Comparison

Zazzle Events vs Invitation Maker by Desygner

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

Head to head
About

Zazzle Events

Create and send personalized video or photo invitations for any occasion. Manage RSVPs, send reminders, and communicate with guests all within the app. It also offers features like ticketing, sign-up lists, and photo sharing.

Highlights
  • Personalized video/photo invitations
  • Fast RSVPs via text
  • Event reminders and updates
  • Group chat for guests
  • Ticketing and sign-up lists
  • Photo collection from guests
Features
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Design and share personalized video or photo invitations in seconds. Stress-free planning with fast RSVPs, reminders, and group chat—all in one app. Invite guests by text, email, or social media. Featured by the App Store as App of the Day and New Apps We Love, The New York Times, TechCrunch, New York Magazine, and HuffPost. —— SEND STUNNING INVITES ◉ Smart, beautiful flyers Look like you hired a pro designer in just a few taps. Zazzle Events suggests on-theme photo and video flyers from a hand-curated library based on your event details—or builds options around any image or video you upload—so you’re never starting from a blank page. ◉ Powered by Zazzle’s design quality Zazzle, the global leader in design and custom products, to bring their creativity into your events, including access to Premium Flyers for select occasions. ◉ Amazing designs for every occasion Gorgeous video and photo invites with unique typography and layouts. Perfect for Birthdays, BBQs, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Weddings, Graduations, Girls’ Night Out, Sports Leagues, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and countless more. —— GET FAST RSVPs & STAY ORGANIZED ◉ Fast RSVPs by text Guests can simply reply to the text to RSVP—no app download required—so you get responses lightning fast. ◉ Automatic directions An hour before the event, your guests get a text with a link to a map and directions. ◉ Event updates Send instant text updates when details change or just to say thanks for coming. ◉ Event chat Turn group chat on or off. When enabled, guests can share excitement, coordinate, and react in one place—even if they don’t all have each other’s contact info. —— CAPTURE & SHARE EVERY MOMENT ◉ Point-of-view camera (no app download) Guests can use our disposable camera–style App Clip to capture their point of view at your event. ◉ Collect ALL the photos After the event, Hobnob automatically asks guests to share their photos so you can see everything from the party in one place. —— POWERFUL TOOLS FOR HOSTS & ORGANIZERS ◉ Ticketing Collect money for adults, kids, or other ticket types right from your invite. ◉ Sign-up lists Perfect for potlucks, wish lists, back-to-school supplies, volunteer slots, and more. ◉ Time polls Find the best time for your event before you send an invite. ◉ Great for business Seminars, clubs, event planners, trunk shows, and other organizations use Hobnob to give their events a professional, on-brand presentation without extra tools. —— ORGANIZE YOUR GROUPS ◉ Effortless groups Organize and chat with the groups you actually spend time with in real life. ◉ One-tap guest lists With one tap, turn any group into a guest list to invite everyone at once. ◉ Event history See all the events and photos you’ve shared with each group in one place. —— Terms of Use: https://hobnob.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hobnob.app/privacy/

About

Invitation Maker by Desygner

Easily design and send custom invitations for any occasion. Choose from thousands of templates, edit text and images, and share online or download high-resolution files for free. No design experience needed.

