MyBirthday
Joygram and MyBirthdayCards, side by side
| Joygram | MyBirthdayCards | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Making and sending cards is free, with no sign-up and no subscription. Designing your own AI opening is the paid extra: the first 5 are free, then credits ($2.99 for 20). | Free to make and preview. 2.60 € in the euro zone, £2.20 in the United Kingdom and $2.90 everywhere else per card sent, paid once. No subscription, no credits, no ads. |
| What the card is | An animated opening (a gift box with confetti, a scrapbook whose pages turn), then your photos, a voice note, video, music and words. | A mini-game or an animated scene of about twenty seconds with their name and age in it, then a celebration and your message. |
| Photos, voice, music | Yes: up to about 10 photos, a voice note, video inside the card and your own music. | No photos, no voice notes and no music of your own. The games have their own music. |
| Several people | A group voice card: up to 6 people each record a voice message. | One sender. The signature line is yours to write. |
| How it is opened | From a link, with no app, no account and nothing to install. | From a link, with no app and no account. You are told when it is opened, and they can send a thank-you back. |
Prices checked on 2026-11-01 on joygram.io and joygram.io/birthday-cards. They can change: their pages have the current figures.
When Joygram is the better choice
- You want a free card.
- You want your own photos, a voice note or a video in it.
- Several friends want to add their voices.
When MyBirthdayCards fits better
- You want them to play the card, not only watch it: a short game they cannot lose, with their name and age inside.
- You have no photos to hand and want a card that is ready in a minute.
- You want to know when they open it, and get their thank-you back.
Questions
Is MyBirthdayCards free like Joygram?
No. Making and previewing a card is free, but sending it costs 2.60 € in the euro zone, £2.20 in the United Kingdom and $2.90 everywhere else, once. Joygram says making and sending its cards is free.
Can I add photos or a voice note?
Not on MyBirthdayCards. The cards are drawn and animated games. If photos or voices matter most, Joygram does that.
What makes a MyBirthdayCards card different?
It is a game: about twenty seconds, with their name and age written into it, and it always ends on the birthday cake, whatever they do.
Does the person need an app?
No. Both open from a link in the browser, on a phone or a computer.
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