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Punchbowl: Invitations & Cards App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ SubscriptionSucks that you need a subscription to do anything worthwhile!! We’ll see if it’s easy to unsubscribe….Version: 7.0.0
✓ Nice invites BUT looks like SPAMThe invites are nice BUT those I sent it to thought it was spam, so none of them wanted to open it. I had to tell them it wasn’t spam and in fact an invite. This to me is a problem because in this day and age with all the new tech spam no one will open an invite. I wish that we could create the invite and save it as a picture to send out to people through text message. I don’t really care if I have electronic RSVP counter. I would rather my guests see the invite and get a simple text back to me. Instead of being afraid to open it. For this reason I will delete it..Version: 3.8.4
✓ User-friendly but limitedThis app makes it easy to select a greeting card and customize the message on the front and the inside. However, I find the free app to be rather limiting. The selection of cards is very limited without upgrading to the paid version. Although there’s a user-friendly interface for writing a custom message in the card, the only editing options are fonts selection, text size, color, alignment and line spacing. And each of these options can only be applied to the entire (front and) inside message, and there are no options to reposition the text, or to add images or other visual elements. The eCard you send will also have ads on it, if you’re using the free version. This app is easy to use. But with the free version, your options are very limited..Version: 6.4.1
✓ EditingThis app has very poor editing function.Version: 6.7.4
✓ Don’t introduce your dataIt says it’s free and ask you to personalise the card, you have to put your name, phone number and email address , even picture . When is about to finish you have to register. I didn’t submit or went forward or subscribe and now I receive emails from them. A sneaky way to get your info.Version: 7.5
✓ It has ads which is so annoying plus I am not able to upgradeIt has ads which is so annoying plus I am not able to upgrade.Version: 7.5.2
✓ Not that good if you live outside the USAThis could be a great app if I could actually use the invitations that are available on their app. They are only available to people within the USA so think twice if you live in the UK and want a specific theme like Peppa Pig, as it won’t be available to you. Very disappointing..Version: 4.1.3
✓ GarbageAll this app does is crash and doesn’t not work properly, absolute waste of time!.Version: 5.4.2
✓ TerribleDoesn’t allow phone numbers from countries other than US - doesn’t have any messages or guidance to warn users of this .. That’s an hour of my time I’m not getting back !.Version: 5.1
✓ Not worth the subscription feeWhy do I have to pay to remove ads when I’m already paying a subscription fee? That’s a hidden cost that’s not apparent when you sign up. Not worth the subscription..Version: 7.2.1
✓ Great cards but…we should really be able to edit the envelopes!!7.5 out of 10.Version: 7.0.1
✓ Service CrashingI just tried to use the app and web version of the software. I encountered numerous system errors and I was unable to send out a single card. Pretty much a complete waste of time. One of the worst website/services I have encountered in 2 years. I would give a zero if I could..Version: 5.4.2
✓ TerribleI NEVER write reviews, but I feel like this one deserves one. I am very disappointed with the service. I got this app to make my sons first birthday invitations. Everything was great, people were rsvp and everything and I loved how easy it is to send. When I initially got the app it says it’s a 7 day free trial but after 7 days do you want to buy the annual pass for 80 or so dollars or just pay 6.99 a month and cancel. So picked the 6.99 a month because I wasn’t going to use it all year just for his birthday. Last night I got a bank notification that I was negative on my account. I got charged for the whole year and I got charged a fee for being negative. When I emailed the company they said they could not refund the money because it was bought off from iTunes when the help center specifically says 30 MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. They will NOT return the money..Version: 3.9.3
✓ Not ideal if your not in the USGood app similar to ones I’ve used before, but texts only work for US numbers, so less than ideal if your not in the US, now many people use email so much less..Version: 5.1.2
✓ Outdated iPad app and False AdvertisingThe iPhone app works pretty well but it’s 2019 and we still have apps that don’t go landscape on iPad? C’mon... The best user experience is definitely through their actual website in my opinion. It’s much easier to use and to navigate. The service is a great idea and executes very well, but their pricing schemes are completely misleading. They advertise as having two different monthly plans for each subscription tier. IE if you subscribe to their mid-tier premium plan, they advertise it as $4.99 per month. What they DON’T tell you is that that price is for their yearly membership which is a one time payment of almost $60. The ACTUAL monthly membership is closer to $13 per month. So WATCH OUT FOR THIS COMPANY’S FALSE ADVERTISING.Version: 5.0.4
