The life of an event planner is exciting, but it can get overwhelming when one is planning multiple events at a time. Like any millennial in a time of crisis, you can turn to the App Store as your savior. Here are 10 top apps for event planners.
1. Google Drive
Drive is the easest app to use on this list given that you already have an account if you have a Gmail address. The Google Drive app itself lets you see all of your folders, while the docs, sheets, presentations, and drawings app allows you to see and create these specific types of files. These apps are free and save your work to the cloud. It also has a sharing feature that makes collaboration painless.
2. Pingg
Pingg is an app for creating paperless invitations. The free version gives the user a free design for their invitation, an event page, and up to 75 guests. The best option for event planners to give Pingg a try is the single-use plan, which costs $10 per use. This plan gives the user 1 premium design, an ad-free event page, a custom URL, a digital envelope, and room for up to 2500 guests.
If you find these features useful, then you can get the “Party Pro” plan for $70 per year. This gives you an unlimited amount of all the features mentioned above, as well as 5 free postal cards and 20% off of postal purchases.
3. Punchbowl
Punchbowl is essentially the same thing as Evite but revamped for the mobile generation. This app, available for both Apple and Android, allows users to design and send online invitations from their mobile device for free.
4. Purpletrail
Purpletrail is the go-to app for designing the perfect invitation. It is free to use, but it does cost you to get your invitations printed. This cost varies based on the extent of your design.
The cool thing about Purpletrail is you can use it to create all sorts of promotional items for your event. Some examples include mugs, banners, posters, buttons, and calendars.
5. ArrangeMySeat
ArrangeMySeat is the perfect app for arranging seating charts. While seating is its speciality, ArrangeMySeat has other features as well. You can see some of them in action in the tutorial below.
6. SelectTheDate
Have you ever struggled with picking the right time for an event? If so, then SelectTheDate is the app for you. See how it works in the video below.
7. Eventjoy
Eventjoy is a free app that lets you create and sell tickets for your events. One of my personal favorite features of Eventjoy is there is no service fee added to tickets. Check out more about Eventjoy here.
8. Meetup
If you’re in the business of planning public events, then Meetup is your new best friend. This app is designed to connect people with events based on their interests. Check out this cool video to get a visual explanation of Meetup.
9. Evernote
For as long as marketing has existed, the swipe file has been the copywriter’s secret weapon. These last 2 apps on our list of 10 top apps for event planners have taken the swipe file mainstream.
Evernote functions much like Google Drive, but where it differs is the Evernote web clipper. This browser extension lets you clip information from the web and saves it on the cloud. start using Evernote to build a swipe file of awesome event ideas.
10. Pinterest
Pinterest is the ultimate app for idea inspiration. Event planners can use Pinterest to swipe event ideas, and they can also create a separate board for each client to keep themselves organized.
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