Invites and RSVPs

Free Online Invitations With RSVP Tracking, All in One App

An invitation app and RSVP app in one: send the invite, then watch replies land beside your menu.

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The Gourmet Host RSVP screen where a guest replies and adds a dietary note.
The Gourmet Host guest list screen showing RSVP status and a dietary tag for each guest.

  • Invites and RSVPs Together

    Send the invitation and watch every reply land in the same event as your menu.

  • Dietary Notes With Every Reply

    A guest’s dietary note travels in with the RSVP, so it reaches you before the shopping.

  • Co-Hosts See the Same List

    Invited co-hosts open the same guest list and the same RSVP answers as the host.

  • Generous Free Tier

    Free to download on iOS and Android, with optional paid plans from $4.99 a month.

Free Online Invitations With RSVP Tracking, Step by Step

The Gourmet Host works as an invitation app and an RSVP app inside one event. Send free party invitations, then watch the replies land next to the menu.

Guests tap to reply from the invitation itself, and the guest count updates as answers arrive, with no spreadsheet to check the night before.

  • Invite guests and co-hosts to one event
  • Guests RSVP straight from the invitation
  • Dietary notes travel in with the RSVP
  • The guest count updates as replies arrive

Related: the dinner party planning app, how The Gourmet Host compares to Partiful and Evite

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A family talking around a set table, the kind of evening a guest RSVPs to join.

What an Invitation App or RSVP App Covers, and Where It Stops

An invitation app covers the design, the send and the replies. The Gourmet Host carries the same event on into the menu, the grocery list and the cost split.

Dietary notes arrive with the RSVP, so a restriction reaches the host while the menu is still being chosen and the shopping is still ahead.

  • A dairy note shows up beside the menu
  • Co-hosts see the guest list and every reply
  • The same event holds menu and grocery list
  • Event costs tracked and split after the night

Related: the menu planner

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Friends sharing platters at a long table, the kind of dietary mix an RSVP note can flag ahead of time.

Evite, Partiful, Paperless Post and Punchbowl Compared

Feature The Gourmet Host Evite Partiful Paperless Post Punchbowl
Invites and RSVPsInvites, RSVPs and dietary notes in one placeDigital invitations with automated RSVP tracking and deadlinesCustomizable invitations with RSVP tracking and guest list viewReal-time RSVP tracking with analyticsReal-time RSVP tracking with guest reminders
Dietary needsDietary needs captured with each RSVPNot stated on its sitePre-event custom questions can ask about dietary restrictionsCustom guest surveys cover dietary restrictions and meal preferencesPolling feature can gather dietary restrictions from guests
Who brings whatAssign dishes to co-hosts, everyone sees the planFree SignUp Sheets let guests claim items or time slotsNot stated on its siteNot stated on its sitePotluck Lists let organizers set items or let guests choose
MessagingNot included; coordination runs through shared listsGuest messaging and host notes visible to guestsText Blast broadcasts plus comments and reactions on event pageIndividual or group messages plus automated event remindersChat with guests one-on-one or broadcast announcements
Menu planningMenus built from 500+ tested recipesNot includedNot includedNot includedNot included
Grocery listsShared grocery and task lists that syncNot includedNot includedNot includedNot included
Cost splittingEvent costs tracked and split with co-hosts and guestsDonation collection only, not expense splittingCollects guest payments via Venmo, CashApp or PayPalNot includedNot stated on its site
PriceGenerous free tier; optional paid plans from $4.99 a monthPer-event $17.99 to $99.99; Pro plan $249.99 a yearFree to use; optional in-app purchases from $1.99 to $9.90Coins from $0.50 to $1.44 a guest; Pro from $250 a yearFree tier; plans from $7.99 to $79.99 a month
PlatformsiOS and AndroidiOS, Android and webiOS, Android and webiOS, Android and webiOS, Android and web

Facts checked 2026-09-04 on each product’s own site or store listing.

Send the Invitation, Skip the Spreadsheet

Download The Gourmet Host and send your next invitation with RSVP tracking today.

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FAQs

The Gourmet Host is free to download on iOS and Android and includes online invitations with RSVP tracking. Guests reply from the invitation, and their answers land on the event beside the dietary notes. Download The Gourmet Host on iOS or get it on Android to send the first invite.

The Gourmet Host updates the guest count as each RSVP reply arrives against the event. Any dietary note a guest adds travels in with the RSVP, so the host is not reconstructing details from a separate message thread later. The count and the notes stay on the event.

The Gourmet Host keeps the invitation attached to the menu, the grocery list and the cost split for one event. Evite lists per-event packages from $17.99 to $99.99. Partiful states it is free to use with optional in-app purchases. Neither lists recipes or menu planning.

In The Gourmet Host, dietary notes are collected with the RSVP and stay beside the menu you are building, so a guest who avoids dairy shows up while you pick dishes. Paperless Post offers custom guest surveys covering dietary restrictions. Evite does not state dietary tracking on its site.

The Gourmet Host keeps dietary tracking attached to the RSVP inside the same event as the menu. Ask the guest to update their RSVP rather than mention it at the door, so the updated note reaches the host before the grocery list is finalized.

Yes. The Gourmet Host keeps invitations and RSVPs in the same event as the recipes, menu, and shared grocery and task lists. A guest count that changes after an RSVP updates the plan the host is already working from. Nothing needs re-entering in a second app.

One Event, Every RSVP in Place

A generous free tier on the App Store and Google Play, invites and RSVPs in one place.

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