✓ Worst invitation app I’ve ever usedFirst you going to add your information everything seems like it’s going well do you go to view your invitation and suddenly it’s populated back to Massachusetts which is not what you typed and I had to go back through this app several times it’s impossible to check out as a guest user so you might as well just go ahead and create account and sell your information now. The only reason I’m using this app is because the party venue that I booked with this is how they get the invitations out otherwise I would’ve never downloaded this app and will be deleting it as soon as party is over. Save your time and purchase something for a whole dollar that will give you a better user experience..Version: 4.2.1
✓ DisappointingAs I was having a large afternoon tea, I sent out 35 invites, but around 1/2 said that they didn’t receive. I had to send numerous times individually before most received, but not all. And yes their email addresses were correct. Very disappointing, considering that amount of money that I paid for it. Wendy.Version: 7.3
✓ Waste of timeI was led to this app when searching for a Paw Patrol invite for my son’s birthday in the U.K. I spent ages inputting the details and inviting the guests and as I went to submit it told me I couldn’t have this design as I’m not in the United States. If there are licensing redirections it should tell you up front. Waste of time and energy!.Version: 4.1.2
✓ Cute Cards, Free, Clunky AppI’ve only used the app. Maybe the service is better on a web browser. Creating an invite was easy. Sending it not so much. It imported my contacts but they weren’t imported in an logical way (alphabetically, etc) so it was a pain to add people. I also had an issue removing duplicate recipients. (It would say they’re removed but their names wouldn’t disappear and it would give an error.) There’s also no option to send thank you cards to the guests from an invite. I had to manually add those folks to the card. They weren’t imported as Punchbowl contacts and there was no option to add them as such even though their info was stored with the invite..Version: 4.0.2
✓ Horrible interface for Greeting CardsI primarily use the app for greeting cards. It is not a smooth, interconnecting function! It’s like the website and app functions aren’t seamlessly synchronized. The cards I create and the personalization I add in the app do not reflect in the website or the app. Then there are errors where it will indicate I didn’t send to recipients when I did. The app doesn’t allow you to add a gift card, which is easily accessible on the website. This is a whole mess that could be easily a great tool. I paid a subscription for this and so far, it hasn’t held it’s value. Please improve the greeting card functionality on the app and website and make it a seamless process..Version: 6.6
✓ BewareThis app follows your every move do NOT download bombarded with emails.Version: 7.1.1
✓ My big toe this app has a 4.9/5 ratingI don’t see how this app has a 4.9 rating. I’m really disappointed in the fact I had to pay for a whole year of this just to invite a handful of people because I met my limit of 50 on the free version. When I downloaded it I thought I could buy one month of upgrade if I needed to invite more people. But no, the upgrade is for a whole year, over $70 with no option for monthly. And it’s not even very user friendly for that dollar amount. I’d rather pay a few dollars to get the app than pay that much for the lowest upgrade..Version: 7.5.2
✓ I do pay for this app but there are some issues.1. I use this for larger events and seem to have issues on occasion where they will only allow me to send them any messages to make sure I’m not sending spam. I will say that they respond pretty quickly and fix the issue but I don’t see why or how it’s an issue. 2. If I’m using the app from my phone and I want to select a large group of people I have to individually check them that is a pain in the rear end. If I do this on my computer I can just click check off it would be great if they could fix this through their app. 3. To be paying for this app I find it annoying that when I want to send detailed information to my invitation guest list that they limit the text content to 1200 characters. I am paying for this they should allow at least 2000 to 3000. Sometimes I have a very important information and details that I need to send the members and 1200 characters is not always enough. I can understand limiting 1200 characters to non-paying members but to be paying for this I think I should be getting more. Other then that honestly I find them better then e-vite but if they could fix the above things for those paying it would be great..Version: 4.1.3
✓ Hard to use and expensiveI spent ages setting up an invitation, only to find that I couldn't edit the original information easily. I also lost the entire contact list I had put into the app when I cancelled an event, thinking this wouldn't affect the guest list. Ha! Finally, I discovered the app is NOT free. It sends out invitations that are full of dodgy looking advertisements, and it costs $30/month to remove them. The app is misleading about the cost, so I don't trust it, and I don't trust that I will be able to stop the subscription before the end of the first month. I'm going elsewhere..Version: 2.8
✓ Absurd feesTo add a photo to a subscription you have to subscribe for a year for $75 or a month for $26. Utterly crazy prices.Version: 3.8.5
