Comparison

dear. vs Deep Deck

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

Deep Deck

This app offers curated conversation prompts to foster deeper connections beyond small talk. It supports one-on-one or group play, with adjustable question depth and custom deck creation. Enjoy meaningful interactions on dates, with friends, or family.

Highlights
  • Curated conversation decks
  • Custom deck creation
  • 1:1 or group conversation modes
  • Adjustable question depth
  • Offline play
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Deep Deck is a conversation game for people who want to move beyond small talk. Use it on a date, at dinner with friends, with your partner, or in a group; whenever you want a conversation that feels more intentional. Choose from thoughtfully curated decks with prompts that can begin light and go deeper when the moment feels right. Set up a one-to-one or group conversation, select the depth you want to explore, and choose a play style that fits the room: pass the phone in Classic Play or use Host Mode for a shared screen. With Deep Deck, you can: • Explore official decks on connection, relationships, money, purpose, health, travel, and more • Create and edit your own custom decks • Shape a session for 1:1 or group conversation • Choose lighter or deeper question levels where supported • Add optional Moments: short guided activities between questions in selected decks • Pause a conversation and resume it later from Saved Games • Keep track of active play time and revisit recaps • Use the app offline, with no account required • Switch between English, French, and Spanish Every paid official deck includes a free preview. Unlock individual decks, full custom-deck play, or All Access with one-time purchases—no subscription required. Deep Deck is designed for better conversations, stronger connection, and meaningful time together on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

dear.4 screens
Deep Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dear. at none against Deep Deck's 10. dear. also leads on ratings volume (39 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Deep Deck sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. dear. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for dear. against 5.0 for Deep Deck. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: dear. has 39 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dear. ships an update every 2 months, Deep Deck every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
dear. versus Deep Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdear.Deep Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (39 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdearly LLCCedric Lignier

Customer experience

dear.

All ratings40 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Deep Deck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

dear.

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Deep Deck

One-time10
  • Longevity: Healthspan$4.99
  • Meaning & Purpose$4.99
  • Designing Your Life$4.99
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  • FIRE: Beyond Money$4.99
  • Die With Zero$4.99
  • Attention & Distraction Health$4.99
  • AI, Information & Power$4.99
  • Long-Term Travel & Connection$4.99
  • Create Your Own Deck Unlock$9.99
  • All Access Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is dear. free?
dear. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Deck free?
Deep Deck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dear. or Deep Deck?
dear. and Deep Deck are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 39 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do dear. or Deep Deck have ads?
Neither dear. nor Deep Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dear. or Deep Deck?
dear. ships an update every 2 months, and Deep Deck every 6 months. Most recently, dear. was updated on November 3, 2026 and Deep Deck on October 31, 2026.

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