Cards

Cards was a greeting card creation app and printing service developed and operated by Apple Inc. Cards was released to the general public as part of iOS 5 on October 12, 2011. The app and service was discontinued on September 10, 2013.

Creation
Cards allowed users to create cards and obtain them physically. The application offered 21 template designs across six categories, including "Thank You," "Holiday," "Baby," "Birthday," "Love" and "Travel," and allowed users to customize photos and text within the card. Cards used Location integration. Users who chose a Travel design would see the name of their current location displayed on the card. The app also read GPS data from photos, so locations could be displayed even after the photo is taken. Cards kept track of each card that a user created in its history. One card could be sent to multiple recipients.

Shipping
When finished creating cards, users had the ability to have it created in a physical form and mailed. Users placed orders using their Apple ID and password and included custom-designed postage if shipped within the United States. Each card was created from 100 percent cotton paper. Notifications appeared on the iOS device that the card was created on once the card had been shipped.

System requirements
As of September 2013, the minimum system requirements were:
 * iOS 6.0 or later (optimized for the iPhone 5 family)