Appy Couple vs Greetings Island
Short answer: Greetings Island is the cheaper of the two. Greetings Island works out to $0 free, or $26.99/year premium at both 100 and 250 guests. 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 Greetings Island are built for different jobs, so the comparison is less about features and more about which job you are actually doing.
Appy Couple and Greetings Island 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 Greetings Island 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. Template-driven invitation and greeting card maker with free downloads, a free RSVP tool, and a premium design subscription. 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 | Greetings Island | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| What the free tier gives you | None; you can browse designs, but publishing requires the paid plan. | Most templates, editing, download, sharing and unlimited-guest online RSVP with no signup; free designs carry a watermark. | Everything except Signature: all card designs, party pages, unlimited guests, sends, RSVP tracking and analytics. |
| Cost for 100 guests | $99 (annual plan) | $0 free, or $26.99/year premium | Free |
| Cost for 250 guests | $99 (annual plan) | $0 free, or $26.99/year premium | Free |
| Charges per recipient | No | No | No |
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Not published | 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, an uncapped guest list and tracking who has replied, so those are not the thing to decide on.
- Free to send. Greetings Island supports sending invitations without paying; Appy Couple does not.
- Custom RSVP questions. Greetings Island supports asking your own questions. Appy Couple does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
- Email delivery. Appy Couple includes sending by email outright; on Greetings Island it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Guest account required. Greetings Island does not do this. Appy Couple does not publish whether it does, so it is worth checking before you send.
- Event website. Appy Couple includes a full event website outright; on Greetings Island it is limited or tied to a paid tier.
- Registry links. Greetings Island supports linking a gift registry. Appy Couple does not publish whether it does, so treat it as unavailable until you have confirmed it.
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 Greetings Island is the better choice
Budget hosts who want a free, unlimited-guest RSVP page and are happy to print or share a template design themselves.
- Free online RSVP tool advertised with unlimited guests and no signup
- No per-guest or per-recipient charge at any tier
- Custom RSVP questions, deadlines, guest limits and automatic reminders
- Designs can be downloaded and printed, or shared by link or QR code
- Single premium design purchase ($8.99 invitation) avoids a subscription
Where it costs you:
- Free downloads carry a watermark; removing it requires premium
- Premium designs are gated behind a subscription or single purchase
- Unlimited email invites and scheduled sending are premium features
- RSVP by text message to a phone number is a premium feature
- A single premium design purchase does not include other premium features
What each one costs, in dollars
Neither Appy Couple nor Greetings Island 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 | Greetings Island | Dawat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Subscription | Free tier, paid upgrades | Free |
| 100 guests | $99 (annual plan) | $0 free, or $26.99/year premium | Free |
| 250 guests | $99 (annual plan) | $0 free, or $26.99/year premium | 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. | Greetings Island charges by design and subscription, not by guest; its RSVP tool advertises unlimited guests, so headcount does not change the 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. Most designs and the online RSVP tool are free; premium unlocks 10,000+ designs and removes watermarks for $26.99/year, or $8.99 for a single premium invitation and $4.49 for a single card.
The third option: something that feels like an invitation
Neither Appy Couple nor Greetings Island 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 | Greetings Island | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free to send | No | Yes | Yes |
| Per-guest fees | No | No | No |
| Unlimited guests | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RSVP tracking | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom RSVP questions | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Email delivery | Yes | Partial | Yes |
| SMS or WhatsApp | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Per-guest personal links | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Open tracking | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Animated envelope | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Printed cards | Partial | Partial | No |
| Guest account required | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Not published | No |
| Event website | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Registry links | Not published | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice or seating | Not published | Partial | Partial |
| Calendar file | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| AI wording help | Not published | Partial | Yes |
| Works inside ChatGPT / Claude | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Multilingual & right-to-left | Not published | Not published | 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
A wedding guest is usually being asked to do three things at once: read the details, reply, and find the registry. How many taps that takes is the difference between a finished guest list and six weeks of chasing.
| What your guest gets | Appy Couple | Greetings Island | Dawat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guests need an account | Not published | No | No |
| Ads shown to guests | Not published | Not published | No |
| Animated opening | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Personally addressed link | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Add to calendar | Not published | Not published | Yes |
| Right-to-left and multilingual | Not published | Not published | Yes |
Questions
Is Appy Couple or Greetings Island cheaper?
Appy Couple works out to $99 (annual plan) at both 100 and 250 guests. Greetings Island works out to $0 free, or $26.99/year premium at both 100 and 250 guests. 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 Greetings Island?
Appy Couple suits couples with multiple wedding events who want a designed guest app plus website for one predictable annual fee. Greetings Island suits budget hosts who want a free, unlimited-guest RSVP page and are happy to print or share a template design themselves. 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 Greetings Island?
Appy Couple does not publish whether guests need an account. Greetings Island does not require guests to have an account. 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 Greetings Island?
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.
Is Greetings Island free?
Largely yes. Greetings Island says most features are free with no sign-up required, and its online RSVP tool is free for every invitation with unlimited guests and no credit card. Free downloads carry a watermark, and premium designs require a purchase or subscription.
How current is this comparison?
Appy Couple's published pricing was checked on 2026-09-16 and Greetings Island'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 Greetings Island'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
- Greetings Island homepage — checked 2026-09-16
- Greetings Island online RSVP — checked 2026-09-16
- How much does a premium subscription cost? — checked 2026-09-16
- How much does a single design cost? — checked 2026-09-16
- About premium membership & benefits — checked 2026-09-16