Apple Invites polls let hosts ask guests to vote on details like an event’s theme or menu. The polls come with version 1.13, which also adds an emoji effect that floats across the invitation to match the event’s vibe.
Version 1.13 is a free update to Apple Invites on the App Store, and it follows the October release that let hosts add guests manually.
Apple Invites polls let guests vote
A host adds a poll to an invitation, and guests vote on details such as the theme or the menu. Messages has had polls since iOS 26, so Apple Invites now offers the same kind of vote inside the event.
Polls join planning tools that Apple Invites already had. The Link tile, added in May 2025, points guests to a gift registry, a potluck list or a trip planner, and version 1.6 in November 2025 lets guests tell the host how many adults and kids they are bringing.
The emoji effect floats across invites
An invitation can also carry an emoji effect, and the emoji float across it to match the event’s vibe. The effect belongs to the invitation itself, unlike the emoji reactions from version 1.10 in July, which let hosts and guests react to replies. Version 1.10 also added a confetti animation that plays whenever a guest replies.
Hosting still needs iCloud+
Creating an event in Apple Invites requires an iCloud+ plan, and the 50GB tier costs $0.99 per month in the United States. Apple Invites launched on February 4, 2025 and comes with the 50GB plan and every larger one. Apple One subscribers can host too, since every Apple One plan includes iCloud+.
Version 1.11 in August let hosts invite guests by email from their iCloud Mail account. Version 1.12 in September added full-resolution Shared Albums and higher-quality Image Playground backgrounds.
WhatsApp has also rolled out events invites functionality so users can invite non-WhatsApp users to events as well. It is available as a new Events section in Settings, for all users, without any cost.
