Comparison

Talking vs FutureNote

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

Head to head
About

Talking

Connect with empathetic listeners for instant emotional support. Vent your feelings privately and securely without judgment. Earn money by becoming a paid listener.

Highlights
  • Instant emotional support
  • Private and secure calls
  • Choose your listener
  • Pay-as-you-go model
  • Earn money as a listener
  • U.S.-based listener network
Features
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Someone to talk to. Right now. Real human listeners. Judgment-free. Available now. Talking-Buddy connects you with a trained listener for a real conversation — voice or video — when you just need to be heard. Most people don't need therapy in the moment. They need someone to listen. Talking-Buddy gives you structured, supportive conversation with a real person, on your schedule. How it works Browse listener profiles, ratings, and reviews Choose the person you'd like to talk to Start a voice or video call What you get Structured support conversations with trained listeners Judgment-free, non-clinical support Listeners you choose by profile and rating — no random matching Report and block are available after every call Pay-per-call pricing, no subscription Who is it for People feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed · anyone between therapy sessions or without access to therapy · students, professionals, parents, caregivers Become a listener Trained listeners can offer structured support sessions and earn per completed session. Talking-Buddy is a peer support platform — not therapy, not a social network, and not a matching or dating service. There are no romantic profiles, swiping, or interest-based matching; every listener is selected by name from a reviewed profile, never assigned at random. Talking-Buddy® is a registered trademark of AHAN Apps LLC. All rights reserved.

About

FutureNote

Write messages to your future self, capturing current thoughts, hopes, and memories. Seal them to be delivered at a later date, allowing you to reflect on your journey and growth.

Highlights
  • Write messages to future self
  • Seal notes for delayed delivery
  • Track progress and overcome challenges
  • Capture hopes and memories
  • Unlock notes at a future date
Features
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You wrote it on your hardest day. You read it from the other side. Or you wrote it on the day everything felt possible again. Both belong here. FutureNote is a time capsule for what you actually feel today. Write it down. Choose a mood. Photograph the place you are sitting — not your face, but the desk, the window, the room. Then seal the letter: seven days, a month, a year, ten years. Sealed means sealed. Nobody opens it early. Not us, not you. There is no button that changes that and no price that unlocks it. On average, people tap a sealed letter six times before the day arrives. On the day you chose, it comes back. First the photo, for three seconds. Then your words, line by line. And then you write back — to the person you were. Tell them what happened. Whether the fear came true. Whether the hope was right. And seal it again. Month after month, year after year, a conversation with yourself grows. WHY IT WORKS Your memory keeps the facts but loses the feeling. Within weeks, the texture of a hard day softens into a vague summary, and the evidence of your own growth disappears with it. FutureNote captures the feeling before it fades and returns it when you are ready to read it. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Seal a letter for a week, a month, a season, a year, or a decade • Add a photo of where you were — the room, the desk, the window • Choose the mood you are writing in, and see how it shifts over time • Organize letters into chapters and watch a timeline of yourself build • Get a notification the moment a letter is ready to open • Write a reply to who you were, and seal it again YOUR LETTERS ARE YOURS Your letters are encrypted and belong only to you. They are not read, not sold, and never used to train anything. Write the first one today. Meet yourself later. Privacy Policy: https://futurenoteapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://futurenoteapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Talking4 screens
FutureNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FutureNote at 100% against Talking's 0%. FutureNote also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Talking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. FutureNote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Talking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FutureNote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Talking's written reviews are positive against 100% of FutureNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking ships an update every 2 months, FutureNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Talking versus FutureNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalkingFutureNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHAN Apps LLCMarkas Giniotis

Customer experience

Talking

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

FutureNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Talking

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

FutureNote

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$4.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Seal Just This Note$0.99
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Talking free?
Talking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FutureNote free?
FutureNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talking or FutureNote?
FutureNote is rated higher. Talking averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while FutureNote averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Talking or FutureNote have ads?
Neither Talking nor FutureNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talking or FutureNote?
Talking ships an update every 2 months, and FutureNote weekly. Most recently, Talking was updated on September 1, 2026 and FutureNote on September 3, 2026.

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