✓ Buyer beware!Designs are nice, but not worth the outrageous prices! I didn’t even find out until I was ready to send my card that I would have to pay for their top-tier membership if I didn't want my card to arrive with an ad plastered across the top! Yet they advertise, “Send free digital cards!” I got roped into a year-long membership, and I’m not even sure how or why. Maybe because I wanted to send a gift card with it? I like the cards themselves. I’m not wild about the lack of flexibility when it comes to editing text. There are lots of fonts, but you can’t mix different sizes on your card; i.e., “Happy Birthday” cannot be made larger than the rest of your text. You can choose a color for the text, but the colors are quite limited, so if the purple they offer doesn’t quite match the card or envelope, you have to make do. It’s what I would expect from a free or low-cost e-card company, but they are not that! I might even be willing to pay per card for the convenience, but an annual membership that is advertised as a monthly fee? Sheisters!.Version: 7.1.8
✓ Disappointed cards aren't on appDownloaded the app so I could quickly send out greeting cards. Disappointed to see the app only supports invitations..Version: 3.5.1
✓ No The Best But Not The WorseFirst Off I like how the app made my invitations etc . However the PURPOSE of the app is to send to multiple ppl to be able to fwrd it share it ect electronically as a pose to the old school mailing way ect. However when i try to send to someone OTHER than whose number is saved in my phone i can’t 🙄 i created the invitations on my phone and tried to send my bf the link to send to his family members via a copy and paste text and what a FAIL !!! basically his family won’t and can’t get an invitation unless i manually add them to the list one by one store their info etc. I really want to give this app five stars but that BLOWS ! & is A LOT of work smh. Things would be sooooo much easier if it was just link anyone who received it could click on and add their self smh.Version: 5.1.1
✓ Improvements neededOverall experience has been ok. The app allows you to track information well and has good record keeping. However it doesn’t allow me to enter phone numbers (although it is suppose to give you this option) and when accessing iphone contacts it doesn’t list the contacts in alphabetical order..Version: 3.9.2
✓ It’s ok . . .But you can not get all the good cards unless you pay. It is useful for sending some digital cards..Version: 5.4.4
✓ Oops! Something went wrongThis app doesn’t work. It allows you to edit a card but when I tried to send it an error popped up- “Oops! Something went wrong”. Logged out and back in. Restarted the app. Restarted my phone. Nothing worked. I got the same error. Every. Single. Time. Very disappointed!.Version: 5.4.2
✓ Good start but........ Once the invite has been sent to your guests, you can't send any further messages to them, esp to remind the ones that's have not RSVPed. Could so with a function to do this please! As well as send messages to guests generally..Version: 1.3
✓ Nice cards, too many ads!I have a one year subscription, yet I frequently get pop ups asking if I want to avoid ads on my cards. That’s why I got the subscription! It’s VERY irritating!.Version: 6.7.4
✓ Would not do 1 simple thingI downloaded the app and created a membership after looking online for a site to send ecards. I followed the steps and selected my recipient after customizing. When I hit send I got a pop up that just said “ok”. No other message. I clicked it and my ecard went nowhere. I double and triple checked to make sure I had my recipient’s info and all was in line. Still again, ok. Nothing to indicate what was going wrong. I saw an option to save my ecard as a draft so I did that so I could come back to it after attempting to troubleshoot and find info on what could be happening. I found nothing helpful and to make it even worse, couldn’t even locate the draft so my only option it to recreate the card again... Ugh! I wanted a quick and simple option to send a card today and wasted more time dealing with this. I opted out of them selling my info and will be deleting the app. I will have to just send a birthday text now because I don’t have time for this. Complete waste! The app needs work!.Version: 5.4.5
✓ Horrible, deceptive, and spammyThis site/app is horribly deceptive. They invite you to set up your event/card and make you go through the whole process including adding your guests which takes a great deal of time. Only when you go to SEND the invites to they trap you into a PAID subscription under the guise of a “free trial” that lasts 7 days. At that point they know you are not likely to turn it down since you already put in the effort. PAID status should be made clear up front. I am reporting them for deceptive practices. Also- the product itself, once they trick you into paying for it, is still loaded with ads and most of your recipients don’t open it because it looks like spam. Not at all the cute card you design. If I could give this zero stars I would. Maybe it used to be good but not now..Version: 7.4
✓ Recipient couldn’t receive itMy first e-card was a disaster. I wanted to send a get well card to a sick friend but it bounced back on his phone number with the message ‘undeliverable email or phone’. I then used his email address and got the same message. I gave up and deleted the app..Version: 7.2.1
✓ Used 3 times with errorsOut of the few times I have actually used punch bowl I have literally had about four errors in being able to send the invites two friends with valid numbers. It would send me a message saying invalid phone number or email. I had to contact punch bowl to resolve this. Not a smooth ride for a first time, Second time, third time user. Each time I’ve had a difficulty with the sending. For whatever reason they were able to fix it on their end and make the number a valid number. I was never explained why this error occurs. I can’t imagine I’m the only person. So that is my three star rating. Overall the app is a great idea but I might just go back to Evite the next time around!.Version: 6.7.5
