Future Messages vs FutureMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Future Messages
Send messages to yourself that will be delivered at a future date. Only your future self can read these messages. Unlock unlimited messages and advanced features with a Pro subscription.
- Send messages to the future
- Future self-only access
- Unlimited messages (Pro)
- Monthly and yearly subscriptions
- Manage subscriptions in iTunes
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Futurme, a tool that allows you to send messages to your future self. You can send yourself messages, only you from the future will be able to read them. Subscribe to Pro Plan for all access to additional features. Pro Plan features: • Unlimited future messages. Information about the auto-renewable nature of our subscription: - The subscriptions are monthly, or yearly. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of your chosen package. - You can manage your subscription on your iTune Account Settings. - Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g7q4ddtb3oakcrl/futurme_term_of_use.docx
FutureMe
Write and send letters to yourself or others, scheduled for delivery years in the future. Track personal goals, send motivational messages, or reflect on your past. Enrich your messages with photos and videos for a more personal touch.
- Write letters to future self
- Schedule future delivery dates
- Send letters to friends and family
- Enrich letters with photos and videos
- Delivery day notifications
- Edit letters after sending
- Follow public letters
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Dear FutureMe... Ever wished you could write a letter to your future self? Now you can! Check in on your progress toward those big life goals a year from now. Send yourself an awesome pep talk … in 1, 5 or 10 years’ time. Or remind yourself where you’ve come from, and how much those roots matter, at your next birthday. The FutureMe app lets you write, schedule and send letters to yourself, friends, and family members in the future — and be sure they’re delivered on time, too! It takes the futureme.org experience already loved by 8 million+ people and amps it up: • Quick Google, Apple or email sign-in. • Choose a delivery date or occasion or let us surprise you! • Never miss a letter with delivery-day notifications. • Set reminders to write future letters to family, friends, or yourself. • Edit letters for up to 2 days after you send them. • Follow public letters, so you can catch their epilogues. • Get great ideas for writing letters worth reading. • Enrich your letters with photos and videos. • Relive the love: look back over delivered letters whenever you need a boost. • Send unlimited letters with a Premium upgrade. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Future Messages at 77% against FutureMe's 28%. Future Messages also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). FutureMe's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 23). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Future Messages sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FutureMe sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Future Messages holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FutureMe has 134 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Future Messages's written reviews are positive against 28% of FutureMe's.
Future Messages ships an update every 2 weeks, FutureMe every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Future Messages | FutureMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (23 ratings) — better | 2.8 (134 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 27.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 134 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Markus Wu | Memories Group Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Future Messages
FutureMe
Bugs and requests
Future Messages
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FutureMe
Reported bugs
15 issues- Cannot exit paywall screen
- App crashes when changing delivery date
- App freezes/crashes frequently
- Login issues between web and app
- Letters not sending/delivering
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- App functions as a web browser
- Ads are overwhelming/unremovable
- Cannot go back to letter after sending
- No draft saving
- App is slow/unresponsive
- Notifications not working
- Date selection glitches
- Typing too much makes text unreadable
- Deleted lengthy letters
- App crashes when trying to send letters
Requested features
10 requests- Revert to old UI/app design
- Allow voluntary contributions
- Add a drafts section
- Improve date selection for delivery
- Allow changing delivery date of existing letters
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- Implement push notifications without email
- Fix date display for started letters
- Allow replies on letters
- Make subscription pricing consistent
- Offer a one-time donation option
In-app purchases
Future Messages
- Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Yearly Pro$9.991 Year
FutureMe
- Premium$9.001 Year
- Basic$12.001 Year
- A La Carte$1.00
- 1 Year Premium Membership$2.99
- 1 Year Premium Membership$4.99
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- 1 Year Premium Membership$9.99
- 1 Year Premium Membership$24.99
- 5 Year Premium Membership$24.99
- 10 Year Premium Membership$49.99
- Lifetime Premium Membership$99.99
- Lifetime Membership$119.00
Questions
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