| What it is | A hosting platform: designer invitations, RSVP tracking, guest messaging, seating, websites and reminders in one place, on the web. | Apple’s social invitation service. Hosts can create and manage events in the iPhone app or at iCloud.com, then share links with guests. |
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| Pricing | Start free with up to 40 guests. Every invitation design, the Card Studio and RSVP tracking are included, with no ads or credit card required. Per-event plans are one-time purchases for a single event. Paid plans add guest capacity and planning tools, with different features and limits at each tier. Yearly passes cover unlimited events while your subscription is active. They renew annually; the guest limit and features of your pass apply to each event. Compare current prices and limits on the pricing page. | Free to use, but creating an event requires an iCloud+ subscription (any paid iCloud plan), per Apple's announcement. Check current terms; Apple's plans and features move. |
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| Who can use it | Hosts and guests on any phone, tablet or computer: everything runs in the browser, no app required and no ecosystem needed. | Hosts need an Apple Account and iCloud+; they can use the iPhone app or iCloud.com. Guests can RSVP in a browser without an Apple Account. |
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| RSVP depth | Track attendance and plus-ones on every plan. Meal choices are available on eligible paid plans or with the add-on. | Guests RSVP and can join a shared photo album or playlist. Hosts can set the number of additional guests allowed per invitee. Check Apple’s guide for current controls; built-in meal choices and seating are not described there. |
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| Invitation design | A curated invitation catalogue plus a drag-and-drop Card Studio: every line, font, colour and motif is placeable, with custom artwork upload and an envelope reveal, on every plan. | Backgrounds from your photo library or a stock set, with Apple Intelligence generating images and polishing text. Clean and Apple-polished rather than a designer stationery catalogue. |
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| Guest privacy | Every guest gets a private link to their own invitation. Guest Privacy (no public guest list, no name search, per-guest isolation) is included on every plan, free ones too. Hosts who want an open, share-anywhere link can switch name-search on for that event; it is off by default. | Apple offers shareable event links and individually generated invitation links. Hosts can approve guests before they join. Check event settings for the access model you want. |
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