Comparison

My Message vs Future Memo

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

Head to head
About

My Message

This app sends messages to yourself as reminders for memos, to-dos, or future notes. Enable notifications to receive these self-messages directly on your device.

Highlights
  • Self-messaging reminders
  • Memos and to-do lists
  • Future messages
  • Notification delivery
Features
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A new reminder app that sends a message to yourself. You will receive a message from yourself. You can use it in various ways, such as memos, TODO, and messages to yourself in the future. If you turn on the notification permission, you can get messages by notification.

About

Future Memo

Features
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Send a memo to your future self. Future Memo is a time-capsule note app. Write something today, choose a future date, and send it forward. Until it arrives, the title and contents stay hidden — your home screen shows only how many are on the way. When the day comes, a notification delivers it, and only then can you open it. GREAT FOR - A letter to yourself one year from now - A message that arrives on a future anniversary - Capturing how you feel now, for a calmer you later - Reserving goals and wishes for the future FEATURES - Choose any delivery time, from 5 minutes to 5 years ahead - Hidden until it arrives — only the count shows; no editing or deleting before then - On arrival, the notification carries the title, body, and image - Disappear once opened, or after a set number of days — a one-time experience - Attach photos and video to send the whole moment forward FUTURE MEMO PRO / ADD-ONS - Remove ads - Attach multiple photos and video - Send up to 50 memos at once Buy features individually, or get everything with Pro. ---------- ABOUT AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS Some features are monthly/yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. It renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://future-memo.pages.dev/terms/en-US/ Privacy Policy: https://future-memo.pages.dev/privacy/en-US/

Screenshots

My Message2 screens
Future Memo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Message at none against Future Memo's 8. My Message also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price and ads 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. Future Memo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. My Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My Message versus Future Memo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy MessageFuture Memo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkazuhiro aonumaTsuyoshi Matsuoka

In-app purchases

None

My Message

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Future Memo

Subscriptions8
  • Remove Ads (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Media Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Capacity Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
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  • Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Remove Ads (Yearly)$19.991 Year
  • Media Plus (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Capacity Plus (Yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)$69.991 Year

Questions

Is My Message free?
My Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Future Memo free?
Future Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Message or Future Memo have ads?
Both My Message and Future Memo show ads.

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