Partiful: Free Party Invites Reviews

by Reluctant Speculator

Very unimpressed for something so many people are using. I just organized a party with it and found it very clumsy. Half the time I couldn’t respond to people’s comments without switching to iPhone messenger. And after I selected notifications, Partiful leaves badges active on Partiful itself as if I didn’t view the notifications. You have to go into the notification section in Partiful which is hard to find and then click on each one even though you’ve already seen them.

Also, some people let me know they couldn’t come not using Partiful (probably because it’s so awkward.) so then I go to mark them as not going, And the only option is to remove them completely from the invite list. A basic usage flow design is not that complicated guys.

by Hulu Stands For Huge Lummox

Your app does not respond at all when my non-English keyboard (default & top of the list of keyboards used on my phone) shows up. Specifically after I sign up and try to type my name. That means it cannot even let me switch my keyboard to English. I had to go to settings and remove my Korean keyboard. Only then I could type in my name. I’m not asking you to let us type in anything non-english. But it is pretty stupid that non-english users basically get kicks out at the door, only after we sign in and get your downloads and user numbers up.

by SusM

This looks like it will be a good app, but I am unable to create an account through Partiful . I was able to create an account and event on the website, but when I try to open Partiful it asks for my phone number and I am unable to enter anything. I’ve tried several time; I’ve deleted Partiful and downloaded it again; I’ve restarted my phone but no luck.
Through the website, I’ve had guests reply; I just need Partiful to work.

by Literroy

When you ask Partiful to add an event to your calendar, it request “full calendar access,” meaning it can read and write to ANY of your calendar events. To add an event to my calendar only requires “add” permission. To refuse to let me use Partiful to add events to my calendar without also giving it access to the entire rest of my calendar (to do what with?) is a pretty severe privacy problem that this app needs to fix quickly.

by Anamikagopi97

I love Partiful and think all the features and UX are great! As a designer, I really appreciate all the details and the way it works. One complaint I have though is that Partiful crashes when I want to edit the date and time of an event, which is so key and super inconvenient. I can’t seem to find a way to fix this even after reinstalling and trying the browser version. Other than that, no complaints!

by Kbgirlreviews

Okay so I was looking for something to replace paper mates and to avoid my personal invites or messages come off scamish to other people.. this ones is so great and so up to date with the times/trends. However I find messaging on Partiful (text blast) alittle clumsy and I tried a testing invite with my husband for this exact purpose and yes the texting wasn’t hitting the mark. We couldnt find ways to directly message one another. The only easy way was the comment section of the invite and still wasn’t notified when each others messaged on the comment board even.

Another thing DEFINTELY worth mentioning is that Partiful crashes my phone after using Partiful for longer than a few minutes. Sooooo I’m not sure if I should continue using Partiful because of the crash and my phone constantly restarting.

Outside of these two flaws Partiful would be TOP NOTCH for my family!

by I'm To Fly Fo Yu

Love the alternative to Facebook. Love the google calendar integration.

Hate that people are capping the attendees of their events and it creates this panic of “oh gosh, guess I need to get a spot!” That was never a thing with Facebook and I think we are all better off without it. If there’s a real space capacity, folks generally have ticketing systems, anyway, and it’s awkward when the ticketing system (eventbrite, etc.) doesn’t corrrelate with this app. E.g., this app says there are no spots left, but many of those people that clicked going haven’t bought tickets, etc.

by Large Font User

You might go crazy trying to change the time of your event if you use a large font on your phone. You have to go into settings, change the font size then back into Partiful to set the event time. Not sure why I couldn’t just scroll down. It would only let me change the time zone, not the actual start time.

by User0123456789User0123456789

This is our go to invitation app but it’s missing some key features. For example would be great to send a message to all attendees after event so pics can be shared, people thanked etc

by Jfksmxkkls

Great app, love using to coordinate socials with friends. I’ve found that with the latest update, it requires “full access” to my Apple calendar, when it used to work just fine to add only a single event. I’d also generally love for it to work more seamlessly with adding a single event, instead of constantly prompting me to sync my calendar. Thanks so much!!

