Partiful vs Evite
Partiful is free and social, with a comment feed and photo albums; guests confirm their phone number to RSVP. Evite is free with ads, or paid per party without them. Here they are side by side, with letsparty as a third column.
From each one’s own pages, checked October 25, 2026. Sources are at the bottom.
The short version
- Partiful: free, social, good for open guest lists.
- Evite: the familiar name, free up to 750 guests with ads.
- letsparty: one invite per household, no ads, no sign-up for guests, texted from your own phone.
What one party costs
| Invitations | letsparty | Partiful | Evite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Free | Free | Free with ads; $17.99 without (Premium Silver, up to 12 guests) |
| 30 | $29 (Party) | Free | Free with ads; $36.99 without (Premium Gold, up to 30 guests) |
| 50 | $29 (Party) | Free | Free with ads; $68.99 without (Premium Platinum, up to 75 guests) |
| 100 | $29 (Party) | Free | Free with ads; $99.99 without (Premium Diamond, up to 750 guests) |
letsparty counts invitations: one per household or couple, however many people are on it. letsparty’s launch prices are being finalized.
Where letsparty is different
From Partiful
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Partiful texts from its own number.
- Guests answer without signing up or verifying a phone number; each household’s link already knows who they are.
From Evite
- Texts come from your own phone number, so guests see a name they know. Evite texts from its own number.
- No ads on any invite, free ones included. Evite’s free invitations show ads.
Where Partiful and Evite are better
Partiful
- Free core product with very generous limits
- Huge social network effect: 5.0 stars from about 277K App Store ratings, Editors' Choice
- Social features guests enjoy: activity feed, photo albums, waitlist, Find a Time, ticketing and Chip In
- Strong brand pull with Gen Z and millennial hosts
Evite
- Household-name brand that guests already recognize in their inbox
- Large catalog (about 4,600 invitation listings)
- Free tier goes up to 750 guests per invitation (with ads)
- Free photo sharing and potluck sign-ups, plus a separate SignUp Sheets product
- Evite Pro ($249.99/yr) is cheap per event for frequent hosts, schools and clubs
Sending, and what guests need
| letsparty | Partiful | Evite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A free plan | Yes Up to 15 invitations a party. | Yes Up to 1,000 invites per event through Partiful (unlimited if you share the link yourself). Brand-new invitees are capped per event: mutuals you haven't hosted 50 (150 on your first event), phone contacts 200, email invites 500. | Yes Free designs only, up to 750 guests per invitation, shows ads, and gift suggestions are included automatically. Picking any Premium element (envelope, liner, stamp, background, effect, upload-your-own design) on a free design turns it into a paid Premium invitation. |
| Ads on free invitations | No | Not confirmed Partiful's 'How does Partiful make money?' article mentions only ticket fees and optional purchases; ads aren't mentioned. | Yes Evite lists 'No ads' as a Premium-only feature; free invitations also include gift suggestions automatically. |
| 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. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Invite texts come from Partiful short code 397-81. Reminders and text blasts go out by SMS, iMessage or WhatsApp depending on country, or as app push notifications. The host can copy the link into their own texts or DMs. Email invites are capped at 500 per event. | Its own number (or paste the link yourself) Text invitations go out from Evite's short code 296-94 (US and Canada only, and each number needs a name). The free shareable link can be pasted into the host's own texts or social posts. Read receipts don't work for link sends. |
| Invitations by email | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Guests need an app | No | No No app needed. To RSVP, a guest enters their name and phone number and verifies it with a texted code, creating a phone-verified Partiful identity. Web users may have to log in again to view. | No Evite help: no account is needed to RSVP; the link is enough. An account is needed to RSVP from the app. |
| Guests sign up or verify to answer | No Each household’s own link already knows who they are. | Partly No app needed. To RSVP, a guest enters their name and phone number and verifies it with a texted code, creating a phone-verified Partiful identity. Web users may have to log in again to view. | No Evite help: no account is needed to RSVP; the link is enough. An account is needed to RSVP from the app. |
Features side by side
“Not confirmed” means we couldn’t find it on their pages, not that it’s missing.
