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What it is

Partiful helps people invite guests, track RSVPs, and share updates through an event link. Hosts can customize invitations with backgrounds, fonts, animations, and posters, then contact guests through text blasts. Guests can RSVP with a phone number and add photos to the event page after the party. Hosts can make events public or private, hide the guest list, require a password, or enable guest approval. Events can sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar, although Google Calendar event information updates roughly every 24 hours. Hosts can collect money through Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal, and sell tickets through Partiful. Ticketing fees depend on event size and ticket price; free tickets have no fees, and hosts can choose whether to cover fees or pass them to guests. The core platform is free on Android, iOS, and the web. Optional premium invite designs cost extra. Partiful sends reminders to invited users who have signed up: two hours before for guests marked Going and one week before for guests marked Maybe or not yet RSVP'd.

Spec sheet

What it does
Partiful provides shareable event invitations, RSVP tracking, guest coordination and event discovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · partiful.com
Platforms
Partiful offers a website and links to its iOS and Android apps.Read 30 Sep 2026 · partiful.com
Support
Partiful provides a Help Center and a contact link for support.Read 30 Sep 2026 · partiful.com
Founded
LinkedIn lists Partiful as founded in 2020.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
API availability
A community API project states that Partiful does not offer proper API-key access and requires extracting expiring browser authentication tokens.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Automatic reminders
The service sends automatic reminders to guests about events.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Calendar integrations
Partiful supports adding events to Google, Apple and Outlook calendars.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Calendars
Events can sync to Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar; Google Calendar event information updates roughly every 24 hours.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Company headquarters
LinkedIn lists the headquarters as New York, New York.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Company size
LinkedIn lists Partiful as a privately held company with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Contributions
Hosts can collect money through Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal, and can sell tickets through Partiful.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Data collection
The privacy notice says Partiful may collect phone numbers, contacts when permission is granted, social handles, usage data and location data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · info.partiful.com
Data protection
Partiful says platform data is stored and transferred using industry-standard encryption protocols and that it does not sell personal data.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Documentation
The Help Center lists 111 host articles plus separate guest, organization, public-event, cards and account collections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Event discovery
Users can discover public events and see events happening nearby.Read 15 Oct 2026 · partiful.com
Event passwords
Hosts can password-protect event pages.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Funding
TechCrunch reported that Partiful had raised more than $27 million, including a $20 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techcrunch.com
Guest approval
Hosts can require approval before guests join an event.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Guest questionnaires
Hosts can ask RSVP questions such as dietary restrictions and location preferences.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Guest-list privacy
Hosts can hide guest lists so only the host sees RSVP and profile information.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Invite design
Hosts can customize invites with backgrounds, fonts, animations, and posters.Read 30 Sep 2026 · partiful.com
Invite link
Guests can RSVP from a shared link without installing the app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · partiful.com
Limit: Android stability
Google Play reviewers reported frequent crashes, stopped notifications, high data use and RSVP or invitation limits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Limit: communication workflow
An Apple reviewer complained that invitations are difficult to forward or keep as email reminders after the app is installed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: crashes and messaging
An Apple reviewer reported clumsy text messaging and crashes that caused the phone to restart.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
MCP integration
A separate MIT-licensed community MCP server exposes read access to Partiful events, RSVPs, guests, profiles and ticketing data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Official API limitation
The MCP project explicitly says Partiful has no official API and that its endpoints were reverse-engineered from the production backend.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Outage monitoring
StatusGator reported Partiful operational on October 14, 2026, with its last detected outage on June 29, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · statusgator.com
Payment integrations
Hosts can collect money through Venmo, Cash App or PayPal.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Payment processing
Partiful uses Stripe and says it does not directly store full card data collected by its payment processor.Read 30 Sep 2026 · partiful.com
Photo sharing
Guests can post photos directly to an event page after the event.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Photos
Guests can add photos to an event page after the party.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Praise: ease of use
Apple reviewers repeatedly praise the simple RSVP flow, invitation aesthetics, reminders and ability for guests to participate without the app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Privacy controls
Hosts can make an event public or private, hide the guest list, require a password, or enable guest approval.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Privacy position
The company says it does not sell personal data as a revenue source and does not require full names.Read 15 Oct 2026 · info.partiful.com
Rating on Apple App Store
5.0 out of 5 from 269K ratings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on Google Play
4.9 out of 5 from 25.8K reviews.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Reminders
Partiful sends reminders two hours before an event to guests marked Going and one week before to guests marked Maybe or not yet RSVP'd; reminders go only to invited users signed up for Partiful.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
RSVPs and messaging
Hosts can use text blasts to contact guests, and guests can RSVP with a phone number.Read 30 Sep 2026 · help.partiful.com
Security controls
Partiful says platform data is encrypted in transit and at rest using industry-standard encryption protocols.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Security incident
TechCrunch reported on October 4, 2025 that uploaded photos retained GPS metadata accessible through browser developer tools; Partiful said it fixed the issue within days.Read 15 Oct 2026 · techcrunch.com
System requirements
The Apple listing identifies the app as iPhone-only, 210.4 MB, with an 18+ age rating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Text blasts
Hosts can send one message individually to all guests through text blasts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Ticket payout timing
Stripe payouts usually arrive three to five business days after an event, with first payouts taking up to 14 days.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Ticketing
Ticket sales support multiple ticket types, quantity limits, QR-code check-in and Stripe payouts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Ticketing availability
Partiful ticket selling is available to hosts in the United States and United Kingdom.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Ticketing fees
Ticket fees vary by event size and ticket price, and service fees are non-refundable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com
Unofficial SDK
The community project distributes an unofficial npm package named partiful-api with endpoints for events, users, mutuals, contacts and guest CSVs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Who it serves
Partiful describes its product as being for people hosting or joining gatherings, from milestone parties to casual hangouts.Read 30 Sep 2026 · partiful.com

Plans and prices

Core platform Free optional premium invite designs · ticket purchases incur fees Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.partiful.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Core platform is free.
  • Guests can RSVP with a phone number.
  • Hosts can hide guest lists or require approval.
  • Free tickets have no fees.

Limits

  • Premium invite designs cost extra.
  • Ticket purchases have a fee.
  • Google Calendar details update roughly every 24 hours.
  • Reminders go only to invited users signed up for Partiful.

Who it suits

Partiful suits people hosting or joining gatherings, from milestone parties to casual hangouts. Its event pages, RSVP tools, privacy controls, and ticketing options support hosts managing guest communication.

Verdict

Partiful combines invitations, RSVP tracking, guest communication, and optional ticket sales across web and mobile. Hosts should note the ticketing fees and the reminder and calendar-sync limits.

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