Highlights
  • Thousands of templates
  • Easy-to-use editing tools
  • Free images, icons, and fonts
  • Import own images
  • Downloadable high-resolution files
  • No watermarks
  • Automatic resizing
  • Version history
Features
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The easiest way to create beautiful invitations (even without a day’s design experience). In a matter of minutes, you can be done with designing and sending your invitation. Choose from 1000s of templates made to suit any occasion and change the design any way you like. We offer ready-made designs for wedding invitations, birthdays, baby showers, Christmas Parties, Halloween Parties & more. Share your invite online or download a print-ready high-resolution file for free with no watermarks. Plus, the Invitation Maker app comes packed with Desygner functionality as covered by Forbes, Product Hunt, Social Media Examiner, Entrepreneur and Terra. Join 4 million+ people using Desygner to create beautiful content quickly and for free. CREATE EASILY: ALL the powerful and easy-to-use editing tools you need such as resize, font change, color change, align, layer order & much more. Edit images, text & icons in any way you want. FREE IMAGES, ICONS & FONTS: No more paying for packs like other apps, sometimes up to $10 an image or icon. Invitation Maker app comes with beautiful royalty-free content to use for free without worrying about licenses! IMPORT YOUR OWN IMAGES: Add content from your camera roll, social media & storage drives. DOWNLOAD & SHARE FOR FREE WITH NO WATERMARKS: There is no catch! Anything you create using the Invitation Maker app is yours to use as you wish. – SHARE designs through email, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & more. – DOWNLOAD as JPEG, PNG or PDF. – PRINT from your phone in seconds. AUTOMAGICALLY RESIZE: You don't have to upgrade to resize & repurpose your Invitations. Resize your files as many times as you want for free. RESTORE PREVIOUS VERSIONS: “Hum... I think it looked better yesterday”. No worries, simply access and restore the best version of your Invitations. STORE & EDIT AT ANY TIME: Create as many Invitations as you like and store them all for free. They will always be editable from your computer & mobile device with your Desygner account. Looking to create more than just Invitations? Try the Desygner App. It offers 1000s of professionally designed templates already perfectly sized for everything you will ever need, including social media posts, ads, presentations, cards, flyers & more. LOOKING FOR A CORPORATE SOLUTION? Check out our Enterprise Marketing Hub at desygner.com/enterprise used by the largest blue chips in the World. The PRO annual subscription is auto-renewable and it’s charged to your iTunes account and renewed for the same amount within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You'll be automatically charged at the end of your trial unless you cancel prior. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited after your purchase. We make no warranties or representations that any of its services will continue to be available for any period of time, and you acknowledge and agree that the services could change or terminate at any time in the future. View Terms & Privacy Policy for details. https://desygner.com/legal/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Zazzle Events4 screens
Invitation Maker by Desygner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zazzle Events at none against Invitation Maker by Desygner's shown. Zazzle Events also leads on ratings volume (103K vs 1) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). Invitation Maker by Desygner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Zazzle Events sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Invitation Maker by Desygner sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Invitation Maker by Desygner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zazzle Events has 103K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Zazzle Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of Invitation Maker by Desygner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zazzle Events ships an update every 2 weeks, Invitation Maker by Desygner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Zazzle Events versus Invitation Maker by Desygner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZazzle EventsInvitation Maker by Desygner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (103K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#134 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZazzle Inc.Desygner Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Zazzle Events

All ratings102,671 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews270 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.3%

Invitation Maker by Desygner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Zazzle Events

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Location details not saving properly
  • Inconsistent RSVP tracking
  • Blank images being sent out
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit guest list
  • Improve notification system
  • Allow custom fonts and backgrounds
  • Enable landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide group messaging capabilities

Invitation Maker by Desygner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Zazzle Events

Subscriptions13
  • Invitation Maker (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Hobnob Standard (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Hobnob Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Hobnob Essentials (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Hobnob Host (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Hobnob Essentials (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Hobnob Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$22.991 Month
  • Hobnob Standard (Annual)7 Days trial$23.491 Year
  • Hobnob Planner (Monthly)7 Days trial$27.991 Month
  • Hobnob Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$46.991 Year
  • Hobnob Host (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Hobnob Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Hobnob Premium7 Days trial$109.991 Year
16 purchases

Invitation Maker by Desygner

Subscriptions5
  • Pro+ Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Invitations PRO 17 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Pro+ Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
  • Business$98.901 Month
One-time11
  • Credit pack: 5 credits$4.99
  • Shutterstock image$4.99
  • Special credit pack$7.99
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  • Credit pack: 10 credits$7.99
  • Spark — 500 AI Credits$9.99
  • Credit pack: 30 credits$19.99
  • Lite — 1,350 AI Credits$24.95
  • Plus — 2,900 AI Credits$49.90
  • Pro — 6,200 AI Credits$99.90
  • Max — 33,000 AI Credits$499.00
  • Ultra — 70,000 AI Credits$999.00

Questions

Is Zazzle Events free?
Zazzle Events is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invitation Maker by Desygner free?
Invitation Maker by Desygner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zazzle Events or Invitation Maker by Desygner?
Invitation Maker by Desygner is rated higher. Zazzle Events averages 4.8 out of 5 from 103K ratings, while Invitation Maker by Desygner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Zazzle Events or Invitation Maker by Desygner have ads?
Invitation Maker by Desygner shows ads; Zazzle Events does not.
Which is updated more often, Zazzle Events or Invitation Maker by Desygner?
Zazzle Events ships an update every 2 weeks, and Invitation Maker by Desygner every 4 days. Most recently, Zazzle Events was updated on September 24, 2026 and Invitation Maker by Desygner on August 22, 2026.

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