Snapchat takes aim at Partiful with new event-planning features
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Snapchat has launched “Plans,” a new event-planning tool that lets users create private gatherings for up to 200 friends. Invitations appear in one-to-one chats, include Bitmoji-styled cover art, and allow guests to RSVP “Going,” “Maybe,” or “Can’t Go.” The app sends automatic reminders and displays upcoming and past events in a “My Plans” tab.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Snapchat makes it easier to plan events and meetups
Snapchat introduced “Plans,” a feature suite that lets users create event details, invite up to 200 friends, and monitor RSVPs directly within group chats. Invitations include dynamic Bitmoji that update as responses come in, and automatic reminders are sent before the event. A “My Plans” tab on profiles displays upcoming and past events.
- Engadget·You can now plan IRL events on Snapchat
Snapchat has introduced “Snapchat Plans,” letting users organize private in-person gatherings of up to 200 people within the app. The feature creates a dedicated event space, sends DM invitations, and supports RSVP options (“going,” “can’t go,” “maybe”) with Bitmoji-styled cover art, while currently lacking location fields.
- TechCrunch·Snapchat takes aim at Partiful with new event-planning features
Snapchat launched “Snapchat Plans,” letting users create events with a title, date, time, and up to 200 invited friends, who receive invitations in one-on-one chats and can RSVP “Going,” “Maybe,” or “Can’t Go.” The platform adds a “My Plans” profile section, guest-list visibility, real-time updates, and hour-before reminders, positioning it against services like Partiful and Apple’s Invites.
- The Next Web·Snap launches a planning tool for organising meet-ups with friends
Snapchat Plans, an invite-only feature for up to 200 participants, lets users create private gatherings, send invitations, track responses and commitments, and keep the entire process within the app. The tool was built after Snap found roughly one-third of young American users already arrange meet-ups via group chats. Its launch comes amid ongoing European Commission proceedings investigating Snap’s protection of minors and related regulatory scrutiny.
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