SimpleInvite and Apple Invites
Apple Invites comes with iCloud+ and makes a beautiful invite on an iPhone. SimpleInvite needs no subscription, works in any browser, and nudges the people who haven't answered for you.
Side by side
Their prices are from their own pages, checked September 23, 2026. The sources are at the foot of this page.
| For the host | SimpleInvite | Apple Invites |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | SimpleInviteFree to 30 guests, $5 an event to 150, or $39 for a year, paid once | Apple InvitesIncluded with iCloud+, from $0.99 a month |
| What the host needs | SimpleInviteAn email address and a browser | Apple InvitesAn iCloud+ subscription. The app is on iPhone, and iCloud.com works in a browser |
| What the guest needs | SimpleInviteNothing. One tap on the invite page, no account | Apple InvitesNothing. Anyone can answer, with or without an Apple Account |
| Most guests on one event | SimpleInvite150, or more if you write to us first | Apple Invites100 |
| How the invite reaches people | SimpleInviteWe email it, and you share the link with anyone we can't email | Apple InvitesYou share the link, in Messages, Mail or anywhere else |
| Reminders to people who haven't answered | SimpleInviteOne automatic nudge, and two more you can send to each guest | Apple InvitesNotes you send yourself. Apple's guide has no automatic reminder |
| Advertising on the guest's page | SimpleInviteNever, on any event | Apple InvitesNone |
| Designs | SimpleInviteA small set of looks, and your own photo | Apple InvitesYour photo across the whole invite, with a shared album and playlist |
Where Apple Invites is the better pick
- It is already paid for. If you pay for iCloud+, Apple Invites costs nothing more, and events up to 100 guests never meet a price.
- Photos. A photo across the whole invite, and a shared album and playlist for the event.
- On an iPhone it is built in, with the app, Messages and your contacts in one place.
Where SimpleInvite fits better
- No subscription and no Apple Account. The host needs an email address, on any phone or computer.
- Reminders without asking. The people who haven't answered get a nudge on its own, and you can send two more.
- Up to 150 guests an event, where Apple Invites stops at 100.
- We send it. Invites go out by email from us, rather than a link you pass to each person yourself.
Sources
- Apple, iCloud+ plansChecked September 23, 2026
- App Store, Get the party started with Apple InvitesChecked September 23, 2026
- Apple Invites user guideChecked September 23, 2026