Daily Postcard vs PenPal Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Postcard
Connect with people globally by exchanging digital postcards. Share photos, voice messages, and discover new friends through shared interests. Features include built-in translation and customizable profiles.
- Global postcard exchange
- Photo and voice messaging
- Built-in translation
- Interest-based matching
- Profile customization
- Passport stamp collection
- Feed and Talk social features
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Daily Postcard is a pen pal app for exchanging postcards with people around the world. Write a short line, add a photo, and Postbird will carry your postcard across the sea to someone, somewhere. ■ Pen pals, one postcard at a time - Postbird delivers your postcards to people all over the world. - If you click with someone while exchanging postcards, you can become stamp friends. - With stamp friends, you can add a short voice or video message to the back of your postcard (with a VIP level or a subscription). - Use keywords of interest to find people who share your tastes. ■ Different languages? No problem - Read postcards written in other languages with the built-in translation feature. - The app is available in 15 languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Indonesian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Turkish, Italian, Thai, Arabic ■ The island where Postbird lives - On the home island, the sky turns from day to sunset to night, and rain falls now and then. - On clear nights, fireflies and shooting stars appear, and dolphins and whales sometimes show up out at sea. - The moon waxes and wanes with the real calendar. - On your birthday, the island dresses up in birthday decorations. - You can turn off weather effects in Settings, or switch on Lite mode for a lighter experience. ■ Country stamps in your passport - Exchange postcards with friends from another country, and that country's stamp goes into your passport. - Collect entry, visa, and residency stamps to level up and unlock postage stamps for decorating your profile. ■ Make it yours - Decorate the front of your postcard with a photo or pattern, and choose a design for the card back. - Show your style with stamps, stamp frames, and hats for Postbird. - Introduce yourself with a voice recording on your profile. ■ Stories beyond postcards - Share your days on Feed and Talk, and ask what others think with Vote. - In Echo, leave a short line on the sand and share empathy with others. - During Pearl Island season events, collect pearls and trade them for seasonal items. Mini-game events may open as well. ■ Comfortable and safe - Choose the countries, genders, ages, and languages you'd rather not receive postcards from. - Block or report anyone who makes you uncomfortable. - Set Do Not Disturb hours to keep notifications quiet at night. - Keep special postcards in your Drawer, and save photos you like to your device. ■ Good to know - New postcards left unread for a long time expire automatically. - Some decoration items and extra features are available through in-app purchases or a subscription. - The timing and content of season events may change. Which country will your next postcard come from? [ Contact ] ghplanet.com@gmail.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://postcard.ghplanet.com/legal/terms_of_service_en.html Privacy Policy: https://postcard.ghplanet.com/legal/privacy_policy_en.html
PenPal Messenger
This social networking app facilitates anonymous conversations between matched participants for four weeks. It's designed to foster meaningful connections through a unique dating experience, culminating in a voice call and a formal date.
- Anonymous messaging
- Participant matching
- Scheduled voice calls
- Formal date arrangements
- Unique dating experience
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Welcome to Manny P Media's Pen Pal Messenger, the exclusive messenger application for The Good The Bad The Ugly Podcast's Pen Pal Project. This innovative project pairs participants through a thoughtful process of questions and ratings, ensuring they find their best match possible. Once paired, participants gain access to the Pen Pal Messenger app, where they can engage in anonymous conversations with their match for four weeks. The anticipation builds until the 3rd week when a call is arranged, allowing the pairs to hear each other's voices for the first time. Finally, in the last week, they meet formally for a date at a location provided by Manny and Rico, the creators, and hosts of TGTBTU Podcast and Pen'pal project. Be ready to embark on a unique dating experience where all senses are momentarily taken away, leaving room for imagination to flourish. And remember, Pen Pal is watching, so no cheating! Enjoy the journey and welcome to Pen Pal Messenger, where meaningful connections await!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Daily Postcard at 4.0 against PenPal Messenger's 3.0. Daily Postcard also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (64 vs 4). PenPal Messenger's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Daily Postcard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PenPal Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
Daily Postcard holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Daily Postcard has 64 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Daily Postcard ships an update weekly, PenPal Messenger every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Postcard | PenPal Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (64 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seung-won Ji | Manny P Media LLC |
Customer experience
Daily Postcard
PenPal Messenger
In-app purchases
Daily Postcard
- Oasis in the deset$0.99
- Stamp Book Extension x15$0.99
- Special Bird x3$0.99
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- 50 Coconuts$0.99
- Rain Cloud$2.99
- VIP 2$2.99
- Postcard Plus 1-Month Pass (Gift)$3.99
- VIP 3$3.99
- VIP 4$6.99
- Starter Package$8.99
PenPal Messenger
No in-app purchases
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