Comparison

dear. vs The Royal Card

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

Head to head
About

dear.

Digitally preserve and organize your cherished cards. Scan them to create a digital collection, sort by various criteria, and even generate PDFs. Never lose a memory again, even if you decide to discard the physical card.

Highlights
  • Scan and store cards digitally
  • Organize cards by year, event, or category
  • Create and share PDF collections
  • Edit card details and images
  • Create user profiles and card collections
Features
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Open a sweet birthday card and don’t know what to do with it? Throw it away? Keep it in a box under your bed where it’s never to be seen again? Organize and preserve those memories with dear. Scan and keep all your cards in one place. Organize cards by year, event, holiday, category, person, or any other way you can think of. Create and share PDFs for your scans. Now you don’t have to feel bad about tossing that birthday card from Aunt Sally. To get started begin with the following steps:   • Create a user profile   • Create your first card collection   • Create and scan your first cards   • Upload a collection image   • Edit a Card in the following ways:        • Scan new images        • Update the "from" field        • Update the description field Thank you for using dear. Please email support@thedearapp.com with feedback or any questions.

About

The Royal Card

Features
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As a member of The Royal Card, this application provides you detailed information about Le Royal Amman, and the exclusive discounts and benefits you can enjoy during your visits to Le Royal Amman. You also have the opportunity to take advantage of valuable ongoing monthly promotions at Le Royal Amman. This application allows you to: • Login as a member to enjoy your benefits, once you signup • Use your eCard discounts and other benefits • View vital information – facilities, restaurants, contact information • View promotional offers

Screenshots

dear.4 screens
The Royal Card4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Royal Card at 12.0 against dear.'s 15.1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dear. ships an update every 2 months, The Royal Card every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
dear. versus The Royal Card: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdear.The Royal Card
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdearly LLCHospitality Marketing Concepts, LLC.

In-app purchases

None

dear.

No in-app purchases

None

The Royal Card

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dear. free?
dear. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Royal Card free?
The Royal Card is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dear. or The Royal Card have ads?
Neither dear. nor The Royal Card shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dear. or The Royal Card?
dear. ships an update every 2 months, and The Royal Card every 3 months. Most recently, dear. was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Royal Card on November 7, 2026.

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