by RogersBored

this app is the easiest app to handle party attendance and outreach. I’ve hosted three events on this app already and attended over a dozen hosted by others using this app. My favorite feature is the ability to send text blasts to remind folks about event logistics and send updates in case something changes.

by Abby William

my graduating class in college started using it to invite bigger groups and I now use it for almost every social event postgrad. Love that you don't NEED Partiful to send the link to anyone but I've found that Partiful is more reliable than online and makes it easier to track the guest list.

by Lillinor

this app is literally the easiest way to plan a party (And the only way I ever will now). They only need your phone number to plan or RSVP, so you don’t have to remember/forget and reset another password (which I hate lol)

Tbh I am not even a party person but when I used this for my bday dinner, I was instantly converted forever. So many options of cute designs for the invite and you can send updates via text to all guests if anything changes!!! I think there are a lot of cool features, most of which I haven’t even tried yet. It’s the best and I’m always happy to get a this app invite because they make it so easy!

by Jaidenmwood

Ever since the demise of Facebook and Facebook events, there’s been a big gap left for planning, larger events between wide range of people. Partiful/website is the perfect solution to clearly communicate everything you need to in a secure and organized manner for large events or small gatherings. I cannot recommend us enough, and I absolutely love the graphics and animations that they have built in that allow you to customize the look of your event for a little extra fun.

by Kimmy199434

Our friend group recently discovered Partiful and it has been a godsent for all our events! All the customizations of the invitations are so fun. So easy to send invites, see who’s rsvpd, send Venmo requests all in one place. Only complaint is we wish we could add videos not just photos! Give us videos please!!

by Dogegirl08

I use Partiful wondering when the “must pay for this feature” will pop up. Partiful has everything you can think of from RSVP, to text blasts, to surveys, to group gifting options, to comments, to options to export RSVPS. It’s literally amazing and it has helped me to keep everything organized for planning events. I plan events often for my job and this has been such a dream come true. I love Partiful and will continue using it. It’s been so good I had to come write a review(this is something I never do)!!

by Nina From JC

LOVE that Partiful uses texting to communicate with guests- super easy to coordinate a group using the text blast feature. Also the events page designs are🔥🔥🔥 - I got a ton of compliments when I used it for my bday. Will keep using and would definitely recommend for anyone planning a party.

by Audreys-friend

Rallying people for a party and getting an accurate headcount was always a nightmare. Whether it was a party, a picnic, a bar crawl, or a comedy show, it was near impossible to know how many people to expect or share info. I’ve hosted 20+ events and attended 50+ events through it. I recommend it to everyone!

by Akireakireakire

I have an upcoming bday party and needed an app or website to make invitations for the people I wanted to invite. I like to be creative so I tried finding websites and apps that could help me out like picsart, canvas, and even evite but they all have premium stuff which is so irritating. I wasnt going to waste money on a membership that I was most likely only going to use once. So I went to Tiktok and found this absolute gem. Everything was so straightforward and easy to use. I love the formatting, aesthetics, and animations of Partiful . Its absolutely adorable and perfect for my needs. It helps me track who will be going all in one spot!

by Ch_ch_charleigh

If this app has one million users I am one. If this app has one thousand users I am one. If this app has one hundred users I am one. If this app has no users then I am not around anymore.

I will forever sing this apps praises. When people ask me which 3 apps I would have on my phone, this app is my first answer. They know their users well. I’ve never experienced bugginess or lags while in Partiful . It leaves little to be desired, yet every addition impresses me. Impeccable 👩‍🍳🤌💋 I’ve planned more parties than ever thanks to this wonderous tool.

by Niki.24

This has filled the void of fb events since everyone stopped using facebook. The interface is cute too and please give my personal thank you to whoever came up with the add to calendar button - I am so grateful. Please keep Partiful ad and garbage free for as long as you possibly can. Thank you <3

by Haribou353

Before I knew about this app the only way I could organize an event en masse was through Facebook. Now you can send a link to your friends via text, no hassle about making an account. After I invite people, I notice that they start to use it to organize their events also. It’s just better than everything else out there.

