I’m not an overly sentimental person AND I’m cheap. That’s why I’m often irritated when I see that my BF has spent $3.99 or more on a Hallmark card and then I feel obligated to keep it. Enter eCard apps. They’re my new favorite thing.

Here’s some of my favorites:

Red Stamp
Cost: Free

The best thing about RedStamp is that there are so many free options. If you want to spend money, you can buy one of the packs of new cards in a variety of themes. Plus, they are always updating the app with new options according to the season. In fact, there is a ton of gorgeous Valentine options available right now. The downside? It’s not available on the Android Market.

Cartolina
Cost: $1.99

The vintage charm of the designs on Cartolina are a fun mix with the high tech delivery method. The Eiffel Tower, bushes of roses and weathered paper make these cards stand out on the retina display. I also love how many of the designs have a stamp too.

One standout of this app is that it doesn’t save your cards to your photo gallery, like RedStamp does. Instead it saves it to your clipboard and you can paste it wherever you choose. I actually prefer this method.

Again, this app isn’t on the Android market either. Be sure to check out their FREE app, Cartolina Postale, which allows you to send photo postcards to friends from all over the world using your phone. Each post card costs $1.99 to print and be delivered in the US and $2.99 everywhere else. (If you like the shipped and printed idea, also check out Cards.)

fCards
Cost: $0.99

The simple photo based app, fCards allows you to create both a front and back to your eCards, so they look like virtual post cards. I also like the fact that you can move your text and change your font, a feature that the previous apps don’t allow for.

Again, no sign of fCards on the Android Market at this time.

(I honestly tried to find a good eCard app on the Android Market, but the only app that seemed to have reasonable enough reviews to feature was eCard Express. The designs, however, I could not justify featuring. They’re just bad.)

Just think of all the money you could save by making the switch to eCards.