Online birthday cards they open with a link

Write the message, add a photo if you have a good one, and send a single link by WhatsApp, text or email. There is nothing to install and no account on either side: the card opens in whatever browser they already use.

The classic birthday card is a 3D cake with lit candles. They blow at their phone, the microphone hears it, and the candles go out before your message appears. If the cake isn’t the right fit, pick one of the designed cards instead: a bold headline, a big gold age, or an animated party cat.

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Pick a design

Each one opens the card maker with it chosen. You can change the words on the front, add a photo, and pick the burst it opens with. Designs marked PRO come with your own link.

What they see when they open it

With the cake design, the cake comes first: candles flicker until they blow (or tap), then their age in number candles and your message. With a designed card, an envelope slides in, they tap to open it, and the card opens into two pages: your photo or a drawing on the left, your message on the right.

You can also make the link ask a question before the card appears, like “Ready for your birthday surprise?”. How the question works

What to write in a birthday card

One specific memory beats three adjectives. Name something only the two of you would know, then wish them something for the year ahead.

Or let AI draft it: in the card maker, tap ✨ Write it for me, pick a tone, and choose from three ideas. Their name is filled in on your device and never sent.

  • “Happy birthday! Another year of you being the person everyone calls first. I hope this one is easy on you.”
  • “To the friend who still owes me a slice of that cake from 2019: happy birthday. I’m collecting this year.”
  • “Happy birthday to my favourite person to do absolutely nothing with. Let’s do more of it.”
  • “You make every room louder and every day better. Have the best birthday.”
  • “Another trip around the sun, and you still haven’t learned to cook. Happy birthday, I love you anyway.”
  • “Wishing you cake for breakfast, a quiet phone, and everything you’ve been working towards.”
  • “Happy birthday from far away. Blow out the candles on this one and I’ll owe you a real cake.”
  • “I’m so glad you were born. That’s it, that’s the card. Happy birthday.”

How to send one

  1. Open the card maker with birthday picked, or tap a design above.
  2. Write their name, your message and your name. Add a photo and a date if you like.
  3. Copy the link and send it however you usually talk: WhatsApp, text, email or DM.

Questions

How does blowing out the candles work?
The card listens through the microphone for the sound of air, the way blowing on a real candle sounds. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere. If they say no to the microphone, they can tap the candles out instead.
Can I put their age on the card?
Yes. On the cake it appears as number candles once the candles are out; on the designed cards it can be the big number on the front. For a 30th, 40th or 50th, the milestone birthday cards put the number front and centre.
Can AI write the message for me?
Yes. In the card maker, tap “Write it for me” under the message box, pick a tone (warm, funny, short or formal) and, if you like, something to mention. AI writes three ideas; pick one and edit it. Their name is filled in on your device and is never sent to the AI.
Is it free to send a birthday card?
Yes. There is no account, no watermark and no payment to make and send one. Designs marked PRO are the optional paid ones: for ₹79 the card gets a link you choose, shows no ads and stays up for a year.
Do they need an app or an account to open it?
No. The link opens as a web page in whatever browser they already use, on iPhone, Android or a computer. They just tap it.
How long does the link work?
A free card is deleted 7 days after you make it, with any photo on it. A card with your own link lasts a year. Take a screenshot or a screen recording if they want to keep it.
Can I schedule it for a date?
Yes. Set a date, time and their time zone, and until then the link shows a countdown instead of the card. A free card can count down up to 7 days ahead; one with your own link, up to almost a year.

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