Comparison

HiFutureSelf vs Meet Future Self

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

Meet Future Self

This app helps you achieve your goals by connecting you with your future self. It provides personalized daily plans, motivational letters, and allows you to write back for guidance. Track your progress visually and receive monthly reports to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • AI-generated personalized letters
  • Write back to your future self
  • Customizable goal setting
  • Daily practice timeline
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Monthly progress reports
  • Choice of voice personas
Features
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Meet the version of you who already made it — and let them guide you there. Future Self turns your goals into a daily plan, then writes to you as the person you're becoming. Not generic quotes. Letters written for the day you're actually having, in the voice you choose. And now, you can write back. WRITE BACK, AND GET AN ANSWER Tell your future self what's hard, what you're proud of, or what you're unsure about. They reply in seconds, in their own voice — and their next letter follows up on it. LETTERS WRITTEN FOR YOU • A letter from your future self any day you need one • A Sunday letter that answers your weekly review • Hear every letter read aloud, at the speed you like • A short version on the theme you need: focus, encouragement, accountability or perspective GOALS THAT SOUND LIKE YOU • Turn "I want to" into "I am" with one tap • Each goal starts with one practice you'll actually keep, with more one tap away • Start with three priorities — more than three is the same as none A DAILY PRACTICE YOU CAN KEEP • Your day as a simple timeline, with a time beside every practice • Reminders at the time you choose, skipped once you've done it • Close each day as a win: three quick questions about what went well, what you learned and how you grew PROOF YOU CAN SEE • A calendar that turns green day by day • Then & Now: what you said on day one, beside everything you've done since • A one-page report from your future self every month — how far you've come, what to let go, and what's next. Share it as an image. A VOICE THAT FITS YOU Tough Love, Wise Sage, Warm Mentor or Best Friend. Your future self speaks the way you need to hear it. Built on the research behind "future self continuity": people who feel connected to who they're becoming make better choices today. Future Self makes that connection something you can read, hear and answer, every day. SUBSCRIPTION Future Self is a subscription with a free trial on eligible plans. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://meetfutureself.ai/terms Privacy: https://meetfutureself.ai/privacy

Screenshots

HiFutureSelf4 screens
Meet Future Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiFutureSelf at none against Meet Future Self's 5. HiFutureSelf also leads on ratings volume (554 vs 4). Meet Future Self's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, ads 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. Meet Future Self sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. HiFutureSelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meet Future Self holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiFutureSelf has 554 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of HiFutureSelf's written reviews are positive against 100% of Meet Future Self's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Meet Future Self daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
HiFutureSelf versus Meet Future Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiFutureSelfMeet Future Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (554 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings554 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDBElement, LLCFlowriz LLC

Customer experience

HiFutureSelf

All ratings553 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.3%

Meet Future Self

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Meet Future Self

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HiFutureSelf

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Meet Future Self

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Founders Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
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  • Founders Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is HiFutureSelf free?
HiFutureSelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meet Future Self free?
Meet Future Self is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HiFutureSelf or Meet Future Self?
Meet Future Self is rated higher. HiFutureSelf averages 4.8 out of 5 from 554 ratings, while Meet Future Self averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do HiFutureSelf or Meet Future Self have ads?
Neither HiFutureSelf nor Meet Future Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiFutureSelf or Meet Future Self?
HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Meet Future Self daily. Most recently, HiFutureSelf was updated on November 1, 2026 and Meet Future Self on November 5, 2026.

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