FutureMe vs Nostalgia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Nostalgia
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Nostalgia is where you keep the things that made you, you. Not just photos — the song stuck in your head, the movie you rewatched a hundred times, the corner store that's long gone, your childhood pet, a quote you never forgot. Nostalgia lets you save it all in one place, with your own photos and the story behind it. WHAT YOU CAN SAVE • Memories, places, pets & quotes • Music, movies, TV shows, books & games • Sounds, smells & food that take you back • Products, objects, toys & clothes • Brands, trends, routines & events • Apps, websites & YouTube videos BUILT FOR THE WAY YOU REMEMBER • Tag every memory with its decade — from the 1900s to today — and watch your personal timeline take shape • Auto-fill details instantly by searching Apple Music, movie & TV databases, Apple Books, and the App Store — covers, posters and info added in seconds • Create custom Albums for a trip, a person, an era, anything • Share albums with family and friends — everyone can add their own photos and memories to the same story • Everything syncs securely across your devices with iCloud • Find any memory instantly with Siri and Spotlight search Start for free. Upgrade to Nostalgia Gold for unlimited memories, photos and shared albums. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: FutureMe at 12.0 against Nostalgia's 26.0. 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. FutureMe sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year and Nostalgia sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FutureMe ships an update every 9 days, Nostalgia every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FutureMe | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (134 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Memories Group Pty Ltd | Juan Williman |
Bugs and 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
Nostalgia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
Nostalgia
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$59.99








