# Thereafter: Letter Journal — Letterbox, Journal & Pen Pals > Letterbox, Journal & Pen Pals (iPhone/iPad app by House Odorion LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thereafter-letter-journal/id6759485011 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [House Odorion LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873337096) - Category: Lifestyle, Social Networking - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 17+ - Requires: iOS 15.1 · 49 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-04-10 - Data updated: 2026-08-21 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thereafter-letter-journal/id6759485011/reviews.md ## What is Thereafter? Thereafter is a letterbox, a journal, a time machine, and a social space built entirely around letters. Every day, a letter arrives from someone called The Writer. You have never met them. But they'll write like they know you. Some letters are thoughtful, some are quirky, some arrive as poems. A few are best read with the lights on. All of them are written for moments like yours. Save the letters that stay with you. Write an afterthought when something lingers. Turn a favorite into a keepsake card and share it. Let the rest go. Missed a day? Rewind walks you back through past letters, one day at a time — with Premium, all the way back to the very first letter The Writer ever wrote. Nothing is ever lost here. The Archive keeps every letter ever written on shelves you can browse and search, whether or not it ever reached your door. And through a door of its own, the Reading Room holds original fiction, read a chapter at a time. Beside the books, shelves of short letters written for an hour rather than a date: for sleepless nights, for questions you've been avoiding. When you're ready for more: Write a letter to someone you have never met. They'll write back. Just two people being honest with each other. Keep talking in chat, or become pen pals and trade sealed letters, one a day each way. Write a letter to your future self. Seal it with one word for how you feel today, and choose the day it opens. Reflect on it. Stash it in a collection. Months from now, you'll remember who you were when you wrote it. And your capsules are drawn as a sky atlas. Each one you seal becomes a star. Every six you open close a chapter, where those stars settle into a figure named for the feeling you sealed most — a chart that fills at the pace of your own letters. WHAT'S INSIDE · A new letter every day from The Writer · The Archive: every letter ever written, on browsable shelves · The Reading Room: original stories that arrive in chapters, like letters do · Share cards: turn any letter into a keepsake image · Save your favorites and organize them into collections · Write afterthoughts on letters that stay with you · Find saved letters instantly by style: reflections, poems, light notes, the scary ones · Track your reading streak · Past Letters: rewind all the way back to the very first letter · Echoes: exchange letters with someone new and chat back · Pen pals: trade slow, sealed letters, one a day each way · Save your favorite echoes · Time Capsules: write to your future self with custom delivery times · Your capsules drawn as a sky — every six you open form a constellation · Organize capsules into collections · Eight stationery themes — Airmail, Velvet, Dusk and more — all with dark mode! · The Manifest: the guidebook to every room, in your Profile · PIN lock and biometric unlock for privacy · A fresh notification every morning, never the same reminder twice · No ads. Ever. Thereafter is free to use. Reading your daily letter, saving favorites, writing afterthoughts, and tracking your reading streak costs nothing. Neither does browsing the Archive, reading the first chapter of every story, or sending an echo — the pen is yours once you've read your first three letters. You can even keep one time capsule traveling. Thereafter also has a 7-day free trial to get you accustomed to what premium offers. Premium is where the letters live: the full Archive, every chapter and shelf in the Reading Room, endless rewind, everything Echoes sends back, pen pals, unlimited time capsules, seven additional stationery themes and much more! Privacy Policy: https://thereafterapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://thereafterapp.com/terms ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Thereafter Premium Yearly | $34.99 | per year | | Thereafter Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.0.7 — 2026-08-18 Your letterbox grew rooms: · The Archive: every letter ever written, on browsable shelves · The Reading Room: original stories that arrive in chapters, like letters do · Pen pals: trade slow, sealed letters with someone new · The pen is now free: read three letters and you can send an echo a day · Seal a time capsule, gain a star. Every six you open draw a figure · Eight stationery themes, each with a light and dark mood · A warmer coat of paint in every corner of the app ### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-30 The mailroom has been busy. What's new in Thereafter v1.0.6: 1. Eight themes now — five new themes arrived for our Premium readers: Ink, Dusk, Fern, Airmail and Velvet. Oh, and Sepia asked to be called Papyrus. We didn't argue. 2. Past Letters goes all the way back — if you have Premium, tap the arrow above today's letter and just keep going. Every letter The Writer ever wrote is still there. 3. A new and improved chat room — much cleaner and easier on the eyes. 4. Sign out of all devices — now in Profile → Security, should you ever need it. Thank you for your support! Warmly, Thereafter ### 1.0.5 — 2026-07-15 Thereafter v1.0.5. Building on our biggest update: 1. Share cards: Turn any letter into a keepsake image to share 2. 30-Day Rewind (Premium): Revisit any letter from the last 30 days 3. Dynamic notifications: A new daily reminder to read your letters 4. Search by style: Search by letter type 5. Letters have a new look 6. Refreshed onboarding exp, profile, calendar & afterthoughts 7. A smoother and more reliable Thereafter Thank you for your support! With Love, Thereafter ### 1.0.4 — 2026-07-12 Thereafter v1.0.4. Our biggest update. Here's what's new: 1. Share cards: Turn any letter into a keepsake image to share 2. 30-Day Rewind (Premium): Revisit any letter from the last 30 days 3. Dynamic notifications: A new daily reminder to read your letters 4. Search by style: Search by letter type 5. Letters have a new look 6. Refreshed onboarding exp, profile, calendar & afterthoughts Thank you for your support! With Love, Thereafter ### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-13 Get accustomed to what premium offers with Thereafter's 7-day free trial. 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