If you want a greeting card that looks like the person (or the pet), redrawn into a designed style, Ottermagic is the better place to start. Upload a photo, run Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, preview until the likeness feels like them, then order an A5 card (148×210mm folded, 330gsm gloss, envelope included, printed to order in the UK, posted with Royal Mail in around 3–5 working days, or sent by airmail to US addresses in around 2–3 weeks) or take the e-card, a hi-res watermark-free download. Posters and canvas of the same artwork are available too; check Ottermagic.com for live wall-art details.
Greetz, Boomf, Ohh Deer, Jolly Awesome, and Not On The High Street are useful when you want a catalogue joke, a novelty object, an illustrator’s print, or a marketplace of makers. Postable, Punkpost, Felt, and Inkly are useful when the job is “someone else writes and posts a card from my address book.” Those are real jobs. They are a different product from a keepable Face Swap or Style Swap portrait. Start the likeness at Ottermagic.com.
Quick verdict
| You care most about… | Start here |
|---|---|
| Your photo restyled into Brick, Chibi, Anime, Clay 3D, Royal Portrait, Sketch, and other named looks | Ottermagic |
| Their face or pet dropped into a finished scene | Ottermagic (Face Swap / Pet Swap) |
| Clear UK A5 print: 148×210mm, 330gsm gloss, envelope, Royal Mail ~3–5 working days | Ottermagic |
| A file tonight, in the UK or the US | Ottermagic e-card |
| Posters or canvas from the same artwork | Ottermagic (available; sizes on the live site) |
| A Dutch/European catalogue of cards, gifts and flowers | Greetz (check greetz.com for the market they serve today) |
| Novelty cards, photo marshmallows, confetti surprises | Boomf (check boomf.com) |
| Illustrated stationery from artists | Ohh Deer (check ohhdeer.com) |
| Bright published greetings cards in shops and online | Jolly Awesome (check their site and stockists) |
| Independent makers and personalised gifts in one marketplace | Not On The High Street (check notonthehighstreet.com) |
| Address-book sending, handwriting services, scheduled post | Postable, Punkpost, Felt, or Inkly (check each site) |
Bottom line: Ottermagic wins the photo-to-art card. The others win browsing, objects, or a sending service. If you already know you want them as art, skip the scroll and preview on Ottermagic.
A longer look at John Lewis, Not On The High Street, and Etsy sits in Ottermagic vs John Lewis, Not On The High Street and Etsy. This page adds Greetz, Boomf, Ohh Deer, Jolly Awesome, and the sending apps.
What Ottermagic is built to do
The outcome is a card someone might keep on a mantel. The mechanism is a photo into a named look. Confidence is the preview plus a stated UK print spec.
- Upload a photo.
- Choose Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap. Text Swap is there if you only have a name or a short line.
- Order printed A5, a poster or canvas, or the e-card.
Live styles: Brick, Chibi, Emoji, Anime, Watercolour, Caricature, Cartoon, Classic Cartoon, Action Figure, Clay 3D, Retro Halftone, Retro Game, Royal Portrait, Pixel Art, Bobblehead, Sticker Sheet, Tarot Card, Photobooth, Sketch, Lucky Leprechaun.
Printed cards: blank inside or a printed message, recyclable stock, water-based inks. Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day). Checkout is in pounds in the UK shop and dollars in the US shop. You pay when the preview looks right.
US shoppers can have the printed A5 sent by airmail to a US address (around 2–3 weeks), or take the e-card and print or send the file locally.
Where Greetz fits
Greetz is a greetings-card and gifts brand known in the Netherlands, in the same group as Moonpig. People type it into a UK search because they remember the name, or because they send cards to family in the Low Countries. Treat their live site as the source of truth for which countries they post to, what personalisation they offer this week, and whether flowers or gifts sit in the same basket.
That is catalogue shopping: occasion aisles, familiar checkout, optional extras. It is rarely a deep Style Swap of your actual face. If the recipient needs a Moonpig-style browse plus a bunch of flowers, look at Greetz or Moonpig on their own pages. If the recipient should recognise themselves as Clay 3D or Watercolour, preview that on Ottermagic. You can still buy flowers elsewhere.
Do not copy anyone else’s delivery promise onto Ottermagic. Ottermagic printed cards go to UK addresses in around 3–5 working days with Royal Mail, and to US addresses by airmail in around 2–3 weeks.
Where Boomf fits
Boomf’s public pitch is personalised novelty: exploding confetti cards, photo marshmallows, surprise objects made in the UK (they talk about a production team in Reading). Greeting cards sit in that shop too, including illustrated ranges. Check boomf.com for current products, dispatch language, and prices. Those change.
A Boomf Bomb and an Ottermagic Style Swap are both “personalised.” They do different work. One is a moment when the envelope opens. The other is a designed likeness you can leave on a shelf in January. If you want confetti, read Boomf. If you want Nan as a Royal Portrait on 330gsm gloss, stay on Ottermagic.
Boomf sometimes advertises fast UK delivery on its own terms. Read those terms there. Ottermagic does not claim next-day print. If you are late, take the e-card.
Where Ohh Deer fits
Ohh Deer sells artistic, illustrated greeting cards and stationery, often from named illustrators. The pleasure is the drawing already on the rack: animals, jokes, a particular line weight. Personalisation, if they offer it on a given product, is usually name, photo-in-frame, or gift add-ons. Confirm on ohhdeer.com.
That is a strong choice when the illustration is the gift and the recipient does not need to see their own face. It is a weak match when the whole point is “this is you, in Sketch.” Ottermagic will not replace an Ohh Deer illustrator’s voice. It will put your person into Brick, Photobooth, Watercolour, and the rest of the live list, then print A5 with an envelope.
