Comparison

WriteBack vs SnailPost

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

Head to head
About

WriteBack

Features
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Express yourself in the most authentic and therapeutic way, using letters! WriteBack is a new way to get in touch with your friends and family. 1. Make a scribble for what’s in your heart and save it as a journal. 2. Share your thoughts with your loved ones as a personal letter. 3. Track the responses and write back again. 4. Send the letters to your contacts. 5. All the letters are privately shared and not public. Letters can be seen only by the recipient, you choose! 6. Save the letters in one place, and track their corresponding responses in one place. Just like email threads, WriteBack makes a thread of letters so you can find them easily! Enjoy writing!

About

SnailPost

Connect with people worldwide through thoughtful, handwritten letters instead of instant messages. Discover pen pals by interests and language, and track your letters' journeys on a living map. Designed for meaningful connections and a slower pace of communication.

Highlights
  • Write real letters, not chats
  • Letters travel with real delivery times
  • Discover pen pals by language and interests
  • Pin open letters on a community Notice Board
  • Collect unique stamps
  • Follow letter journeys on a living map
  • Tuck photos into letters
Features
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Social media made everything instant. SnailPost slows one thing down on purpose. Find a thoughtful pen pal anywhere in the world, write a real letter, seal it with a stamp, and watch it travel across the map. Distance decides how long delivery takes. When it arrives, your friend receives it like mail, not another message in an endless feed. WHY SNAILPOST FEELS DIFFERENT • Letters, not chats. Take your time and say something meaningful. • Real travel time. A letter crossing the world takes longer than one crossing a city. • Thoughtful discovery. Meet writers by language, interests, country and writing style. • The Notice Board. Pin one open letter for the wider community to discover. • A world of stamps. Collect country, seasonal and milestone stamps as you write. • A living map. Follow letters in flight across real day and night. • Photos with context. Tuck a photo into a letter instead of posting it to a feed. • Language-friendly writing. Share the languages you write and understand. BUILT FOR SAFER CONNECTION SnailPost is for people aged 16 and older. Community guidelines appear before participation. Writers can block and report accounts or content, and automated safeguards hold likely spam and scams before delivery. Account deletion is available inside the app. YOUR PRIVACY SnailPost does not sell personal data or show third-party advertising. Your exact address and device location are never requested. You choose a city and country to calculate the journey of your letters. SNAILPOST PLUS Snailpost Plus is an optional auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.snailpost.app/privacy Write slowly. Mean it.

Screenshots

WriteBack4 screens
SnailPost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WriteBack at none against SnailPost's 2. WriteBack also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). SnailPost's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads and device support 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. SnailPost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WriteBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteBack ships an update every 5 days, SnailPost every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
WriteBack versus SnailPost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteBackSnailPost
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB77 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarkovatePulkit Aggarwal

In-app purchases

None

WriteBack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SnailPost

Subscriptions2
  • Snailpost Plus$3.991 Month
  • Snailpost Plus$29.991 Year

Questions

Is WriteBack free?
WriteBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnailPost free?
SnailPost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WriteBack or SnailPost have ads?
Neither WriteBack nor SnailPost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteBack or SnailPost?
WriteBack ships an update every 5 days, and SnailPost every 2 days. Most recently, WriteBack was updated on October 12, 2026 and SnailPost on October 7, 2026.

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