Apple Invites App Updated With Two New Features

Wednesday November 11, 2026 1:00 pm PST by Joe Rossignol

General Invites App Feature The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with two new features: hosts can now add polls to invitations so guests can vote on details such as a party's theme and food, and hosts can now add an "emoji effect" that floats across invitations.

Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers. The ability to create an event in the app requires subscribing to an iCloud+ plan with at least 50GB of storage for $0.99 per month, but anyone who receives an event link can RSVP for free on any device.

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Top Rated Comments

jbc25

49 minutes ago at 01:19 pm

Another useless update for this useless app. They NEED to make it accessible to people without Apple accounts. PERIOD. This app will never be successful unless that happens.

EDIT: I can only assume the employees responsible for this app are living in an alternate dimension. This app is a poster child for Apple's disconnect with reality.

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

tekkierich

42 minutes ago at 01:26 pm

Another useless update for this useless app. They NEED to make it accessible to people without Apple accounts. PERIOD. This app will never be successful unless that happens.

yup, I have tried to use it a handful of times. Inviting 20 some people to an event, with probably 16 of them iPhone users, I still would only see 2 or 3 people actually use the app to RSVP. Most will not open the invite and just interact with me via text asking for the details and RSVPing.

They need to fix something with the UX friction of how this thing is presented to event participants for both apple and non-apple users.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

svish

49 minutes ago at 01:18 pm

While it is good that more features are being added to the app, it will be best if the app is fully open to all and does not require an iCloud+ subscription

Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)