AreOne vs Joy (WithJoy)

AreOne is a web platform for creating digital wedding invitations, communicating with guests, and collecting RSVPs. Guests can confirm attendance, choose a meal, and leave a note without making an account. Its dashboard tracks attendance counts, pending and declined responses, meal preferences, and response-rate trends. Invitations can be shared by link or QR code; users can download a QR code or print a PDF. Guests can add the wedding to Google Calendar or save an .ics file. Event Pass features include CSV guest-list exports, seating plans, and printable place cards. Invitation designs can be bilingual, with Arabic-English and Persian-English examples. AreOne says it processes uploaded guest data and does not market to guests or use their information for its own purposes. It also says it does not sell personal information or store full card numbers on its servers. The free plan lasts seven days and allows up to 30 guests and one invitation, with preview-only access and free-badge templates. The Event Pass costs ₹3,686 one-time.

Joy combines a wedding website, registry, and planning dashboard for couples and their guests. Its free dashboard includes a guest list, online RSVP tools, and website features. Couples can assemble a registry with Joy Shop products, gifts from other stores, and cash funds; cash contributions can use Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App, while card payments go through Stripe. Guests can use the mobile app to add photos to a shared album and leave messages in a virtual guest book. The app also provides travel details, map integrations, accommodation booking, and ride-sharing integrations. Google Maps previews can show directions for schedule events. Couples can password-protect event pages and manage whether events appear in Joy search or search engine results, though search engines may take a few days to a few weeks to reflect indexing changes. Email messaging is free; text delivery and scheduled messages require the paid Messaging Plus upgrade. Card contributions carry a 3.5% processing fee paid by the guest and a $1.70 fee to transfer the Stripe balance. Joy is available on the web, Android, and iOS.