An Apple Invites alternative that works on any phone
Facts checked November 12, 2026 · Written by the SnapInvites team
SnapInvites works on any phone, so you can build on the web, an iPhone or an Android phone, and guests answer in a browser with no sign-in. To create an Apple Invites invitation you need an iPhone and an iCloud+ subscription, and some reviewers report guests being asked to sign in to reply. Apple Invites fits better if everyone you invite uses an iPhone.
No account until you share your link.
Is there a better option than Apple Invites?
Choose SnapInvites if
- you want to tap any words or photo on your invitation and change them right there
- you or your guests use Android
- you don't want to pay for iCloud+ just to send an invitation
- you want guests to reply without signing in to anything
Stay with Apple Invites if
- everyone you invite uses an iPhone
- you want maps, weather and a shared album inside the invitation
SnapInvites and Apple Invites, side by side
| Question | SnapInvites | Apple Invites |
|---|---|---|
| What guests need to reply | A browser. No app, no account. | Guests can reply in the iPhone app or on the web. Some reviewers report being asked to sign in with an Apple Account.[1] |
| Ads shown to guests | None on any plan. | None described on its App Store page (Nov 2026).[1] |
| How you pay | Free: 1 public page, up to 50 guests each. Plus: $4.99 a month or $47.90 a year, 5 public pages, up to 400 guests each, 250 message credits a month. Pro: $39 a month or $99 a year, 1,500 guests per event, 500 message credits a month. Event Pass: $39 once, for one event of up to 1,500 guests, with 500 message credits. | The app is free, with no in-app purchases, but creating an invitation requires an iCloud+ subscription.[1] |
| Ways to send | WhatsApp, text (US and Canada), email, link. | A link you share in any messaging app, or email from your iCloud Mail, one per guest.[1] |
| Where you can create one | Web, iPhone and Android. | On an iPhone.[1] |
Where is SnapInvites better?
- You can host from the web, an iPhone or an Android phone.
- Guests reply on the page in any browser, without an app or an account.
- Tap any words on your invitation, from the names to the button, and change them right there.
- Tap the photo to replace it, center it or remove it.
- You send by WhatsApp from your own phone, or let us send it by WhatsApp, text (US and Canada) or email.
- Guests see your invitation with no ads or gift prompts around it, on every plan.
- You can start on the Free plan, which covers one public event, without buying anything first.
Or go straight to party rsvp page templates or birthday rsvp page templates.
When is Apple Invites the better fit?
Choose Apple Invites if you want Maps, Weather, a Shared Album and an Apple Music playlist inside the invitation. The playlist needs Apple Music.[1] Choose Apple Invites if you want invitations to go out from your own iCloud Mail.[1]
What SnapInvites doesn’t do yet
There are no co-hosts yet. You can't collect money from guests. Guest pages are in English only. Texts go to US and Canadian numbers; elsewhere we send by WhatsApp or email.
Other Apple Invites alternatives
Evite: free designs with ads and gift suggestions for guests unless you pay; Premium is priced by guest count.[2]
Evite alternativePartiful: free event pages that guests open from a link, without the app.[3][4]
Partiful alternativePaperless Post: no ads, ever, in its own words; priced per guest in Coins.[5][6]
Paperless Post alternativePunchbowl: removing ads is a paid feature.[7]
What do Apple Invites users complain about?
How to switch from Apple Invites
- List the guests you invited on Apple Invites, with a phone number or email for each.
- Start an invitation on SnapInvites, from the web or the app on any phone.
- Add your guests, then send by WhatsApp, text or email.
- Watch replies arrive on your guest list.
Questions
- Can you get Apple Invites on Android?
- No. Apple Invites is an iPhone app, and creating an invitation requires iCloud+. Android guests can still reply on the web. To host from Android, you can use SnapInvites on the web or in its Android app.[1]
- Can Apple Invites be sent to non-Apple phones?
- Yes. You share a link in any messaging app, and anyone can reply in the app or on the web. Some reviewers report that guests were asked to sign in.[1]
- Is Apple Invites only for Apple users?
- Guests do not need an Apple device to reply, but the person who creates the invitation needs an iPhone and an iCloud+ subscription.[1]
- Is Apple Invites free?
- The app is free to download and has no in-app purchases, but creating an invitation requires an iCloud+ subscription.[1]
- Is there a free alternative to Apple Invites?
- SnapInvites has a Free plan for one public event. Guests reply in a browser with no app and no account.
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