Paper Plane Post vs SimplyCards: One Photo or a Custom Collage?
Both services can send a single photo. The useful distinction is whether you want Paper Plane Post’s fixed photo-or-illustration layout or SimplyCards’ choice of layouts, including multi-photo collages.
Choose Paper Plane Post if you want your original photo or an illustrated version on a fixed 4 × 6 postcard, ordered in the browser without an account. Preview a postcard
Choose SimplyCards if you want several photos arranged on one card. Product details
If you already use a SimplyCards layout you like, switching for a one-photo card gives you little reason to rebuild it.
| Decision | Paper Plane Post | SimplyCards |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Browser; no account or app required. Maker | Web and mobile. Access |
| Card and design | One 4 × 6 photo postcard; original photo or an illustration made from it. Card details | Layouts with up to nine photos; QR replies, scheduling, and multiple recipients. Design options |
| Single-card price | $7 USD, printing and postage included; standard price $10. Pricing | €2.99 for one standard postcard; worldwide postage included. No subscription. Pricing |
| International sending | Same $7 to 195 supported countries. Destinations | Worldwide postage included; check the recipient at checkout. Postage |
Try the same task
Use one landscape holiday photo you own, the note “Thinking of you after our trip. Love, Alex”, and one real recipient address in France. Use the same photo, words, and address in both builders. This is a reproducible walkthrough based on documentation; it is not a timed test.
Paper Plane Post: open the maker, upload the photo, keep the original-photo front, enter the note and address, and review both sides before paying. The output is one 4 × 6 photo postcard with the note and address on the back. Open the maker
SimplyCards: choose a standard one-photo layout on the web or mobile app, add the photo, note, and recipient, then review. The output is one printed photo postcard; selecting a collage instead changes the front while keeping the same mailing job. Documented workflow
Stop before payment to compare the crop, line breaks, address, and total. If you order a sample later, judge the delivered print separately from the on-screen preview.
Price the same send
Compare one sender, one card, and one recipient in France, bought in a single order with no subscription, pack discount, coupon, or paid upgrade. Amounts stay in their advertised currencies; competitor taxes and currency-conversion fees were not verified, so check the final charge before paying.
Paper Plane Post: 1 × $7 = $7 USD, printing and postage included, with no credits or bundle to buy. The standard price is $10; the maker shows the active price. Paper Plane Post pricing
SimplyCards: 1 × €2.99 = €2.99 for one standard postcard to France, worldwide postage included. SimplyCards pricing
What switching involves
Keep the original photo and a copy of your message, then enter the recipient again in the other builder. Review the crop and line breaks because the layouts differ. A design, saved address, scheduled order, or unused balance is not assumed to transfer.
We did not verify an export or import path between SimplyCards and Paper Plane Post, or a way to move credits or outstanding orders. Leave any paid or scheduled order with the service that accepted it; check its status there before placing another.
Before moving a recurring habit, check the destination list and try one card with the same photo and note. Paper Plane Post sends one card at a time and estimates delivery at 1–2 weeks in the US, plus up to 1 week if abroad; check whether that timing fits the occasion. Destinations and delivery
Questions
Can I try Paper Plane Post before paying?
Yes. Open the maker, upload your photo, enter your note and recipient, and review both sides before checkout. You pay $7 to print and mail the card.
Prepared by Paper Plane Post editorial team. Facts checked .
We reviewed the linked product pages and Paper Plane Post’s implementation. Competitor workflows are documented walkthroughs, not firsthand checkout or delivery tests. No paid test orders were placed. Prices are advertised amounts, not confirmed checkout quotes.
Sources: SimplyCards product page, SimplyCards app features. They change; check the service’s own site before you order.