HONEST PRICING Free: your whole guest list, unlimited tables and rules, up to 50 seated guests, invitations with your first 8 replies, your chart as a PDF, and joining a shared plan. Headtable Pro, one purchase with Family Sharing, seats everyone and adds every reply, the full print pack, the QR code, the venue page, a venue photo, planning together and extra events. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

Wedding Planner & Seating Plan4 screens
Headtable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Headtable at every 3 days against Wedding Planner & Seating Plan's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Wedding Planner & Seating Plan sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Headtable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wedding Planner & Seating Plan ships an update every 8 days, Headtable every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Wedding Planner & Seating Plan versus Headtable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWedding Planner & Seating PlanHeadtable
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeinz MeierEvatech Innovations,TOO

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Wedding Planner & Seating Plan

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly (Loyalty)3 Days trial$17.991 Year
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  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$22.991 Year
One-time2
  • Wedding Planner Pro$24.99
  • Hochzeitsplaner Pro$29.99
1 purchases

Headtable

One-time1
  • Headtable Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Wedding Planner & Seating Plan free?
Wedding Planner & Seating Plan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Headtable free?
Headtable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wedding Planner & Seating Plan or Headtable have ads?
Neither Wedding Planner & Seating Plan nor Headtable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wedding Planner & Seating Plan or Headtable?
Wedding Planner & Seating Plan ships an update every 8 days, and Headtable every 3 days. Most recently, Wedding Planner & Seating Plan was updated on October 25, 2026 and Headtable on October 24, 2026.

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