Comparison

FutureMe vs LetterPod

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

LetterPod

Features
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Some things are better read later. LetterPod is a mailbox that runs on time instead of distance. Write a letter to yourself, seal it, and choose the day it comes back to you — next month, next year, or on a morning ten years from now. WRITE IT NOW • Letters — words for future you, or for a day that matters • Memories — photos, videos, and voice notes from moments you want to keep fresh • Bets — friendly wagers with a challenge, a consequence, and evidence sealed inside SEAL IT When you seal a letter, it locks. No peeking, no edits, no exceptions. A wax seal means something here. AND WAIT FOR DELIVERY DAY A countdown ticks on every sealed letter. The day before delivery, LetterPod taps you on the shoulder. On the day itself: you've got mail. The opening is a little ceremony — the seal breaks, the envelope opens, and there you are, reading something you'd half forgotten writing. TWO AESTHETICS • Simple — calm, minimal, soft Morandi colors • Vintage — aged paper, serif type, and wax-seal red, like a letter found in a drawer ALSO IN THE ENVELOPE • Completely free — no subscription, no paywall on your own words • Drafts save automatically while you write • Your mailbox syncs across your devices • 1 GB of free storage for photos, video, and audio • Sign in with Email, Apple, or Google • No ads, no tracking — your letters are yours alone Start with one letter. Future you is waiting to hear from you.

Screenshots

FutureMe4 screens
LetterPod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LetterPod at none against FutureMe's 11. FutureMe's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. FutureMe sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per year. LetterPod asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FutureMe versus LetterPod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFutureMeLetterPod
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (134 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings134 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMemories Group Pty Ltdshuqin pan

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

LetterPod

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

FutureMe

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.001 Year
  • Basic$12.001 Year
One-time9
  • 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
None

LetterPod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FutureMe free?
FutureMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LetterPod free?
LetterPod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FutureMe or LetterPod have ads?
Neither FutureMe nor LetterPod shows ads.

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