| letsparty | Partiful | Evite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSVPs tracked as they come in | Yes Sent, opened and answered, for every household. | Yes Real-time, including guests without the app | Yes Includes read receipts for invitations sent by email or text |
| A meal choice for each person | Yes A question beside each name, with choices like “Chicken, Fish, Veggie”. | Partly Guest Questionnaire (for example dietary restrictions, names of +1s), answered per RSVP | Partly The Poll feature can ask a meal question at RSVP, answered once per RSVP; per-person meal choice isn't documented |
| Kids counted on their own | Yes Asked on every RSVP unless you turn it off. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes 'Family headcount' splits the RSVP into adults and children |
| Plus-ones limited or off | Yes How many guests each invitation can bring, or none, and a plus-one for one guest alone. | Yes Limit +1s per guest (default 1) and require +1 names | Yes Sets the max additional guests per RSVP (up to +9); one setting applies to the whole list |
| A head-count limit and waitlist | Yes · Party plan Past the limit, yeses join a waitlist you let in. | Yes Max capacity with an automatic waitlist that promotes the next guest and texts them; guest approval mode | Partly An event capacity closes RSVPs once reached; no waitlist was found |
| Reminders and nudges | Yes A “can you make it?” email before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party. | Yes Auto-reminders: 'Going' guests 2 hours before; 'Maybe' or no reply 1 week before; plus host text blasts | Yes Automatic reminder 2 days before the event or RSVP deadline; up to 5 scheduled reminders, sent by email or SMS; reminder text can't be customized |
| A date poll | Yes Guests mark the dates that work; you pick, and the poll turns into the RSVP. | Yes 'Find a Time' poll; votes convert to RSVPs | Not confirmed Only a general one-question Poll; no date-finding poll was found |
| Co-hosts | Yes Plan together in a shared group with one address book, or add a co-host to one party. | Yes Up to 20 co-hosts | Yes Co-hosts get admin access but can't remove the primary host |
| A what-to-bring sign-up | Yes · Party plan A sign-up with limits, and write-ins. | Not confirmed Not found in help center | Yes Built-in 'Event Sign-ups' list; there is also a separate SignUp Sheets product |
| Guests’ photos in one place | Yes · Party plan A photo wall from a table QR code, with a slideshow. | Yes Shared photo albums with guest uploads; download all | Yes Photo Share lets hosts and guests upload photos on Free, Premium and Pro invitations (on by default for Premium and Pro) |
| Guest comments or a wall | Yes · Party plan Notes from guests before the party. | Yes Activity feed with comments, reactions and GIFs | Partly Guests can leave a note with their RSVP that shows on the guest list; the host can message guests |
| Your own photo on the card | Yes Photo designs put your picture on the card. | Yes Custom cover image | Partly Upload-your-own-design templates are Premium (paid); photo design templates exist |
| 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. | Partly Animated themes and effects; no envelope found | Yes Premium: envelopes, liners, stamps, and animated effects and reveals |
| Designs | 334 On the design wall today, each one a live invite you can open. | Not confirmed Not published | 4,588 'All Invitations' listing showed 4,588 results on 2026-10-25 |
| Save-the-dates | Yes Save-the-date designs and a save-the-date start in the planner. | Not confirmed Not found | Yes Wedding Shop includes 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. | Not confirmed Not found; recurring and duplicate events exist | Not confirmed Not found; Evite sells separate invitations per wedding event (shower, rehearsal dinner, and so on) |
| 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. | Not confirmed Not found | Not confirmed No wedding website product was found; the Wedding Shop is invitations only |
| Thank-yous | Yes · Party plan A thank-you message to everyone who came; thank-you cards in your designs with the Host Pass. | Partly Free digital greeting cards (Partiful Cards) | Yes Through Evite Greeting Cards (separate product); Evite Pro covers 'post-wedding thank yous' |
| Guests confirm their address | Yes Guests confirm their own address and phone. | Not confirmed Not found | Not confirmed Not found |
| Printed invitations | No Digital only. | Not confirmed QR code for sharing; no printed product found | Partly Host can print the design at home with a QR code or link (desktop only); Evite doesn't sell printed cards |
| Add to calendar | Yes Apple, Google and Outlook, plus a feed that keeps every party current. | Yes Automatic calendar sync (Google, Apple, Outlook) and single-event add | Yes A calendar icon on the invitation adds the event to the guest's calendar |
Sources
Partiful
- In-app purchase prices (Peek $1.99, Partiful Plus $4.99, Premium Add-On $4.95, 2-pack $9.90), features, ratings (2026-10-25)
- Core free; optional premium invite designs; ticket fee (2026-10-25)
- Revenue sources (no ads mentioned) (2026-10-25)
- Partiful Plus monthly subscription contents, US only (2026-10-25)
- Peek definition (2026-10-25)
- Invite limits (2026-10-25)
- Short code 397-81 (2026-10-25)
- Invite methods, copy link (2026-10-25)
- RSVP needs name, phone and text verification code (2026-10-25)
- No app required (2026-10-25)
- Capacity, waitlist, +1 limits (2026-10-25)
- Questionnaire, Find a Time (2026-10-25)
- Auto-reminder schedule and channels (2026-10-25)
- Up to 20 co-hosts (2026-10-25)
- Feature inventory (photos, messaging, waitlist, calendar, Chip In) (2026-10-25)
Evite
- Premium package prices, guest limits, Evite Pro price (2026-10-25)
- Free vs Premium feature table (No ads is Premium-only) (2026-10-25)
- Premium feature list; digital only, not a printed product (2026-10-25)
- Premium elements on a free design trigger the Premium charge; gifting links auto-included on free (2026-10-25)
- 750-guest free limit, 2,500 on Pro (2026-10-25)
- Texts sent from short code 296-94, US/Canada only (2026-10-25)
- Shareable link (2026-10-25)
- No account needed to RSVP; adults/children split; +9 cap; RSVP note (2026-10-25)
- Family headcount (adults vs children) (2026-10-25)
- Plus-one limit (2026-10-25)
- Event capacity (2026-10-25)
- Reminder schedule (2026-10-25)
- Poll feature (2026-10-25)
- Co-hosts (2026-10-25)
- Event Sign-ups (what-to-bring list) (2026-10-25)
- Photo sharing on all tiers (2026-10-25)
- Upload-your-own design is Premium (2026-10-25)
- Print at home with QR code (2026-10-25)
- Add to calendar (2026-10-25)
- Evite Pro positioning (unlimited events, 2,500 guests, wedding thank-yous covered) (2026-10-25)
- Wedding Shop: save the dates and per-event wedding invitations (2026-10-25)
- Design count (4,588 results) (2026-10-25)
Partiful and Evite are trademarks of their owners; letsparty isn’t affiliated with them. 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.