Comparison

HiFutureSelf vs Victory Waves

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

Victory Waves

Features
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Victory Waves is the field-organizing app that political campaigns use to canvass, phonebank, collect petition signatures, and manage donor outreach—all from one place. Built for campaigns of every size, Victory Waves connects the strategy you set on the web to the work your volunteers do on the ground. Build voter lists, dispatch them to canvassers, track signatures, and run AI-powered analyses on your turf— without juggling six different tools. — FIELD — • Canvassing: door-to-door lists with map-based routing, real-time progress tracking, and offline-friendly capture • Phonebanking: dial through prioritized lists, log responses, and surface high-quality conversations • Petition signatures: collect signatures, validate them in real time, and watch your progress toward thresholds — LIST BUILDING — • Build precise voter lists from district, demographic, party, and behavioral data—no SQL required • Tap geographies on the map to see who's there and slice by whatever filters matter to your race • Save lists once, share them across canvass, phone, and donor workflows — FUNDRAISING — • Sync donor histories from ActBlue and Plaid • Search potential donors by capacity and contact preference • Organize call time so finance directors can run productive fundraising blocks — AI ASSISTANT — • Ask plain-English questions about your district, your turf, and your performance • Generate scripts, draft messages, and summarize feedback from the field • Read-only by design: the assistant never changes your data without you in the loop — BUILT FOR THE WORK — • iPhone and iPad • Sub-60-second onboarding for new volunteers • Sign in with email, Apple, or Google via Clerk • Privacy-first: your campaign's data stays your campaign's data Victory Waves is currently used by federal, state, and local campaigns across the United States. Questions, feedback, or feature requests? Email us at support@victorywaves.com or visit https://www.victorywaves.com.

Screenshots

HiFutureSelf4 screens
Victory Waves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Victory Waves at every 4 days against HiFutureSelf's every 2 weeks. Victory Waves also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Victory Waves every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HiFutureSelf versus Victory Waves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiFutureSelfVictory Waves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (553 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings553 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDBElement, LLCVictory Waves Co

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

Victory Waves

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HiFutureSelf

No in-app purchases

None

Victory Waves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HiFutureSelf free?
HiFutureSelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Victory Waves free?
Victory Waves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HiFutureSelf or Victory Waves have ads?
Neither HiFutureSelf nor Victory Waves shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiFutureSelf or Victory Waves?
HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Victory Waves every 4 days. Most recently, HiFutureSelf was updated on November 10, 2026 and Victory Waves on November 13, 2026.

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