Where Jolly Awesome fits
Jolly Awesome is a UK greetings brand known for bright, characterful published cards. You find them online and in shops. The job is a finished design someone else drew, printed as a standard greetings card.
Use them when you want that published look and you are happy to write inside a card that could have been bought for several people. Use Ottermagic when the front should only work for one face. Jolly Awesome is not an AI Face Swap studio. If they add one, it will be on their site.
Where Not On The High Street fits
Not On The High Street is a UK marketplace of independent brands: personalised gifts, name prints, illustrated cards, objects you will not see in every supermarket. Sellers set their own rules, lead times, and prices. Some will letter a name. Some will work from a photo by hand. Some will take a while. Read the listing.
That variety is the point of the marketplace. It is also why you cannot assume a 3–5 working day Royal Mail window, 330gsm gloss, or a Style Swap preview. For a maker-led object, shop there. For a keepable AI portrait with a stated UK card spec, preview on Ottermagic.
Card-sending apps: Postable, Punkpost, Felt, Inkly
These products are built around the chore of actually sending the card.
Postable is widely positioned as a US sending tool: an address book, a card you pick, print and post on your behalf. Check postable.com for handwriting options, scheduling, and postage.
Punkpost is known for artists who handwrite the message, then mail the card. That is a craft service. Check punkpost.co (or their current domain) for how it works this year.
Felt is known for handwritten cards in the US, often with an app workflow. Check feltapp.com for live features.
Inkly is a sending app people use for handwritten-style cards and scheduled post. Check their site for countries, handwriting, and prices.
All four can be the right tool if your bottleneck is “I never remember the address” or “I want a human to write the inside.” They usually start from a catalogue design or a photo laid on a template. That is not Ottermagic’s Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap. You still need a likeness product if the front should look like them.
A practical combo some families already use: generate the Ottermagic e-card, print it locally, and put it in your own envelope. Or order the printed A5 (Royal Mail in the UK, airmail to the US) and write the inside yourself. A sending app that prints in the US will usually be faster by mail to a US address. Do not assume a US app will post an Ottermagic print for you.
Touchnote and Cardly sit in a similar “send a photo card from your phone” lane. See Ottermagic vs Touchnote and Cardly.
Side-by-side
| Factor | Ottermagic | Catalogue / novelty / marketplace | Sending apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core idea | Photo → Style / Face / Pet Swap → print-ready card, poster, canvas, or e-card | Browse designs, sometimes add a photo or a name | Pick a card, write or have it written, they post it |
| UK A5 spec | 148×210mm folded, 330gsm gloss, envelope, Royal Mail ~3–5 working days | Check each site | Check each site |
| Digital file | E-card: hi-res, watermark-free after payment | Varies; often none | Varies |
| Wall art | Posters and canvas available | Some gift ranges include prints; check listings | Usually not the point |
| Text-only | Text Swap available; Lookalikey and some catalogues lead on huge name-led ranges | Strong if the design is the joke | Strong if the message is the product |
| Best test | Your own preview | Whether you like the published drawing | Whether the card actually leaves the house |
Where a cell says “check their site”, that is the honest answer. Paper weights, cut-offs, and fees move.
Who should pick Ottermagic
Pick Ottermagic if you have a photo, you care that the person still looks like themselves, and you want a named style rather than a photo dropped into a white rectangle. UK and US buyers get the folded A5 with the envelope in the pack (allow around 2–3 weeks for US airmail). Anyone who cannot wait takes the e-card.
Preview two looks if the first is almost right. A well-lit, face-on phone photo is enough. For pets, get the whole animal in. If the first result feels like a cousin, change the photo before you change brands.
When another shop is still the right tab
Keep Greetz or a Moonpig-style site open if you also need flowers in one checkout, and you are ordering into a market they serve. Keep Boomf open for marshmallows and confetti. Keep Ohh Deer or Jolly Awesome open for an illustrator you already collect. Keep Not On The High Street open for a maker gift. Keep a sending app open if the unglamorous problem is addresses and handwriting.
You can use two shops in one week. The keepable portrait still belongs on Ottermagic.
Ready when you are
Get a card that looks like them. Upload a photo, run Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, and keep the preview you would actually give. In the UK, print A5 330gsm gloss with an envelope (Royal Mail around 3–5 working days), or look at posters and canvas. In the US, the same A5 goes by airmail in around 2–3 weeks. If the date is closer than post allows, take the e-card. Start at Ottermagic.com. Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day).
FAQ
Is Ottermagic the same as Greetz or Moonpig?
No. Greetz sits with catalogue cards and gifts (often compared with Moonpig). Ottermagic is a Style / Face / Pet Swap path with named live styles and a stated UK A5 spec. Compare a preview of your photo, not the brand names.
Does Boomf do AI face swap like Ottermagic?
Boomf is known for novelty personalised gifts and cards. Check boomf.com for whatever photo tools they show today. For a first-class Face Swap, Style Swap, and Pet Swap flow, use Ottermagic.
Can I send an Ottermagic card through Postable or Felt?
Ottermagic fulfils its own printed A5 to UK and US addresses, and the e-card as a download. A third-party sending app is a separate checkout. If you want their handwriting service, read their site. If you want the likeness, generate it on Ottermagic first.
What if I only want a name on the front?
Ottermagic offers Text Swap. Some catalogues and Lookalikey lead on large text-led ranges. If you later get a photo, Style Swap is the better keepsake.
Do you post printed cards to the US?
Yes. The US shop sends printed A5 cards to US addresses by airmail, around 2–3 weeks door to door, untracked. If the date is closer than that, use the e-card and print or send the file locally.
Are posters only available from gift marketplaces?
No. Ottermagic offers posters and canvas from the same artwork as the card. Confirm live sizes and fulfilment on Ottermagic.com.
