HiFutureSelf vs Hello Aurore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Schedule future messages
- Send messages to yourself
- Send messages to friends
- Add photos to messages
- Home screen widget
- Set repeating reminders
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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.
Hello Aurore
Wake up to a personalized 60-second audio briefing instead of your alarm. Get your daily weather, agenda, market updates, sleep recovery, and news delivered hands-free to your smart speaker. Customize your briefing and control your data with this privacy-focused French-designed app.
- 60-second vocal briefing
- Hands-free smart speaker integration
- Customizable content modules
- Multiple premium French voices
- Privacy-focused data handling
- Connects to calendar, Whoop, weather, markets, news
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Réveille-toi briefé. Pas alarmé. Aurore remplace ton réveil par un briefing vocal de soixante secondes, diffusé sur ton enceinte pendant que tu te lèves. Pas d'appli à ouvrir. Pas d'écran à consulter. Ta journée, racontée à voix haute. CE QUE TU ENTENDS LE MATIN • Météo du jour et ressenti • Ton agenda — rendez-vous, salles, participants • Marchés — CAC 40, tickers que tu suis • Sommeil — récupération Whoop de la nuit • Actu — l'essentiel, sans le bruit UN RITUEL QUE TU PILOTES • Plusieurs voix françaises premium (Alexandra, Mathieu, Camille) • Durée ajustable : 30, 60 ou 120 secondes • Rubriques modulables : tu actives ce que tu veux entendre • Diffusion mains libres sur ton enceinte au réveil TES DONNÉES. PAS LES NÔTRES. Aurore ne stocke rien. Le moteur tourne dans ton propre cloud, avec tes clés API. Aucun briefing conservé au-delà d'une heure. Audio généré, diffusé, supprimé. Conforme RGPD. Préparé AI Act. Hébergé en UE. SOURCES CONNECTÉES Calendrier iOS · Whoop · Open-Meteo · marchés financiers · flux d'actu. Six sources branchées en moins de cinq minutes. POURQUOI AURORE Parce que regarder ton téléphone en ouvrant les yeux est une mauvaise habitude. Parce qu'un brief vocal pendant que tu mets tes chaussures te rend la journée. Parce que tes données t'appartiennent. Aurore est conçu en France. Pour les gens qui ont mieux à faire que scroller au réveil. Conditions d'utilisation (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hello Aurore at 100% against HiFutureSelf's 81%. Hello Aurore also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Hello Aurore weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiFutureSelf | Hello Aurore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (553 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 553 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DBElement, LLC | Yann Chedeville |
Customer experience
HiFutureSelf
Hello Aurore
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
Hello Aurore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiFutureSelf
No in-app purchases
Hello Aurore
No in-app purchases
