Futhark vs Vellumi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Futhark
Explore ancient runes with this app, offering translation, learning tools, divination features, and a tattoo design studio. Type runes anywhere with the custom keyboard and personalize your device with rune widgets.
- Translate English to five runic alphabets
- Learn runes with lessons and quizzes
- Daily rune drawing and divination spreads
- Design rune tattoos and bindrunes
- Custom keyboard for typing runes
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
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Step into the Viking age with Futhark, your complete guide to ancient runes. Translate: Write English in five runic alphabets: the Elder Futhark, Younger Futhark, Short-Twig runes, the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc and medieval runes. You can also read runes back into English. Many runes were carved in more than one way, so choose the form you like. Learn: Master every rune with lessons, flashcards, quizzes and rune tracing. Earn a mastery seal for each rune and keep a daily streak going. Divine: Draw a Rune of the Day, cast runes in different spreads and keep a journal of your readings. Tattoo Studio: Design rune tattoos and bindrunes with templates, line styles and inks. Print true-size stencils for your artist, and try a design on your skin. Everywhere: Type runes in any app with the Futhark keyboard. Put your Rune of the Day on the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy, and use Siri & Shortcuts for Rune of the Day, Draw a Rune and Write in Runes. Your progress, favorites, readings and designs sync with iCloud. Apple Intelligence: Get written readings, rune suggestions and spelling by sound, all on your device (supported devices only). Whether you’re drawn to Norse history, mythology or a meaningful design, Futhark is your gateway to the runes. Some features require Futhark Pro. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Vellumi
A private, local-first journaling app to capture life's moments. Record text, photos, and voice notes with optional location and tags. Your journal is protected by passcode and biometrics, with encrypted backups available on your terms.
- Private local journal
- Passcode and biometric protection
- Text, photo, and voice note entries
- Optional location, tags, and links
- Search, timeline, and filters
- Custom templates and prompts
- Encrypted local backups and export
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Vellumi is a private place to keep the moments that shape your life. Write freely, add photos, record voice notes, and keep the details you want to remember in one calm, local-first journal. Every entry receives its date and time automatically. Add an optional place, tags, links, simple check-ins, and personal prompts when they are useful. Your journal stays on your device, protected with a passcode and optional Face ID or biometrics. Create encrypted backups and exports only when you choose. Vellumi is made for ordinary moments worth keeping: a quiet morning, an unrushed dinner, a note for tomorrow. Features: • Private local journal with passcode and optional Face ID • Text entries, photos, camera capture, and voice notes • Optional location, tags, links, and check-ins • Search, timeline, and filters • Custom writing templates and gentle prompts • Encrypted local backups and export Your life is yours. Keep it close.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Futhark at Free against Vellumi's $2.99. Futhark also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 2). Vellumi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Futhark is free to download; Vellumi costs $2.99 up front. Futhark sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Vellumi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vellumi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Futhark has 93 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Futhark | Vellumi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tristan Jarrett | Lemon Street Enterprises, LLC |
In-app purchases
Futhark
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Remove Ads & Tip$2.99
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- Medium Tip$2.99
- Remove Ads & Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$4.99
- Remove Ads & Tip$6.99
- Pro Lifetime$19.99
Vellumi
No in-app purchases









