Mobile Guide

Best Invitation Makers for Mobile Devices

Design Anywhere, Impress Everyone — Six Platforms Evaluated for Real Mobile Use

Why Mobile-First Invitation Design Matters More Than Ever

The way people plan events has changed. Guest lists are assembled in group chats. Party themes are sourced from social media. Decoration ideas are saved to phone galleries. The entire planning process happens on mobile devices, and the invitation design workflow should too.

But not every invitation maker that works on a desktop works well on a phone. Some platforms have mobile apps that are stripped-down versions of their desktop tools. Others have responsive web interfaces that technically load on a phone but were never designed for touch navigation. A small number have invested seriously in the mobile experience and built something that genuinely competes with desktop design environments.

This guide evaluates six of the most widely used invitation platforms specifically on how well they perform on mobile devices: Adobe Express, Evite, Paperless Post, Greenvelope, Minted, and Zola.

Overall Mobile Ratings at a Glance

Tool	Overall Score
Adobe Express	9/10
Evite	7/10
Paperless Post	7/10
Greenvelope	6/10
Minted	6/10
Zola	5/10

Full Mobile Scoring Breakdown

Tool	App Quality	Touch Interface	Feature Parity	Cross-Device Sync	Output Quality	Ease of Use	Overall
Adobe Express	10/10	9/10	9/10	10/10	10/10	9/10	9/10
Evite	8/10	8/10	8/10	7/10	5/10	9/10	7/10
Paperless Post	7/10	7/10	7/10	7/10	7/10	8/10	7/10
Greenvelope	6/10	7/10	6/10	6/10	6/10	7/10	6/10
Minted	7/10	6/10	6/10	5/10	8/10	6/10	6/10
Zola	6/10	6/10	5/10	6/10	5/10	7/10	5/10

In-Depth Mobile Reviews

#1 Best for Mobile

Adobe Express — The Best Mobile Invitation Maker

9/10

Adobe Express does not have a mobile app that approximates its desktop experience. It has a mobile app that is genuinely competitive with its desktop experience — available for both iOS and Android with a touch interface that feels native rather than adapted.

Mobile-specific capabilities that set Adobe Express apart:

Full access to the entire invitation template library from mobile, with no categories missing from the desktop version
AI-powered background removal on mobile for portrait photo incorporation from the camera roll
Color palette extraction from any photo in the device's camera roll
Typography controls including font selection, letter spacing, line height, and text effects fully available in the touch interface
Hex color input supported on mobile for precise palette matching
Export at up to 300 DPI in PDF, PNG, and SVG directly from the mobile app
Real-time sync between mobile, tablet, and desktop
Complete event collateral templates accessible on mobile: save-the-dates, programs, menus, party signs, social media graphics

Room to grow: Complex multi-layer editing is slightly more efficient on a larger desktop screen. Custom font upload is not supported.

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Evite — Best Free Mobile Option

7/10

Evite earns its second-place position in a mobile-focused evaluation for a specific and legitimate reason: the platform has invested meaningfully in its mobile app. For casual event invitations sent digitally with RSVP and coordination tools, the Evite mobile experience is smooth, fast, and well-adapted for touch interaction.

Purpose-built app (not a browser wrapper) with natural touch interface
RSVP tracking, guest messaging, and potluck coordination fully functional from mobile
Contacts importable from the device's address book
Free tier fully accessible and functional from mobile

Design customization tools minimal on any device
No high-resolution export available from the mobile app
Evite branding on free-tier invitations

Paperless Post — Best Mobile Design Quality

7/10

Paperless Post wins on the design quality and recipient-facing polish of the mobile invitation experience. For users who want their phone-designed invitation to look as elegant as something designed on a desktop, Paperless Post delivers a more visually refined result than Evite.

Full template browsing, customization, and send workflow without requiring a desktop
Animated digital envelope experience fully functional for mobile recipients
RSVP tracking and guest management available from the mobile app

No hex color input, element-level repositioning, or typography fine-tuning on mobile or desktop
Coin-based pricing adds friction when managing from a phone

Greenvelope — Best Mobile Guest Management

6/10

Greenvelope's mobile experience covers the platform's core digital delivery and RSVP management capabilities well. For users whose primary mobile use case is managing guest responses rather than designing new invitations, Greenvelope performs well.

Guest list management, RSVP tracking, meal choice collection all accessible and well-organized
Animated digital envelope experience fully rendered for mobile recipients

Mobile app has received less design investment than desktop for invitation creation specifically
Feature parity with desktop is incomplete
No high-resolution print export; digital-only platform

Minted — Best for Mobile Print Orders

6/10

Minted's mobile app enables template browsing, basic customization, and order placement. The print production quality remains the same regardless of whether the order originates from a phone or a desktop.

Template browsing well-suited to the app's gallery layout
Print order placement, paper stock selection, quantity configuration all accessible from mobile
Order tracking and status updates within the app

Limited customization tools on all devices; mobile doesn't address these limitations
Cross-device design continuity inconsistent
No digital invitation delivery from the mobile app

Zola — Best for Wedding Planning Integration

5/10

Zola's mobile app is a capable wedding planning tool, and for users managing a full wedding through the Zola ecosystem, the app's registry management, guest list tools, and wedding website features are genuinely well-executed on mobile. The invitation suite, however, is the least developed of the platform's major mobile features.

Invitation design and customization tools are the most limited of any platform reviewed
Feature parity between mobile invitation tools and desktop version is incomplete
Occasion coverage for non-wedding events extremely limited on mobile

Mobile-Specific Capabilities Side by Side

Feature	Adobe Express	Evite	Paperless Post	Greenvelope	Minted	Zola
Dedicated mobile app (iOS + Android)	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Full template library on mobile	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	Partial
AI background remover on mobile	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Camera roll color palette extraction	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Hex color input on mobile	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Advanced typography controls on mobile	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Real-time cross-device sync	✓	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial	Partial
High-resolution export from mobile	✓	✗	Via platform	✗	Via platform	Via platform
Brand Kit access on mobile	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Digital send with RSVP tracking	External tool	✓	✓	✓	Limited	Limited
Event collateral templates on mobile	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Free plan fully usable on mobile	✓	✓	Limited	Limited	✗	✗

Mobile Invitation Design Tips

Before you start designing:

Screenshot or save any color reference images (florals, venue photos, decoration swatches) to your camera roll before opening the app
If you are using a tablet with a stylus, enable palm rejection in the device's accessibility settings

During the design process:

Use pinch-to-zoom generously to work on fine typographic detail and element positioning
Use landscape orientation on phones for template editing whenever the app supports it
Save or export a draft version before making significant changes

Before exporting:

Zoom in to 100% on all text blocks to confirm that line breaks, spacing, and wording are correct
Confirm that all uploaded photos are displaying at full resolution and have not been compressed

Design Beautiful Invitations From Your Phone

Adobe Express is the only platform that brings professional-grade creative capability fully to the mobile environment. AI tools, typographic controls, output quality, Brand Kit functionality, and real-time cross-device sync — all in the app already in your pocket.

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