Comparison

Zola vs Greenvelope

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

Head to head
About

Zola

This app helps couples plan their entire wedding, from finding venues and vendors to managing the guest list, budget, and seating arrangements. It offers tools for creating a wedding website, sending invitations, and setting up a registry, all designed to simplify the planning process.

Highlights
  • Venue and vendor recommendations
  • Customizable wedding website builder
  • Invitation and paper suite design
  • Flexible wedding registry options
  • Guest list and RSVP tracking
  • Wedding budget management
  • Seating chart creation
  • Wedding countdown widget
Features
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Ready to plan your wedding? Do it all with Zola. Zola’s free tools make wedding planning a joy, not a job. • Venues & vendors: Finding your dream team shouldn’t feel like a scavenger hunt. Get personalized vendor recs that fit your style, location, and budget. • Wedding website: Your love wasn’t built in 5 minutes, but your website can be! Our customizable templates make it easy to create a tailor-made, totally you site with no design skills required. • Invites + paper: The simplest way to get from “save the date” to “thanks so much!” Use our templates to create stunningly unique save the dates, wedding invitations, and more, plus get free samples and free addressing, too. • Registry: It’s the wedding registry, reinvented. Choose from thousands of gifts, experiences, and zero-fee cash funds you actually want, with hassle-free returns and exchanges. Or discover Instant Registry and automatically add our most-popular picks in under 60 seconds. • Guest List: RSVP “yes” to our free and easy RSVP tracker. Still need a few addresses? Grab all your guests info in one go with Contact Collector, and make changes with a single click. • Wedding budget tracker: Skip the spreadsheet and track all your expenses in one easy place. Get allocation suggestions based on your overall budget, and never miss a payment with automatic reminders. • Seating chart: Seat all your guests in minutes for all your wedding events. Pull names right from your guest list, drag and drop ‘til it’s perfect, then export a PDF to share! No sticky notes needed. • Wedding countdown: Celebrate every day along the way to THE day with a countdown widget right on your home screen! Who We Are We’re Zola, the wedding planning company helping modern couples celebrate their love authentically and plan their weddings confidently. Our job is to understand who you are as a couple and what you want from your wedding. Once we know that, we give everything we’ve got – expert advice, unparalleled support and useful tools – to help you get there. From getting engaged to getting married, Zola’s there for every day along the way.

About

Greenvelope

Create chic, digital invitations that impress guests and simplify event management. Send via email, SMS, or Facebook with features like RSVP tracking and guest information collection. Offers sophisticated designs and easy customization for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Modern and sophisticated digital invitation designs
  • Email, SMS, and Facebook delivery options
  • RSVP tracking and guest list management
  • Customizable designs for any event
  • Guest information collection (e.g., meal preferences)
  • Automated RSVP and event reminders
Features
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Chic, digital invites that will wow your friends and make managing your event easier. Recommended by VOGUE for best digital invitations. Rated 5 stars on TRUSTPILOT. **Not your typical e-invite** Modern and sophisticated designs that will set the tone for your special event. Delivered through email, Greenvelope’s invites look like real paper—think textures, di-cut edges, and gold foil—but come with all the benefits of digital event management tools, like RSVP tracking. Don’t have an email address for all your guests? No problem! Easily send your invitations via Facebook or text message. -------------------------------------------------------- Easy-to-use event management tools: Fully customizable designs that you can personalize for any event Exclusive collections by celebrity designers including Colin Cowie and Butter London RSVP tracking to easily manage your guest list Schedule and send RSVP and event reminders Collect guest information, like meal preferences or song requests, through simple survey questions ------------------------------------------------ Why It’s Rated 5 stars on Trustpilot GREAT EXPERIENCE, VERY EASY TO USE! “My experience with Greenvelope was great. It was very easy to use, all the way from the design to the tracking of the invitations. I could manage all the RSVPs very easily, quantify food preferences, etc. I really recommend it!” - Camila R. REPLACEMENT OF PAPER INVITATIONS “Great process and idea. Brilliantly executed. Allows you to send invite, as well as all the details in one, clean, attractive, and personalised package. Greener and more efficient than paper invitations. This should replace all paper invites in the near future!” - Adam B. WONDERFUL! “I chose Greenvelope for my save-the-dates for my wedding after looking at their website and a competitor. I was looking for ease of use, price, and wealth of choice. I am extremely happy that I went with Greenvelope. All of the people on my guest list have absolutely loved the save-the-dates…” - Lisa H.

