Apple today announced the launch of its new “Invites” app, which is designed to help users create custom invitations to gather friends and family for any occasion.
“With Apple Invites, an event comes to life from the moment the invitation is created, and users can share lasting memories even after they get together,” said Brent Chiu-Watson, Apple’s senior director of Worldwide Product Marketing for Apps and iCloud. “Apple Invites brings together capabilities our users already know and love across iPhone, iCloud, and Apple Music, making it easy to plan special events.”
Starting today, users can download Apple Invites from the App Store, or access it on the web through icloud.com/invites. iCloud+ subscribers can create invitations, and anyone can RSVP, regardless of whether they have an Apple Account or Apple device.

The app can create invitations that can be sent out to anyone. The app offers options to choose a background image from the Photos app, select one of Apple’s built-in images, or select an emoji background, with customizable fonts. Information is automatically included from the Maps and Weather apps so that invitees have all of the data they need for an event, such as weather conditions and directions.
Invites offers Apple Intelligence-related features, including an option to use Image Playground to create original images using text-based descriptions. Writing Tools can also be employed to find the ideal phrasing for an invitation.
Invitees can RSVP invitations, and a built-in tracking feature allows the sender to track invitees that have responded. The app also allows creating a collaborative event soundtrack so everyone can contribute music, as well as a dedicated shared album that allows event attendees to contribute and see photos and videos.
Invites is an iCloud+ service, meaning it is available to iCloud+ subscribers. iCloud+ is priced starting at $0.99 per month. An iCloud+ subscription also provides additional iCloud storage over the free 5GB that comes with the free iCloud tier.