letsparty vs Minted
Minted offers free online invitations with more than a thousand designs and a free wedding website, and makes its money on paper. letsparty sends from your own phone, counts every answer by name, and covers save-the-dates, which Minted’s FAQ says it doesn’t offer digitally.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Pick Minted for its designs and matching paper stationery.
- Pick letsparty for texted invitations, digital save-the-dates, and RSVP tools like meal choices by name and a waitlist.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Minted |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | Free |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | Free |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | Free |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | Free |
letsparty counts invitations: one per household or couple, however many people are on it. letsparty’s launch prices are being finalized.
Where Minted is better
- Distinctive independent-artist designs with matching paper suites
- Free online invitations and a free wedding website with a $50 stationery credit
- Premium printed paper and finishes
- Established brand for weddings and holiday cards
Sending, and what guests need
| letsparty | Minted | |
|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | Yes Online invitations listed as 'Free'. Wedding website free, with a minted.us subdomain. |
| Ads on free invitations | No | Not confirmed Not stated |
| Texts are sent from | Your own phone One tap sends them all from an iPhone after a one-time setup, or one at a time from any phone. | Not confirmed The product page says to share the invitation by text or email; whether Minted or the host's phone sends the text isn't stated. |
| Invitations by email | Yes | Yes |
| Guests need an app | No | No From a search summary of Minted's June 2026 press release; the page itself couldn't be loaded. |
| Guests sign up or verify to answer | No Each household’s own link already knows who they are. | No From a search summary of Minted's June 2026 press release; the page itself couldn't be loaded. |
Features side by side
“Not confirmed” means we couldn’t find it on their pages, not that it’s missing.
| letsparty | Minted | |
|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | Yes Real-time RSVP and guest count |
| A meal choice for each person | Yes A question beside each name, with choices like “Chicken, Fish, Veggie”. | Partly Meal-preference questions on the wedding website RSVP; not confirmed for online invitations |
| Kids counted on their own | Yes Asked on every RSVP unless you turn it off. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Plus-ones limited or off | Yes How many guests each invitation can bring, or none, and a plus-one for one guest alone. | Not confirmed No dedicated control found |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Reminders and nudges | Yes A “can you make it?” email before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party. | Yes Reminders and updates to guests |
| A date poll | Yes Guests mark the dates that work; you pick, and the poll turns into the RSVP. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | Not confirmed Not found |
| A what-to-bring sign-up | Yes · Party plan A sign-up with limits, and write-ins. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | Partly Photo and video gallery on the wedding website (host-uploaded) |
| Guest comments or a wall | Yes · Party plan Notes from guests before the party. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Your own photo on the card | Yes Photo designs put your picture on the card. | Not confirmed Not confirmed for online invitations |
| An invite that opens like an envelope | Yes Every invite opens like an envelope with their name on it; other openings (a wax-sealed letter, a gift box, French doors) are on the Party plan. | Not confirmed Not found |
| Designs | 334 On the design wall today, each one a live invite you can open. | 1,233 Online invitations listing showed 1,233 items; 'hundreds' of website designs |
| Save-the-dates | Yes Save-the-date designs and a save-the-date start in the planner. | Partly Paper only; Minted says it doesn't offer digital save the dates |
| Several events on one invite | Yes · Host Pass plan Make it a weekend: each guest gets one link to the parties they’re invited to, and answers each one. | Partly Event RSVPs on the wedding website; details not confirmed |
| A wedding website | Yes · Wedding plan Your story, every event, travel, the registry and questions, with an optional password; guests RSVP on their own invites. | Yes Free |
| Thank-yous | Yes · Party plan A thank-you message to everyone who came; thank-you cards in your designs with the Host Pass. | Yes Paper thank-you cards matching the suite |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Not confirmed Address book exists; guest-facing collection not confirmed |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | Yes Core business |
| Add to calendar | Yes Apple, Google and Outlook, plus a feed that keeps every party current. | Not confirmed Not found |
Sources
Minted
- Free online invitations, 1,233 items (2026-10-25)
- Free digital invitation; share by text or email; RSVP and guest-count tracking; registry link (2026-10-25)
- Free website, hundreds of designs, $49 concierge with custom URL ($15 value), $50 stationery credit (2026-10-25)
- No digital save the dates (via search summary) (2026-10-25)
- Custom URL $15 per year and free website features (via search summary; page didn't render) (2026-10-25)
- June 2026 press release on free online invitations, no app or account for guests (via search summary; bot-blocked) (2026-10-25)
Minted is a trademark of its owner; letsparty isn’t affiliated with it. Prices and features change: check their sites before you choose. See something out of date? Write to invites@letsparty.rsvp and we’ll fix it.