by Angash

I’ve used this app for three events so far and I really like it. It’s so convenient communicating with my guest all at once vs trying to message each individual person with any updates. There are a lot of options in the galleria for the event cover which is fun. It’s user friendly for my guests as well. They don’t have to download Partiful to RSVP. The one thing I wish is that there was a feature to manually add names to the guest list.

by Jbrya35

Obsessed with Partiful!! It makes planning just about anything so simple and easy and fun! Way better than a group text thread. I have told everyone who will listen about Partiful. Can’t believe how new it is. Would love to see a Poll feature be incorporated in the future version.

by Pauliedbk1

this app is the best app for party planning in my opinion. It’s so easy and gives you tons of options for RSVPing and other things as well as party page design. They don’t make you pay anything either which is amazing. Way better than Eventbrite party planner in my opinion since they charge if you want to have an event with more than 25 people.

by Zrivkap

Enjoy these free premium features while they last! Waiting for the day they paywall text blasts, it’s an insanely good feature.

It’s a clean app that somehow manages to maintain a gen z color scheme and vibe without feeling like too much.

I use this both for hosting and attending events, all private. I don’t use the public feature.

Privacy shout out for not requiring users to upload their contacts to invite attendees - what a unicorn of an app in that regard. Partiful remembers attendees of past events you host that you can easily pull from to invite people but you can also manually enter email/phone or generate a share link.

Love that it’s totally disconnected from social media and there’s no “sign in with” option.

by LibertyLikes

So many apps try to do too many things and does any one of those things just okay. this app sets out to be one thing - the best way to coordinate a party or event. And it is that one thing perfectly. You can subscribe to your this app calendar to add everything automatically to your Google or iCal! Genius! Guests have easy and automatic access to all information. It’s simple, fun, easy to use…. Perfection. Almost every app could be better, but not this app. I have no wants or suggestions.

by Andzuck

Never has it been so easy to create events, rsvp to events, and keep the party going after the party.

I love this app for it’s easy to use UI and inherently social style. Plus it’s just fun! Everyone loves to receive a this app and it has truly powered a huge portion of my social life this year.

Thank you this app team for making such a useful, fantastic product. Now, how do we pay you??? Hahaha

by Savannah Savs

How is an app this good free?! I never write reviews but I host a ton of get togethers with friends who have chaotic schedules— Partiful has been a lifesaver for coordinating RSVPS AND getting your guests excited about your event! I have gotten so many compliments from friends who I’ve invited to stuff using Partiful, they love the aesthetic design and how easy it was to use. As a host, I love that I can see everyone’s responses and send out text alerts too. I LOVE Partiful. The only feature I would ask the devs to add is a way for hosts to reach out to the invite list and find out which date/time works best to have an event. I found a workaround by adding a questionnaire and adding a question for each date and asking my guests if they could make that date, and then I will edit the invite with the final date and time once I see what works best for everyone. I would pay for this pre-event availability add on! Overall, a fantastic app!

by Jared134!

I absolutely love Partiful! My friend introduced it to me last year and I was using Facebook for events and now I’m using this and this only. This has been so fantastic with organizing events sending messages out and responding to comments. Partiful is just awesome!

My one suggestion and I tried reaching out on Instagram and through the help center is to allow people to respond to comments when people RSVP as “Can’t Go”. I get a notification from people who say they can’t go and explain the reason why and I do not have the ability to respond to them. Would you be able to add that feature to respond to people who can’t go and who have left the comment saying they can’t go?

by Emmstar101

this app has changed the game - and I’m so happy for it’s here. With the decline of Facebook Events, we’ve been needing an app like this for years. I love the flyers, interactivity, and how fun the notification sounds are!! this app team - you’re killing it.

by Jomanw

Love it!! Makes hosting parties way easier, and I love getting all of the notifications whenever my friends RSVP. Also makes it surprisingly easy to create a party invite with very good aesthetic.

