Appy Couple vs Facebook Events
Short answer: Facebook Events is the cheaper of the two. Facebook Events is free to send. Appy Couple works out to $99 (annual plan) at both 100 and 250 guests. Appy Couple earns the difference if you need single flat price covers website, native guest app and digital invitations.
If neither answer fits, Dawat does the same job free at any guest count: 53 card designs, unlimited guests, per-guest personal links and RSVP tracking, with no per-recipient charge.
Appy Couple and Facebook Events are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Appy Couple and Facebook Events pricing checked 2026-09-16 against their own published pages. Sources · Method
On this page
- Side by side
- Where they actually differ
- When Appy Couple is the better choice
- When Facebook Events is the better choice
- What each one costs, in dollars
- The third option: something that feels like an invitation
- Feature by feature
- What your guests experience
- Questions
- Other comparisons
- How these figures were checked
Side by side
Paid wedding website and native guest app with matching digital stationery, multi-event RSVP tools and shared photo streams. Free event feature inside Facebook for creating an event page, inviting friends and collecting Going, Maybe or Interested responses. Dawat is shown as a third column because it answers the same question at no cost, which is the relevant fact for most people reading this page.
| Appy Couple | Facebook Events | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Free | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | None; you can browse designs, but publishing requires the paid plan. | Everything: unlimited events, event page, guest responses and discussion, up to 500 invites per person per event. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | $99 (annual plan) | Free | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $99 (annual plan) | Free | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | No | No |
| Guests need an account | Not published | Partial | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Yes | No |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
Where they actually differ
Both give you no per-recipient charge and tracking who has replied, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Facebook Events supports sending invitations without paying; Appy Couple does not.
- Unlimited guests. Appy Couple supports an uncapped guest list; Facebook Events does not.
- Email delivery. Appy Couple includes sending by email outright; on Facebook Events it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Event website. Appy Couple includes a full event website outright; on Facebook Events it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
When Appy Couple is the better choice
Couples with multiple wedding events who want a designed guest app plus website for one predictable annual fee.
- Single flat price covers website, native guest app and digital invitations
- Unlimited storage for guest list entries, RSVPs, messages and photos
- Hundreds of boutique designs that coordinate across app, website and stationery
- Design can be changed at any time after publishing
- Monthly option at $12 avoids a large upfront commitment
Where it costs you:
- No free tier; publishing requires a paid subscription
- Custom domains cost extra, most around $19.99 per year
- Coordinating printed invitations and monograms are sold separately
- Guest app model asks guests to install or open an app experience
- Feature-level detail such as RSVP question customisation is not documented on the pricing page
When Facebook Events is the better choice
Casual, social gatherings where the whole guest list is already active on Facebook and cost matters most.
- Completely free with no per-guest or per-event charge
- Invitees already have the app, so distribution and notifications need no setup
- Built-in event page with discussion, photos, co-hosts and privacy controls
- Non-Facebook users can be invited by email or SMS on supported events
- Attendance responses, updates and reminders are handled automatically
Where it costs you:
- Each person can send only 500 invites per event
- Facebook may reduce invite capacity if invites get poor response rates
- Responses are limited to Going, Maybe, Interested or Can't Go; no custom RSVP questions
- Email and SMS invites to non-users are not available for all events
- Guests see the event inside an ad-supported social network you do not control
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Appy Couple nor Facebook Events bills by guest count, which puts them among the 26 platforms in this dataset that do not.
Published prices, converted into what you would actually pay for a real guest list. Credits, coins and per-card pricing are translated into dollars because that is the number you are deciding with.
| Appy Couple | Facebook Events | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Free | Free |
| 100 guests | $99 (annual plan) | Free | Free |
| 250 guests | $99 (annual plan) | Free | Free |
| How that is worked out | Pricing is a flat subscription with unlimited guest list entries and RSVPs, so cost does not change with guest count. | Facebook charges nothing for events; the constraint is the published 500-invite-per-person-per-event cap, not price. | Dawat has no per-guest or per-send charge, so the guest count does not change the price. |
As of September 2026: One package covering website, guest app and digital invites at $99 per year or $12 per month, cancellable any time; custom domains cost extra, most about $19.99 per year. Creating a Facebook event and inviting guests costs nothing; there is no paid tier for the event feature itself.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Appy Couple nor Facebook Events is trying to make the moment of opening feel like anything. They collect the answer. For a birthday drinks thread that is exactly right; for a wedding, a nikkah or a milestone, the invitation is part of the event.
