Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024

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Partiful is Google’s ‘best app’ of 2024
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[Sarah Perez](https://techcrunch.com/author/sarah-perez/)

9:31 AM PST · November 18, 2024

[Partiful](https://partiful.com/), the New York-based event-planning app that’s taking on older solutions like Evite, Eventbrite, and Facebook Events, has been named [Google’s app of the year,](https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-best-apps-games-2024/) the tech giant announced on Monday as part of its “best apps and games of 2024” list. The list also highlighted the top game, [AFK Journey](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farlightgames.igame.gp), alongside other category winners like best multidevice apps, hidden gems, and those devoted to specific platforms, like watches or TVs, among other things.

Partiful was founded in 2020 by Palantir alums [Joy Tao](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joytao/) and [Shreya Murth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreya-murthy-partiful/)[y](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreya-murthy-partiful/), and it raised a $20 million Series A1 round in late 2022. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and brought Partiful’s total funding to $27.34 million, valuing the company pre-money at $120 million, according to data from PitchBook. Abstract Ventures, Initialized Capital Management, ACME Capital, GV, and others also participated in the round.

Dubbed a [Gen Z favorite](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/partiful-gen-z-new-years-eve/) thanks to its younger user base, Partiful lets anyone design event pages and invite their friends from a link, often sent through text messages. Though users don’t need the app to respond to party invites, Partiful event organizers can use the app to manage RSVPs, send updates, upload pics, add questionnaires, and take advantage of other party-planning duties, like raising funds, if needed, or limiting the number of spots. The app also lets users track their party and event invites in one place and sync that information over to their preferred calendar.

The company [said](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/31/partiful-gen-z-new-years-eve/) its monthly active users had ranged in the “millions” by the end of 2023.

The app is an interesting choice to become Google Play’s “App of the Year” given that much of its user base is on iOS.

According to data from analytics firm [Appfigures](http://appfigures.com/), Partiful has added 1,077,358 downloads so far this year, but 95% of those were from the Apple App Store. Globally, the app has reached roughly 1.28 million downloads to date, but only 57,835 of those were on Android, the firm said.

Built with React Native, Partiful is most popular in the U.S.; the country accounts for 92% of its App Store downloads and 97% of the total on Google Play. Its weekly downloads grew by 4x this year, and Appfigures said it saw a recent spike on November 1, which drove 71,000 downloads for the week.

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Other app and games winners on Monday include fantasy RPG [AFK Journey](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farlightgames.igame.gp) as its Best Game of 2024, [Max](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wbd.stream) as the best “multidevice” app, and [Clash of Clans](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supercell.clashofclans&pli=1) as the best multidevice game.

Other category winners include:

* Best for Fun:[Mila by Camilla Lorentzen](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.milamovement.app&e=Refresh::Arm_Force)
* Best for Personal Growth:[UpStudy – Camera Math Solver](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crazylab.cameramath&e=Refresh::Arm_Force)
* Best Everyday Essential:[MacroFactor – Macro Tracker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sbs.diet)
* Best Hidden Gem:[Timeleft](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timeleft.app)
* Best for Watches:[Baby Daybook – Newborn Tracker](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drillyapps.babydaybook)
* Best for Large Screens:[Infinite Painter](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.painter)
* Best for Google TV:[Peacock TV: Stream TV & Movies](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peacocktv.peacockandroid)
* Best for Cars:[PBS KIDS Video](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pbskids.video)

The full list, including winning games and books, is available [here](https://blog.google/products/google-play/google-play-best-apps-games-2024/).

_Correction, Nov. 20, 2024, NEA and Benchmark were incorrectly listed as investors due to an error in Pitchbook data. They are not on the cap table, Partiful says. The article has been updated to reflect this._

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