# Time Caps: Diary to Future Me — Mood Journal & Time Capsule

> Digital time capsule and mood journal for capturing and revisiting memories. (iPhone/iPad app by 灿海 陈.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-caps-diary-to-future-me/id1195852313 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [灿海 陈](https://appshunter.io/developer/1068107051)
- Category: Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 156 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 29 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2017-02-07
- Data updated: 2026-11-06
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-caps-diary-to-future-me/id1195852313/reviews.md

## What is Time Caps?

＊＊＊Featured on App Store＊＊＊

Features:
＊ Daily Caps: One day one cap, different colors for your different moods.
＊ Today Card: Today's cap, On This Day, Old Time and fortune in one place.
＊ Flow & Grid: Display journals in a timeline or a calendar. Fill your lovely life with colorful daily caps.
＊ Years: Revisit each year from the sidebar, with all its caps and moods.
＊ Time Fortunes: Collect fortunes by writing daily caps. Share in your mood color.
＊ Future Caps: Write to your next birthday, to next Christmas, to the time after the exam/enrollment/entry, to the dear future you.
＊ Echo Caps: Send yourself a piece of voice from the present.
＊ Old Time: Shake your phone like a jar full of caps and meet your old days by serendipity.
＊ Workshop: Regain cap pieces every day to craft more future caps.
＊ Widgets: Meet your lovely widgets, glanceable anytime on your device.
＊ Siri & Shortcuts: Write and open caps with Siri, Spotlight and Shortcuts.
＊ iPad: Better on big screens, with multiple windows.
＊ Account System: No more worry about accidentally removing the app or switching to a new phone.
＊ Privacy Protection: Secure your journals with passcode lock or Touch ID/Face ID.
＊ Daily Reminder: One day one cap!
＊ Offline Use: Everything works well under no network connection.
＊ Export & Share: Export your favorite caps to your albums or share them with your friends.
＊ Time Traveler Pro: Subscribe to unlock exclusive features, enhance Daily Caps, double regaining Pieces, and enjoy premium sync.

Your lovely designer and developer (same person :D) is working hard to explore and create more cool and useful features. Thanks for your liking and support!
If you like it, don’t forget to come back for rating, encouraging your developer and helping Time Caps become better.
Ideas or feedback are always welcome. Please email us at: hi.pol.chen@gmail.com.

Crafted with love by Pol

Terms of Use: https://timecaps.app/terms
Privacy Policy: https://timecaps.app/privacy

## Key features

- Daily mood-based journal entries
- Send messages to your future self
- Organize entries by timeline or calendar
- Collect 'Time Fortunes' for writing
- Voice message recording
- Shake to reveal past entries
- Siri and Shortcuts integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time Traveler Pro (Yearly) | $24.99 | per year |
| Time Traveler Pro (Monthly) | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1200 Cap Pieces | $0.99 | one-time |
| 2888 Cap Pieces | $1.99 | one-time |
| 3600 Cap Pieces | $2.99 | one-time |
| 5000 Cap Pieces | $3.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Time Caps?

Reviews of Time Caps are mostly positive: the Lifestyle app is rated 4.8/5 from 156 App Store ratings. What users like most: unique concept of time capsules, easy and simple to use. Top complaints: in-app purchases for features, high cost for capsules/features. Summarized from real user reviews.

**Pros**

- 💡 Unique concept of time capsules
- 👍 Easy and simple to use
- 💖 Encourages journaling habit
- 😊 Calming and beautiful design
- ✨ Helps self-reflection and growth
- 🔒 Good security (face ID/passcode)
- 🌟 Rewarding for daily journaling
- 💬 Great for communicating with future self
- 😌 Wholesome and beneficial for wellbeing
- 🕰️ Reminiscing about past feelings and life
- 🚀 Efficient for capturing daily gist
- 👍 Well-designed interface
- ❤️ Appreciated by long-term users
- 📝 Encourages writing with word limits
- 👍 Free to use with optional purchases
- 👍 Saves memories effectively
- 👍 Unique and fun experience