by Ninalchemist

Now available as an app! But I also enjoyed it when it was easy to do via regular text. Great, easy, accessible, and useful.

by Mikeshieh

I’ve never seen an app so brilliantly designed and executed. It tugs at my heart strings. I don’t know how I could live without it. It has transformed my life, taking me to astonishing new heights in social status.

by Mr Gravy 82

I love this app. No more boring event planning and I can use it for way more than parties. After COVID, I was tired of hanging out online and wanted a way to organize events for my friends IRL. this app was the answer!

by Seannnji

This is truly the best way to plan any kind of event. Takes into account all possible needs of getting people together for any occasion.

by Yo_AmyOh

YES. From the event-creating navigation to the dashboard showing upcoming events, every aspect of Partiful is thoughtfully designed. Having Partiful handle confirmation and reminder text messages means that I just focus on planning the fun parts of a party! 10/10 for usability, convenience, and vibes.

by Bennett_nj

I host way more parties now because this app makes it easy & fun. Also makes it easy to invite friends who take a while to respond— this app handles any reminders automatically.

by KV🥳🥳

I love this app. It’s been game changing for managing my social calendar. Love how easy it is to use and all the fun details like the gifs. The messaging functionality is super helpful for telling guests about any changes. Love that you can share photos. So much better than paperless post or Facebook events

by BossladySJ

This could be the next platform/social media for events! Such a stylish and easy way to plan parties, art shows, or dinners with friends. I’m so excited that this is finally an app. I don’t have any parties planned but downloading this is making me want to throw one soon!

by Mith8437c

this app is the easiest way to plan and manage your next party. It makes it easy to coordinate schedules, invite your friends, etc. no more ugly group texts! Easily share updates, photos, and more. What are you waiting for?

by IvannnnYe

before this app, i was hand drawing flyers for my events and delivering door-to-door. Now with all the extra time i’ve saved, i’m able to have deep conversations with new startups and ask them how they make money

by Ng8511

I enjoyed this app as a website so I’m glad that as an application it retained its qualities and is still a very easy/straightforward way to make an event. Will definitely continue to use this app for future events.

by Porcelainmushroom

Love the this app app! It’s super easy to see my events, create new events, connect to my calendar, see guest lists, find people I met at parties, and more… it does so much while still being really easy to use. And it looks so cute ✨✨✨

by Stoure1204

Partiful is making thing so easy to host and invite folks! Love when you attend you can also see the guest list and amazing feature! An app that I will definitely be using often.

by ThatWasADoozy

Wow, I am so glad this app is finally an app!! It’s already been so useful to me as a website for my social life and events but now I have the convenience of an app! Let’s gooo

by Andrewcoover

Just like back when we used to do Facebook for invites someone was like wait this is terrible and came up with this idea I’m glad they did and executed on it so well - yay for software developers who want to bring folks together!

by Fperalta011

This is a beautiful, simple app that does a great job at helping people connect. I hope they can figure out a business model so they can be around for many more years.

by D1A1P

It’s straight up to the point. I don’t love having apps for everything, but this one is worth it. It allows you to manage your guests get messages out and leaves all the extra out of your hands.

by Anonymous30000

Seriously I feel like I’m more excited for the invites than I am for the actual party. Makes planning parties more fun and easy too!

by Flyboyz28

There’s so much to do on this app and it makes it super easy to organize events. I wish an app like this came out sooner

by KiD JOLT

Partiful makes party planning fun and easy. As a frequent host, it has never been easier to keep track of attendees and organize people.

by YoudayM

This is the original and best party planning app out there. Download, install, and plan your next party or event. Partiful makes everything about planning a party or event SUPER easy! Love it!!

by ChrisCJing

Been using it for a while now for events/parties. Makes everything so much easier and central! Hoping for a Gcal integration soon 🤞🏼

by Zuben147

Love this app by itself. The first thing I saw when I downloaded Partiful was all my upcoming events. Fabulous!

by Hfhubdt

It allows me to know who is going and who’s not I can make reservations for the exact number of people that are actually going. And if you are, maybe I won’t count you at all.