Punchbowl
Punchbowl is an online invitation and event-planning service for hosts.
What Punchbowl is
Punchbowl is an online invitation and event-planning service for hosts. It lets you design invitations, send them by email or text, and manage RSVPs, guest messages, reminders, and event details. Planning tools include potluck lists, guest polls, gift registries, and co-host access. Punchbowl also offers personalized digital greeting cards delivered by email or text. You can use it on the web or through its Android and iOS apps; the mobile apps can import phone contacts with permission. The base guest-list option supports up to 50 guests, with higher tiers for larger lists: Premium covers 51–100, Platinum 101–500, and Business up to 5,000. Text invitations are limited to guests with U.S. or Canadian phone numbers, and Punchbowl does not fulfill printed invitation orders. Membership is required for new events. Pricing starts at $5.99/mo, and a 7-day trial requires payment details; a subscription begins afterward unless canceled.
Good
- Supports RSVP tracking and event pages.
- Offers guest polls and potluck lists.
- Guest limits extend up to 5,000 on Business.
- Available on web, Android, and iOS.
- Includes a 7-day trial.
Watch out
- New events require a paid membership.
- Text invitations require U.S. or Canadian numbers.
- Printed invitations are not fulfilled.
- Trial requires payment details.
Who it suits
Punchbowl suits hosts who want to send online invitations and coordinate RSVPs, guest communication, or potluck contributions. It can also work for people who want personalized digital greeting cards.
Verdict
Punchbowl brings online invitations, RSVP management, and event-planning tools together, with guest limits that vary by membership tier. Check the text-message restriction and membership terms before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Punchbowl's own pricing page, checked 2 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial for membership | Free | one trial per account · requires payment details · 7-day trial; subscription begins after the trial unless canceled |
The facts
Each one read from Punchbowl's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- Punchbowl is part of Sincere Corporation, whose site describes it as a family of consumer internet brands focused on milestones, celebrations, and memories.checked 2 Oct 2026
What it does
- Guest limits
- The base guest-list option supports up to 50 guests; Premium covers 51–100, Platinum 101–500, and Business up to 5,000.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Invitations
- The invitation maker supports event details, guest lists, automatic reminders, guest messaging, gift registries, and RSVP options.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Membership requirement
- Punchbowl says new events require a paid membership, and its lowest membership plans start at a few dollars per month.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Other products
- Punchbowl also offers digital greeting cards that can be personalized and delivered by text or email.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Printed invitations
- Punchbowl is for online invitations and does not fulfill orders for printed invitations.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Punchbowl says it does not intentionally sell or otherwise disclose guest contact information submitted by hosts to third parties.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- Punchbowl says personal information is kept on servers in a controlled, secure environment and that transmitted personal information such as credit card numbers is protected with encryption such as SSL.checked 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The help center directs users with questions to [email protected].checked 2 Oct 2026
- Text invitation limit
- Text-message invitations can be sent only to guests with U.S. or Canadian phone numbers.checked 2 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Punchbowl lets hosts customize online invitations, send them by email or text, and track RSVPs.checked 2 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Punchbowl offers iOS and Android apps, which can import contacts from a phone’s address book with permission.checked 2 Oct 2026
Money
- Planning tools
- Hosts can add potluck lists, poll guests, track RSVPs in real time, and add a co-host.checked 2 Oct 2026
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