**Cons**

- 💰 In-app purchases for features
- 💸 High cost for capsules/features
- 🔒 Password lock feature requires subscription
- 📈 Difficulty in exporting data
- 😔 Word cap can be restrictive
- 👎 Limited options for describing day
- 🤔 Confusing interface and setup
- 💰 Some features require payment or saving up
- 🚫 Pop-up ads are disliked
- 💸 Restrictions on capsule usage
- 💸 Charging for editing old entries

**Commonly reported bugs**

- 🐛 Interface issues with updates
- 🐛 Face ID issues reported

**Most requested features**

- Ability to export previous posts
- Lower gem prices for capsules
- More options for describing the day
- Add template feature
- Support dark mode
- Ability to add photos to daily journal entries
- Option to get one future cap a week
- Allow editing of old time caps without currency
- More descriptive options for daily mood

## Is Time Caps safe?

Time Caps: Diary to Future Me appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for Time Caps is 93 out of 100. This assessment is based on 156 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8 out of 5. Of 156 App Store ratings, 96.2% point to a safe experience, 3.2% suggest some concerns, and 0.6% point to a risky experience.

## Is Time Caps legit?

Time Caps: Diary to Future Me appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Time Caps is 95 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/time-caps-diary-to-future-me/id1195852313/reviews.md

### 1/5 — 拿掉密碼鎖功能超爛

*2025-11-15, version 3.6*

本來很讚的現在竟然要訂閱才能用密碼鎖==哪個天才想的有夠過分連這都要收錢

### 5/5 — 很好！

*2025-06-18, version 3.2*

我其实是个不喜欢写日记的人，每次都写不下去，但这个软件真的很好用，连我都开始天天乱写哈哈哈哈哈( °ᴗ°)。特别期待给一年后的自己写的胶囊，希望我能坚持每天写下去。

### 5/5 — Love this app so much

*2025-06-09*

It’s absolutely amazing for day to day journaling, 10/10 and would definitely recommend

### 5/5 — send a letter to future me

*2025-02-01*

Every year I will send a letter for future me. That’s amazing. When I get it, I feel I am taking to myself. And I will see the development through the whole year. Thanks this app’

### 5/5 — Wholesome journal app

*2025-01-29*

This is one of those rare apps that is actually beneficial for your wellbeing ❤️

### 4/5 — 字号偏小

*2024-12-16, version 2.16*

如果字号能大一点就好了

### 5/5 — Best journal app

*2024-12-12, version 2.16*

I have been using this app for over 10 years now. Clean, easy to use, reminisce about your feelings and your life.

### 3/5 — Horrible devs. Horrible app.

*2024-03-02*

Just be aware that everything you enter in owned by them and they will make it as difficult as they possibly can to get your data out of this app. These are the types of developers that should be banned from creating these deceptive apps. Based on the other reviews, they’re done a great job of duping countless people. The only saving grace is that Apple now lets you copy any text from any image. Hahaha I bet the devs love that. Can’t charge to export data anymore? Go cry about it.

**Developer response:** Hi Pyk, thanks so much for your feedback. I really appreciate your support all the time.
Here are a few things to address:
First, about "They’ve also confirmed that they have no intention of adding this through email", we've never said this in any email reply. "Exporting data" is a feature on our roadmap but not yet supported. I understand you've waited for so long. But given that the app is still designed, developed and maintained by one person, I had to make choice and implement major features first.
Second, we don't charge money for editing old daily caps. You can spend some Pieces to edit a daily cap after 24 hours but Pieces are not equal to money. You've used Time Caps so long, so I'm sure that you know Pieces are a way that we introduce to encourage users to write daily caps. You can gain Pieces for writing any caps. It's true that you can purchase some Pieces with a few dollars, but it's just one of the ways earning them. In fact, most users did not purchase any pieces.
Moreover, with the update, we introduced several new ways for users to gain Pieces, including weekly/monthly rewards, Piece Reward Program, etc. And meanwhile, we offered ways to help users utilize the Pieces they gained to perform some actions that they could not do in old versions, such as filling a old day, or editing a daily cap after 24 hours.
Last, if this does any help, if you update to the latest version (2.5.4), you can long press the text in a cap and copy them. You don't need to spend Pieces to edit just to copy anymore. I know this is still far away from an ideal "exporting" feature, but I'm working on it.
Thanks again for your support and feedback and love for Time Caps. Have a good day!

