Moonpig vs. CinematicCard
What’s the difference?
A CinematicCard is a greeting card made from your own memories.
A regular card is something you pick.
A CinematicCard is made from your memories.
Moonpig prints personalized cards and mails them, and you can add your photos and even a video or audio message.
Preview For FREEYour first CinematicCard is free · No account needed
See how each one is made
How a Moonpig card is made
You choose a Moonpig design, personalize the pages with text, stickers and photos, then check out. Printed cards are mailed.
Screenshots of moonpig.com (US) captured in spring 2026; Moonpig’s site may have changed since.
And a CinematicCard
How a CinematicCard is made
It starts on your phone, with the moments you already have. The hardest part is choosing them — after that, creating the card takes less than a minute.
The fundamental difference
What is the card made from?
The card comes first
- Choose a Moonpig design
- Add photos, words and a recording
- Moonpig prints and mails it
The memories come first
- Choose your memories
- Add your words, music or voice
- Create your CinematicCard
- Relive them together
A Moonpig card can carry a lot of you: your photos, your words, even a video or audio message behind a QR code. But it starts with a card — a Moonpig design, printed and posted.
A CinematicCard starts with the moments already on your phone. You choose the ones that matter, and those memories become the card itself, shared the moment it’s made.
Why it matters
Don’t let your memories get lost in your phone.
We take thousands of photos because the moments matter. Then most of them disappear into the camera roll. A CinematicCard gives the ones that mean the most a reason to come back.
Those memories aren’t just added to the card. They are the card.
Relive your most precious memories with the people who matter most — and be the one who made someone feel remembered.
What you can create
What goes into a CinematicCard
- Up to 20 momentsThe photos on your phone that bring a memory back.
- Your wordsTheir name, your message, your sign-off.
- Your musicA soundtrack for the occasion, or your own song.
- Your own voiceA voice message you recorded on your phone.
- An optional giftCash inside the card, with the Signature card.
- A cinematic presentationYour memories play one by one, as the card.
Send it to one person, a group, or many people at once. Your first CinematicCard is free.
Real reactions
What happens when the memories come back
Thank-you notes from people who received a CinematicCard, shared with us and quoted as written.
“Your Father’s Day Cinematic Card was so unique, special and beautiful. It meant so much to me; personal, touching, heartfelt and emotional. Yes, I did cry seeing photos of me with you and your sister as kids! As you grow older, it’s all about memories, and the animated Cinematic Card captured them exquisitely. Thank you!”
“I feel so loved and grateful to be the mum to such a big hearted and sweet sweet guy. Those photos are so special reminding me of how I have loved nothing more than being with you and watching you grow. You are an amazing son and I love you very much and am super proud of you. Thank you angel boy for everything xx”
The details
Moonpig and CinematicCard, side by side
| CinematicCard | Moonpig | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Your own memories: the photos on your phone, your music or voice, your message | A printed card design you personalize, with optional photo upload |
| Format | A digital card that opens in any browser | A printed card mailed by post; eCards also available |
| Sound | A soundtrack, or your own audio file (WAV, MP3 or MP4) that plays with the card | Optional video or audio message reached by a QR code inside the card (up to 6 months) |
| Delivery | A link by text or any messaging app, or email — now or on a date you choose | By mail (US: about 1–5 working days depending on service); eCards by email |
| Pricing | First card free, then from $3.99 per card; no subscription | Priced per card plus delivery; eCards £/$/€0.99; optional Moonpig Plus in the UK |
| Account | No account needed | Registration required |
Moonpig details checked against their own websites and help centers in September 2026. Features and prices can change.
Sources
CinematicCard details are from CinematicCard.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between Moonpig and CinematicCard?
How fast does each one arrive?
Can I add a voice message?
Is CinematicCard free?
Do they need an app or an account to open a CinematicCard?
Your memories are already on your phone.
Choose the ones that matter and turn them into a card. Your first CinematicCard is free.
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