Free · No app required
Gather your people, minus the chaos.
Lake days, BBQs, potlucks, birthdays — see who’s coming, how many, what everyone’s bringing, and every photo afterward — all from one link. Nothing to download, no account to RSVP.
Free to create · No app to download · Guests RSVP without an account
Four questions. Nothing more.
Hootenanny answers exactly what a host needs to know — and stops there.
Who’s coming
Every Yes, Maybe, and Can’t, in real time as the replies land.
How many
Adults and kids tallied for you — no more counting heads in your head.
What they’re bringing
Everyone claims what they’ll bring, so nothing’s doubled up or forgotten.
Where the photos land
One shared album afterward, so the memories don’t scatter across phones.
Built in · Free
Not just a link — a whole invite studio.
Every event comes with a built-in designer. Turn it into a printable poster with a scannable QR code, an Instagram story, or a Facebook post — themed to match your event, ready in seconds. No design skills, no Canva tab.
Poster · Story · Feed · auto QR code · print-ready at 300 DPI
The whole party, one link.
Invitation apps stop at the RSVP. Photo apps only start after the party. Hootenanny carries the whole thing — from “you’re invited” to the last photo.
Start to finish
- ✓Before — invites, RSVPs, headcount, and a bring-list that sorts itself
- ✓During — a live photo wall for the big screen as guests snap away
- ✓After — everyone’s photos in one shared album, stars and comments included
- ✓All of it on the same link you texted — private by link, open or PIN-protected
Still none of the junk
- ✕Public feeds or follower counts
- ✕Ads in your replies
- ✕“Download our app to RSVP”
- ✕Notification spam
Up and running in about a minute.
- 1
Create your event
Title, when, where. That’s it — you’re done in about a minute.
- 2
Share the link
Text it, post it, send it anywhere. No app needed — for you or your guests.
- 3
Watch it come together
RSVPs, headcount, and the bring-list fill themselves in.
Guests RSVP in a tap — and it’s on their calendar.
No account, nothing to download. One tap adds your event to Google, Outlook, or Apple Calendar, and everyone sees the table filling up in real time.
Buns and burgers. Not five bags of chips.
List what you need, and everyone sees what’s already spoken for before they claim something. No spreadsheet, no reply-all, no surprise potato-salad surplus.
And the headcount does itself — adults and kids tallied automatically, so you know how many burgers, not just how many replies.
Open, or PIN-locked
Private by link — open to anyone you send it to, or lock it with a PIN. No public feed, no discovery.
Weather on the countdown
As the day gets close, the forecast rides along on the invite — so nobody’s caught out by the rain.
No account to reply
Guests tap the link and RSVP. Nothing to download, no sign-up wall — for them or for you.
For every kind of get-together.
- Lake days
- BBQs
- Potlucks
- Birthdays
- Camping trips
- Holiday dinners
- Work socials
- Team wind-ups
- Game nights
- Baby showers
Optional add-on
The photos, all in one place.
Guests drop their photos into one shared album — with a live photo wall you can put on the big screen mid-party — and it tidies itself up on a timer. A one-time price per event, no subscriptions, no hidden fees. Everything else stays free.
$4.99 CAD
Kept 7 days
Up to 500 photos · dinner parties, beach days
$14.99 CAD
Kept 90 days
Up to 2,000 photos · big parties & reunions
$49.99 CAD
Kept 90 days
Up to 5,000 photos · weddings & big celebrations
Keep-time runs from the end of your event, so a weekend away keeps its photos just as long as a single evening. Every tier includes guest uploads, viewing for everyone who’s RSVP’d, guest photo downloads, a full-resolution download of the whole album for the host, and automatic clean-up when the album expires. Refund policy.
Works in any browser — no app required.
Nothing to install for you or your guests. Want it handy? Add Hootenanny to your home screen and it opens like an app.
Questions, answered.
Is Hootenanny free?+
Yes — creating events and collecting RSVPs is free. The only paid extra is an optional shared photo album after your event.
Do my guests need an account?+
No. Guests open the link and RSVP in a tap — no account and nothing to download.
Do I need to download an app?+
No. Hootenanny runs in any browser — nothing to download. If you’d like it on your phone like an app, add it to your home screen in a tap.
Can I see what everyone’s bringing?+
Yes. Guests claim the items you need or add their own, and everyone sees what’s already covered — so nothing’s doubled up or forgotten.
How do guests RSVP?+
You share one link — text it, post it, send it anywhere. Guests tap it and reply Going, Maybe, or Can’t.
Can I keep my event private?+
Yes. Events are open (anyone with the link) or PIN-protected — you control who can see and RSVP.
What happens to the photos?+
With the optional album, everyone drops their photos in one place — starring, liking, and commenting on favourites — and there's a live photo wall for the party itself. Albums expire on a timer, so nothing lingers forever.