### 5/5 — Love this app so so much

*2024-02-20*

Such a fun and creative way to memorialize your life. Will be using it for as long as possible! One suggestion would be the ability to export your previous posts

### 5/5 — Wow!

*2024-01-27*

It is such a great app! I do wish the in app purchases weren’t a thing though. If you really wanted to have an incredible experience, get rid of the purchases and watch a couple adds instead. I would have loved to see myself in the past, but only if you 
- watch adds to get gems
- use gems to get capsules
- use capsules to send a photo or voice recording. 
If anything, just lower the gem prices on the capsules. Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Time Caps

### Does Time Caps have ads?

No, Time Caps is ad-free. The app is free to use with optional in-app purchases for premium features.

### What is the Time Traveler Pro subscription?

The Time Traveler Pro subscription unlocks exclusive features, enhances Daily Caps, doubles regained Pieces, and provides premium sync. It offers a 7-day free trial.

### How secure is Time Caps?

Time Caps offers robust privacy protection, allowing you to secure your journals with a passcode lock or Touch ID/Face ID. This ensures your personal entries remain private.

### Can I use Time Caps offline?

Yes, Time Caps works well offline. All features are accessible without an active network connection, making it convenient for use anywhere.

### How often is Time Caps updated?

The app was last updated on November 5, 2026, indicating active development. The developer is continuously working on new features.

### What devices support Time Caps?

Time Caps is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is optimized for larger screens, offering a better experience on iPads with multiple windows.

### How can I export my entries from Time Caps?

You can export your favorite caps to your device's albums or share them directly with friends. This allows you to save or distribute your journal entries.

### What is the age rating for Time Caps?

Time Caps has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. The app's content and features are designed to be accessible and beneficial for younger users as well.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1 — 2026-11-05

“A new chapter unfolds.”

＊ iPhone Duo: Folded, the sidebar floats over your caps; opened, it sits beside them; half open like a book, it takes the left page.
＊ Side Controls: On iPhone Duo, Flow & Grid and the write button run down the side, along the status bar.
＊ Optimization: Fixes some bugs and improves the app stability.

### 4.0 — 2026-11-04

“Every day is a new beginning.”

＊ New Design: Lighter and calmer, made for every day.
＊ Today Card: Today's cap, On This Day, Old Time and fortune in one place.
＊ Flow & Grid: Display journals in a timeline or a calendar.
＊ Years: Revisit each year from the sidebar, with all its caps and moods.
＊ Widgets: New Today Card and Time Fortunes widgets.
＊ Siri & Shortcuts: Write and open caps with Siri, Spotlight and Shortcuts.
＊ iPad: Better on big screens, with multiple windows.
＊ Languages: Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Korean and Portuguese.
＊ Optimization: Fixes some bugs and improves the app stability.

### 3.8.1 — 2026-07-25

“Smooth sailing.”

＊ Optimization: Fixes some bugs and improves the app stability.

### 3.8 — 2026-02-06

“Rise and shine.”

＊ Optimization: Fixes some bugs and improves the app stability.

### 3.7 — 2025-12-17

“Merry and bright.”

＊ Christmas Cap: Special time-limited Future Cap to next Christmas, available till December 27, 2025.
＊ Optimization: Fixes some bugs and improves the app stability.

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