For writers and editors: free planning help your readers can use tonight
Toast & Tally makes free planning tools and small apps for weddings, family holidays, showers and group trips. Everything here is free to try with no sign-up, free to link, and free to show your readers. If you would like to look at a paid app, we will send you a copy free.
- 13 free toolsThey run in the browser, with no sign-up and no email asked for.
- 6 apps, 5 free demos$9 to $16 on Etsy. Every app has a demo anyone can open.
- Real screens onlyEvery picture on this page is the tool or app itself, with example names and numbers.
- Every message answeredWrite to hello@toastandtallyco.com with any question about a tool, an app or a review copy.
The apps
Each one opens in a browser, so there is nothing to install. The demo is free and ungated; the full app is on Etsy.
The Seating Studio
Wedding seating made simple: pick a guest, pick a table, tap a seat.
$16.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
Twelve Little Joys
A family Christmas countdown: one small ritual a day, lighting up a little village.
$10.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
Little Lights
Twelve Christmas picture-hunt adventures with Pip for kids 4 to 10.
$10.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
The Christmas Pair
Twelve Little Joys and Little Lights together, for the family and the kids.
$16.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
Pass the Toast
A pass-the-phone toast game for showers, rehearsal dinners and holiday tables.
$9.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
The Bingo Table
One-of-a-kind bingo cards for parties and showers: print them or play on phones.
$9.00 on Etsy. Opens in a browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
The free tools
Each tool does one planning job in under a minute and prints the result. Nothing to download or sign up for.
Secret Santa generator with private links
Draw names fairly, keep couples apart, then text each person a private link to their match. No sign-up, no emails.
Thanksgiving turkey and oven timing calculator
Turkey size, thaw date, oven time and a printable schedule for your sides. Nothing leaves your browser.
Christmas gift budget calculator
Split your gift budget by person, hold some back for wrapping and shipping, and print the list. Nothing leaves your browser.
Cookie exchange calculator
How many cookies and batches each baker makes, with a tasting table and a printable note for guests. Nothing leaves your browser.
Wedding budget calculator
Split your wedding budget by category, see the cost per guest and what is still to find, and print the split. Nothing leaves your browser.
Wedding guest count estimator
How many invited guests are likely to come, what to plan seats and catering for, and how many tables you need. Nothing leaves your browser.
Wedding table calculator
How many tables, chairs, tablecloths and centerpieces for your guest count, with a head table, kids' tables and a printable rental list. Nothing leaves your browser.
12 days of Christmas activity picker
One family activity for each of the twelve days, picked for your kids' ages and time, with a printable calendar. Nothing leaves your browser.
Party food and drink calculator
How many appetizers, how much of the main, sides and dessert, and how much wine, beer and ice to buy, with a printable shopping list. Nothing leaves your browser.
Trip cost splitter
Everyone's fair share of a group trip to the cent, and the fewest payments to settle up, with a printable split sheet. Nothing leaves your browser.
White elephant rules generator
Printable house rules from your price limit, steal limit and final-turn choice, with draw number slips and a random turn order. Nothing leaves your browser.
Ugly sweater contest ballot maker
Pick your award categories and print voting ballots up to six to a page, a tally sheet and an on-screen vote counter. Nothing leaves your browser.
Holiday baking schedule maker
List your cookies and breads, batches and how they keep, and get a day-by-day bake plan that fits your oven and your evenings. Nothing leaves your browser.
Link or embed any of them
Pick one and paste the code into your post. It shows the screenshot above and links straight to the free tool or demo. You are welcome to use any screenshot on this page with a link back.
Printables your readers can make free
Download the free holiday printables (PDF)
Seven pages you can give your readers as they are: a 12-day family Christmas calendar, white elephant house rules and number slips, and ugly sweater contest ballots with a tally sheet. Free, no email asked for, and fine to link or share.
Every free tool also prints its own result, so a reader can make a version for their own party:
- Secret Santa generator with private links: reveal cards, or a private link for each person
- Thanksgiving turkey and oven timing calculator: the turkey and oven schedule
- Christmas gift budget calculator: the gift list by person
- Cookie exchange calculator: a note for guests
- Wedding budget calculator: the budget split
- Wedding guest count estimator: the guest count sheet
- Wedding table calculator: the rental list
- 12 days of Christmas activity picker: a 12-day family calendar
- Party food and drink calculator: the shopping list
- Trip cost splitter: the split sheet
- White elephant rules generator: house rules and number slips
- Ugly sweater contest ballot maker: ballots, six to a page, and a tally sheet
- Holiday baking schedule maker: the day-by-day bake plan
Also free: the hidden wedding costs budget sheet, a spreadsheet download with no email asked for.
Review copies and questions
We send a free copy of any paid app or planner to writers who would like to try it. There are no strings: write about it or not, as you like. We never pay for coverage, and we never ask for a review in return.
