How to Send Event Invites and Track RSVPs for Free (No App)

What you actually need to run an event

Strip an event down and there are only a few moving parts: a date and time, an invite people can actually open, a clear yes-or-no headcount, and a reminder so nobody forgets. For most plans you also want a place, a short list of who's bringing what, and a clean way to split any shared cost. That's it. Everything else is decoration.

The catch is that most invitation tools bolt a signup, an app install, or a paywall onto those few simple needs. You can skip all of that.

The free, no-signup way to collect RSVPs

On lesgooo.fun you create an event page in under a minute: add a title, pick the date and time, drop in the location (it shows a map), and optionally add a cover photo. You get one link. You share that link wherever your group already talks, whether that's a group chat, a DM, or an email. Guests open it, pick their name, and tap Going or Not Going. You watch the headcount update live.

No guest makes an account. Nobody installs anything. There's no ad, no virtual currency, and no subscription. The host doesn't sign up either.

Send invites and track RSVPs, step by step

1. Create the event. Title, date and time, location, and a cover photo if you want one.

2. Share the link. Paste it into the group chat or send it directly. The link is the invite.

3. Guests RSVP. They open the link, pick a name, and tap Going. No account, no app.

4. Track and remind. Watch the Going list grow, and let everyone add the event to their calendar with a one-tap .ics or Google Calendar link so it doesn't get forgotten.

Don't have a date yet? Poll it first

If the group hasn't agreed on a day, don't guess. Start with a date poll using When2meet: share the link, everyone marks the days that work, and you lock the one with the most overlap. Then flip that same link into an RSVP event. This poll-then-invite flow is the thing most invite tools can't do, and it's covered in date poll vs RSVP invite.

Plan the rest on the same link

An invite is rarely the whole job. The same shared link carries the rest of the plan: vote on where to go with Where2go, track who brings what with the Checklist, and split any shared costs with the expense splitter. One link, the whole event, instead of four apps.

What to look for in a free invite tool

Not all free invite tools are equal. The things that actually matter:

• No signup for guests. Every account you require costs you RSVPs.
• No ads, coins, or subscription. Free should mean free. Compare the Evite, Paperless Post, and Punchbowl alternatives to see where costs hide.
• It's just a link. No app to install, and it works in any phone browser. See the Partiful and Luma alternatives.
• Calendar export. A one-tap add-to-calendar is the cheapest reminder there is.
• Date polling. The best tools handle the day you haven't picked yet, not just the one you have.

Tips to get more people to RSVP

• Make the details obvious. Clear date, time, and place up top. Confusion kills response rates.
• Add a cover photo. A visual invite gets opened and remembered.
• Share where people already are. Drop the link in the active group chat, not a new channel nobody checks.
• Nudge once. A single friendly reminder a few days out, plus the calendar link, does most of the work.

Common occasions

The same flow fits almost any gathering: a birthday party, a house party, a dinner party, a baby shower, a holiday party, or a potluck where everyone signs up for a dish.

Start free

Pick a date (or poll for one), add the details, and share the link. Track who's coming in real time, with no account for anyone. Start at lesgooo.fun.