Screenshots

Zola4 screens
Greenvelope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zola at 4.9 against Greenvelope's 3.9. Zola also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). Greenvelope's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (57% vs 46%). On price and device support 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. Zola sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Greenvelope asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zola holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zola has 99K ratings behind it against 75, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of Zola's written reviews are positive against 57% of Greenvelope's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zola ships an update every 3 days, Greenvelope every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Zola versus Greenvelope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZolaGreenvelope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (99K ratings) — better3.9 (75 ratings)
Positive reviews45.6% of reviews56.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99K — better75
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZola, Inc.Greenvelope LLC

Customer experience

Zola

All ratings98,918 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews281 reviews
Positive45.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative45.2%

Greenvelope

All ratings57 ratings
Positive64.9%
Neutral12.3%
Negative22.8%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral11.4%
Negative31.8%

User reviews

Zola

From 99K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient all-in-one platform
  • 🚀 Helpful wedding planning features
  • 🚀 Beautiful wedding website
  • 🚀 Flexible registry options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and technical issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent registry updates
  • 🐛 Misleading pricing and hidden fees
  • 🐛 Poor communication and lack of transparency
  • 🐛 Unreliable shipping and delivery

Greenvelope

From 75 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Beautiful templates
  • ✨ Customizable designs
  • 💌 Effective event invitations
  • ✅ Clear RSVP tracking

Room to improve

  • 💸 Overpriced
  • 🐌 Slow performance
  • 🐛 App glitches
  • ⚠️ Invites go to spam
  • 🤔 Confusing pricing model

Bugs and requests

Zola

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App login issues and data loss
  • Inaccurate registry information
  • Compatibility problems with older devices
  • Delayed or missing gift deliveries

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved guest list management
  • Enhanced mobile app functionality
  • Better integration with external registries
  • Customizable website design options
  • Streamlined gift tracking and thank-you process

Greenvelope

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App times out
  • App doesn't provide full functionality
  • Invites go to spam folder
  • App is slow
  • App UI isn't great
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  • App requires constant relogin
  • App is clunky and slow to load
  • App logs out when screen locks or switches apps
  • App has errors when trying to log in
  • App has unknown error on login
  • App is too slow
  • App gives error when making an account

Requested features

12 requests
  • Improve app UI/UX
  • Fix frequent logouts
  • Improve app performance
  • Allow backgrounding/multitasking
  • Increase font resolution for consistency
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  • Improve navigation back to menu after exporting
  • Allow login with Google in app
  • Fix error when logging in with Facebook or Google
  • Enhance app functionality for phone use
  • Fix the issue of switching between mailings
  • Make app hold session
  • Fix the inability to swap to a shared invite

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Zola

One-time8
  • Website Animations$1.99
  • Website Animations$3.99
  • Website Animations$5.99
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  • Website Animations$9.99
  • Seating Chart2 variants$14.99
  • Disposable Camera - 150 Guests$39.99
  • Premium SMS2 variants$59.99
  • Premium SMS$79.99
None

Greenvelope

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zola free?
Zola is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Greenvelope free?
Greenvelope is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zola or Greenvelope?
Zola is rated higher. Zola averages 4.9 out of 5 from 99K ratings, while Greenvelope averages 3.9 from 75 ratings.
Do Zola or Greenvelope have ads?
Greenvelope shows ads; Zola does not.
Which is updated more often, Zola or Greenvelope?
Zola ships an update every 3 days, and Greenvelope every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zola was updated on November 10, 2026 and Greenvelope on November 6, 2026.

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