Comparison

Daily Postcard vs Swapy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Daily Postcard

Connect with people globally by exchanging digital postcards. Share photos, voice messages, and text, with built-in translation for seamless communication. Personalize your profile and postcards with unique decorations.

Highlights
  • Digital postcard exchange
  • Photo and voice messaging
  • Built-in translation
  • Profile and postcard customization
  • Interest-based pen pal matching
  • Passport stamp collection
  • Social feed and chat features
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

About

Swapy

Features
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Connect Globally with Digital Postcards Discover a new way to share your world with Swapy! Enjoy the convenience of sending and receiving personalized digital postcards, connecting you with people across the globe. Swapy complements the timeless tradition of postcard exchange, offering a quick and accessible way to share moments and memories.

Screenshots

Daily Postcard4 screens
Swapy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swapy at none against Daily Postcard's 10. Daily Postcard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Daily Postcard sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Swapy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daily Postcard ships an update every 5 days, Swapy every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Daily Postcard versus Swapy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaily PostcardSwapy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (64 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSeung-won JiVaibhav Vishal

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Daily Postcard

One-time10
  • 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
None

Swapy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Daily Postcard free?
Daily Postcard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swapy free?
Swapy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Daily Postcard or Swapy have ads?
Neither Daily Postcard nor Swapy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daily Postcard or Swapy?
Daily Postcard ships an update every 5 days, and Swapy every 7 months. Most recently, Daily Postcard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Swapy on November 4, 2026.

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