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A card, a group chat, or a wall.

All three work. They just end differently.

Group card, group chat and Tadaya compared
FeatureGroup cardGroup chatTadaya
Video and soundNoYes, but compressedYes, uploaded in original quality
How the guest of honor sees itOnce, on the dayScattered between other messagesAll in one piece, whenever they like
Stays a surpriseYesRarely, someone always posts in the wrong chatYes, nothing shows up early
Work for youPassing a card around, postage, deadlinesCollecting, sorting, editing it all togetherOne link, the rest takes care of itself
On the big screenNoOnly with some improvisingEvent mode, Standard and up
Still around a year laterIn a drawer somewhereLost in the chat historyKept per plan, extendable, downloadable
Cost€4–8 plus postageNothing but your time€14.99–€49.99 per wall, one-time

To be fair: for three people, a card is plenty, and a chat costs nothing. The difference shows once more than ten people are involved.

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