Dawat tracks replies the same way both of these do, and costs nothing to do it. All 53 card designs, unlimited guests and unlimited sends are free, with no card required. What the other two do not do is address each guest personally: the envelope opens with that guest's name on it and their reply is one tap.
The practical difference shows up the week before the event. Instead of counting replies across a group chat, you open one page and see who was sent it, who opened it, and who answered.
The honest caveats: Dawat is digital only, so it will not print and mail stationery, and it does not sell tickets. The optional Dawat Signature experiences are $89 once per event, and they are labelled as paid before you publish — nothing else is.
Create your invitation — free →No card required. Unlimited guests. 53 designs.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Appy Couple | Facebook Events | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | No | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | Yes | No | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Not published | No | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| Open tracking | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Not published | No | Yes |
| Printed cards | Partial | No | No |
| Guest account required | Not published | Partial | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Yes | No |
| Event website | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Not published | No | Partial |
| Calendar file | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Partial | Yes |
"Not published" means no vendor documentation could be found either way, not that the feature is missing. How this grid is built →
What your guests experience
Your guest sees the event if the platform decides to show it to them. That is the whole guest experience question here, and it is not one you control.
| What your guest gets | Appy Couple | Facebook Events | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Not published | Partial | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Yes | No |
| Animated opening | Not published | No | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Partial | Yes |
Questions
Is Appy Couple or Facebook Events cheaper?
Appy Couple works out to $99 (annual plan) at both 100 and 250 guests. Facebook Events is free to send. Neither charges by guest count, so the difference does not grow with the list. Both were checked on 2026-09-16.
Which is better for a wedding, Appy Couple or Facebook Events?
Appy Couple suits couples with multiple wedding events who want a designed guest app plus website for one predictable annual fee. Facebook Events suits casual, social gatherings where the whole guest list is already active on Facebook and cost matters most. For a wedding specifically, the questions that matter are whether the invitation feels like an occasion, whether you can collect meal choices, and whether the price moves with the guest list.
Do guests need an account to reply on Appy Couple or Facebook Events?
Appy Couple does not publish whether guests need an account. Facebook Events requires an account from guests in some cases. Anything that makes a guest sign up before replying costs you responses, particularly from older relatives.
Is there a free alternative to Appy Couple and Facebook Events?
Yes. Dawat is free at every guest count: all 53 card designs, unlimited guests, unlimited sends, RSVP tracking with your own questions, and a personally addressed link for each guest. There is no per-recipient charge and no card required to send. The only paid item is a Dawat Signature cinematic experience at $89 once per event.
How much does Appy Couple cost?
Appy Couple's pricing page lists a single package covering the wedding website, guest app and digital invites at $99 per year or $12 a month. You can pay annually or monthly and cancel at any time. Custom domains are an additional cost, with most domains around $19.99 per year.
Are Facebook Events free?
Yes. Creating a Facebook event, inviting guests and collecting responses costs nothing, and there is no paid upgrade for the events feature. The practical limit is that each person can send up to 500 invites per event.
How current is this comparison?
Appy Couple's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Facebook Events's on 2026-09-16. Every figure on this page links to the vendor page it came from, so you can verify it yourself rather than trusting a comparison written by one of the competitors.
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How these figures were checked
Every figure above was read from Appy Couple and Facebook Events's own published pricing or help pages on 16 September 2026, and each source is linked below. Coins, credits and per-card rates are converted into dollars at a real guest count, because that is the number you are deciding with. Full methodology and the open dataset →
Reading this through an AI assistant? Dawat runs an MCP server, so ChatGPT or Claude can choose the design, write the wording, add your guest list, publish the invitation and send it without you leaving the conversation. Appy Couple does not publish one.
Sources
- Appy Couple pricing — checked 2026-09-16
- Appy Couple homepage — checked 2026-09-16
- How many people you can invite to a Facebook event — checked 2026-09-16
- Invite people to your Facebook event — checked 2026-09-16
- How event invitations work for people who are off of Facebook — checked 2026-09-16
- Respond to a Facebook event — checked 2026-09-16
- Create and customize an event — checked 2026-09-16