Comparison

HiFutureSelf vs Back To It.

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

Head to head
About

HiFutureSelf

Send messages to your future self or friends, scheduled for delivery at a specific time. This app helps you remember important tasks, offer encouragement, or share memories.

Highlights
  • Schedule future messages
  • Send messages to yourself
  • Send messages to friends
  • Add photos to messages
  • Home screen widget
  • Set repeating reminders
Features
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Send messages to your future self! Write a note. Pick a moment: a date, a time, or a place. HiFutureSelf delivers it exactly when you need it. Your grocery list as you walk into the store. A pep talk before the gym. A quiet "breathe" as you step out the door. The simplest reminder app you'll ever use. And the most thoughtful. *Celebrating 16 years on the App Store!* WHAT YOU CAN SEND • A note to yourself tomorrow, next month, or ten years from now. • A voice memo recording for your future self. • A photo, a face, a moment, a memory to land at the right time. • A secret message to a friend. Surprise the people you love with a note that arrives exactly when they need it. WHEN IT ARRIVES IS UP TO YOU • Any future date and time, down to the minute. • The moment you arrive at or leave a place. • Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on the specific days you choose. • Pause anytime with a swipe. Resume the same way. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • 5 home screen widgets so your upcoming messages are always in view. • Light and dark mode, matched to your iOS theme automatically. • A library of motivational messages for the days the words won't come. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. No data collection. Your messages live on your device, with optional iCloud sync. Works fully offline. Download HiFutureSelf. Free. Start writing to the version of you who'll need it most.

About

Back To It.

Features
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Back to It is a tiny app for when you suddenly think: “Wait… what was I doing?” It happens all the time. You walk into a room and forget why. You’re halfway through something and it just… disappears. You get interrupted, and everything resets. “I knew this a second ago.” Back to It gives you a simple place to hold onto that thought before it’s gone. How it works You get three slots. That’s it. Type just enough to remember: Dishes. Boil water then pasta. Email Sam. When you come back, you don’t have to think. You just continue. Why it exists I built this because I kept losing my place. Not in big, dramatic ways— in normal, everyday moments. Cooking dinner. Helping my kids. Working on something complex. Getting pulled in five directions at once. I tried reminders, timers, notes. They either got ignored, buried, or became another thing to manage. What I needed was something lighter. Something for right now. What it’s for * When a thought might disappear * When you get interrupted * When you’re juggling a few things at once * When your brain just… drops it What it’s not * Not a task manager * Not a planner * Not a productivity system No lists. No inbox. No history. Just three things you’re doing right now. A different way to remember Instead of holding everything in your head, you put it somewhere visible. Instead of tracking everything, you keep only what matters. Instead of trying to stay organized, you just don’t lose it. Back to It is for when thoughts evaporate. And you want them back.

Screenshots

HiFutureSelf4 screens
Back To It.2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Back To It. at 14.0 against HiFutureSelf's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HiFutureSelf versus Back To It.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiFutureSelfBack To It.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (554 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings554 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDBElement, LLCJames Michael Stone

Bugs and requests

HiFutureSelf

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not sending at the correct time
  • Unexpected deletion of existing reminders
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more customization options for reminders (e.g., repeat on specific days, delayed notifications)
  • Implement a search or sorting function for sent reminders
  • Integrate with other productivity apps or calendars
  • Add support for voice commands or voice reminders
  • Provide more sound and notification options

Back To It.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HiFutureSelf

No in-app purchases

None

Back To It.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiFutureSelf free?
HiFutureSelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Back To It. free?
Back To It. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiFutureSelf or Back To It. have ads?
Neither HiFutureSelf nor Back To It. shows ads.

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