Seven walkthroughs for getting an invitation answered
Quick answer
Four how-to guides, two honest tool comparisons and one template landing page, all written from the same verified product facts.
Start with the no-app walkthrough if you have never published an invitation, or the RSVP guide if answers are the problem.
Every guide states the free-versus-paid boundary explicitly, so nothing here assumes you have paid.
POOK at a glance
| What it is | A browser invitation maker with RSVP. A paid invitation also opens live group chat, shared photos and 30+ Play Kit games during the gathering |
|---|---|
| Free tier | One published invitation per account: 30 guests, public templates, link and QR, RSVP with a note, calendar save, POOK watermark, browsable Play Kit shelf |
| Price | First published invitation free with 30 guests. One Day $1.49 one-time; Starter $2.99/mo (3 invitations), Pro $6.99/mo (10), Studio $19.99/mo (30); +30 guests $0.90, self-serve up to 450 guests. |
| Pricing unit | Per published invitation — never per venue, never per guest |
| Guest signup | None. Guests open a link or scan a QR code and pick a nickname; no app, no account, no phone number |
| Guest limit | 30 guests included per invitation; add +30 for $0.90 up to 450 self-serve |
| Languages | English, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese |
| Works on | Any modern phone, tablet, or desktop browser with cookies and JavaScript — nothing to install |
Hosting problems repeat. Someone cannot find the address, half the group answers in a thread nobody reads, and the headcount is still a guess on the morning of. These pages each take one of those problems and follow it to the end, using only what POOK actually does.
Start here if you have never published one
- Free online invitation with RSVP, no app for guests — the full walkthrough from blank canvas to published link, plus a checklist to run before you share it. It is written around the free tier: one invitation per account, 30 guests, watermark shown.
- How to get people to actually RSVP — a step-by-step method for turning a link into answers, with wording you can copy into your own group chat. Since POOK sends no reminders itself, the nudging is yours to do, and this guide makes that concrete.
- RSVP tracking for a small party — for 8 to 40 people, where a spreadsheet is overkill but guessing is expensive. Includes a headcount table and how the 24-hour still-deciding rule changes your numbers.
- Housewarming invitation wording — more than eight copyable examples for a first apartment, a renovation or a quiet Sunday open house, sized to the 80-character title and 160-character subtitle fields.
Choosing between tools
Two comparison pages, written to be useful even if you end up choosing the other tool. POOK vs Partiful covers what a free, US-centric, text-blast-based invite tool does well and where a link-only, no-signup model differs. POOK vs Evite does the same for an ad-supported free tier with premium designs. Neither page invents features or prices for the other product.
Designing the card
If the artwork is the part you are stuck on, the birthday invitation templates page breaks the gallery down by age and occasion and shows what stays editable. The wider template gallery explains where 450 ready-to-edit entries come from — 50 art directions across 9 formats — and the features page shows the guest screens those templates end up on.
| Question | Guide |
|---|---|
| How do I publish something for free? | Free invitation with RSVP |
| Why is nobody answering? | Getting people to RSVP |
| How many people am I cooking for? | RSVP tracking for a small party |
| What do I write on it? | Housewarming wording |
| Is this better than what I use now? | vs Partiful · vs Evite |
None of these guides cover ticketing, mailing lists, seating charts or spreadsheet exports, because POOK does none of those. What they do cover is the free-versus-paid line — free means one published invitation per account with 30 guests and a watermark, and paid from $1.49 adds AI drafting, the full library and the live day. The plan detail is on the pricing page, short answers on the FAQ, and the product summary on the home page.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a paid invitation to follow these guides?
No. The walkthroughs are written around the free tier — one published invitation per account with 30 guests and a POOK watermark. Where a step needs a paid feature, the guide says so.
Which guide should I read first?
If you have never published an invitation, start with the free online invitation walkthrough. If your problem is silence rather than setup, start with the guide on getting people to RSVP.