✓ ConfusedNo matter what we do we can’t seem to receive the invitations as a text message. It’s frustrating and the only fix is to buy a membership to get a link..Version: 5.1.1
✓ False advertising - so spammyI was sooo excited to try this out - I wanted to create some cute invites for my daughter and son’s birthdays. But it completely backfired and I feel victim to false advertising. I mean, the picture in their store listing shows a cute card in a text message, right?! But no - not even close. It looks like a crazy spammy link, no picture or card, and none of our friends even wanted to touch it because it looked so shady. I kept having to bug everyone to see if they got it and they all wanted me to change to something else because they thought it looked so sketchy and lame. My daughter was super sad because I showed her the ad and told her that was how it would look but it looked nothing like that. Even more than that, the whole point in me trying to use a text and email app was to be able to send guests other updates and reminders in the same place I sent the original invite - makes sense, right? But the app doesn’t even work like that. It just sends a shady looking spammy link to people from a weird phone number, you can’t see the invite at all, can’t rsvp unless you make them use the app, and you can’t communicate with them by text. So I may as well have just made a cute picture on WordSwag or something and sent it by text to my friends! So irritated, I’m a busy mom with 3 kids and a job and I don’t have time for this mess..Version: 3.8.5
✓ Txt msg does not work in the UK!!!!Does not accept UK mobiles. How daft..Version: 7.1.7
✓ Difficult to edit on an iPadAlso, there isn’t a chance to review the entire card prior to sending when initiated on an iPad as compared to a desktop. This is problematic..Version: 6.4.2
✓ Terrible experienceHi signed up for this app a couple of weeks ago and love the cards and the designs. They trap you into getting a membership to avoid the insane amount of ads. I signed up immediately in order to have a better and seamless experience however after being charged for the entire year the app still contained the same amount of ads. I also never received a receipt for the payment and contacted customer service twice about each issue individually. No answer! I am an app and subscription junky and have to admit this was the worst I have come across this far. Don’t waste your time and money! Look for alternative apps.Version: 6.7.5
✓ Just paid £43 for this and can’t even send the cards!Every time I try to send a card it says ‘recipients phone number is incorrect’ when they clearly aren’t as they are being pulled from my iPhone contacts. Very frustrating and now need to work how how I cancel the membership!.Version: 4.4.0
✓ You changed you customization appWhen you changed your app the edit function does no longer work well. Editing the words now makes the test all run together with no spacing. Looks awful!.Version: 6.7.3
✓ I was really excited about this appSo, I don't really write reviews but I want the company to know that they really need some help with their customer service staff. I had a lot of problems trying to use this app using my iPad. I asked for help twice and both times there were no apologies or offers to find out what was happening, just basically " looks like your information was deleted, take care". That doesn't bode well with me. Was it because I chose the free trial? Maybe they don't need business. Anyway, I used the same iPad with evicted and had zero problems. It's too bad because I invited 100 people and all of them would've been impressed with the results that should've been..Version: 7.2
✓ Don’t use in the UKPaid £75 for a years subscription to find out and I quote from the support email: “We are currently unable to send invitations via text to guests who do not have a U.S. or Canadian phone number. The best alternative is to text guests a direct link to the invite.” What a load of rubbish. What a waste of money. AVOID!!!.Version: 5.3.0
✓ DisappointingUnfortunately, I sent out the invitations without first trying a test invitation. First, Punchbowl doesn’t provide a “what-to-expect” dry run through of what will happen when a guest receives the invitation. So, after I sent them, I had no idea what to expect or if they actually got sent. Luckily, there is a way to send another invite, although it wasn’t marked clearly. I had to dig. Once I sent it to my daughter, the birthday girl, I discovered that in order to RSVP, each person has to create an account! I never would have used Punchbowl if I had known that! The whole reason that I used Punchbowl was because it can set up multiple emails under each invitee, so that if one parent is out of town then the other parent can respond to the child’s invite. Great. But, then when you look at the invitation list, it counts up how many email address there are instead of the number of invitees! How un-useful. There is no invitation app that is a pleasure to use!.Version: 3.8.4
✓ Videos won’t attachThis app was good the first couple of times I sent cards and attached a pre-recorded video. I paid for a membership. It has stopped working now and can’t attach any videos. Very disappointing..Version: 6.7.0
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