Flotilla Chat vs Future Self Messages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flotilla Chat
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Engage with your community online, without giving up control. - Protect your community from censorship and surveillance by self-hosting. - Switch between forum-style threads, chat, and encrypted direct messages. - Communities are fully configurable, down to what software your server is running. - Engage with the wider nostr network by cross-posting between public and community spaces. - Compatible third-party apps allow users to control their own experience.
Future Self Messages
Record and schedule video or photo messages for future delivery on special occasions or whenever loved ones need to hear from you. Stay connected across distances and ensure your presence is felt, even when you can't be there in person.
- Schedule messages for any future date
- Record video and photo messages
- Reliable message delivery
- Send to multiple recipients
- Real-time countdown timer
- Inbox for received messages
- Engagement notifications
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Be There for Every Moment That Matters Waymark Now lets you record personal video messages and schedule them to arrive on any future date—birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, or whenever your loved ones need to hear from you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Record a heartfelt video or photo message 2. Add recipients by name, email, or phone 3. Pick the perfect delivery date 4. We deliver your message exactly on time That's it. Your presence, your voice, delivered when it matters most. KEY FEATURES 1. Schedule Messages for Any Date Set delivery for birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, first days of school, graduations—any moment you want to be there for. 2. Video & Photo Messages Capture your smile, your voice, and your love in seconds. Add personal text notes to make it extra special. 3. Reliable Delivery Your messages arrive exactly when scheduled. Set it and forget it—we handle the rest. 4. Multiple Recipients Send the same message to family members, friends, or an entire group at once. 5. Real-Time Countdown Watch the days, hours, and minutes tick down to your next scheduled message right from your home screen. 6. Inbox for Received Messages See messages others have scheduled for you, complete with beautiful previews and engagement tracking. 7. Engagement Notifications Know when your messages are viewed. See reactions from loved ones. PERFECT FOR 1. Military Families — Record messages before deployment so your kids hear from you on every special day. 2. Long-Distance Relationships — Stay connected across time zones. Schedule good morning messages or anniversary surprises. 3. Parents — Record birthday messages for your children years in advance. Be there for their 18th birthday, college move-in day, or wedding. 4. Grandparents — Leave a legacy of love. Record messages for future graduations, milestones, and moments you want to celebrate. 5. Anyone Who Cares — Never miss another important moment in someone's life. SIMPLE PRICING Free: Try Waymark Now with text messages Pro: Unlimited video messages, 2GB storage, priority support—one-time purchase, yours forever. Your love deserves to be there, even when you can't be. Download Waymark Now today and start recording messages that matter. Waymark Now lets you record personal video messages and schedule them to arrive on any future date, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, or whenever your loved ones need to hear from you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flotilla Chat at none against Future Self Messages's 5. Future Self Messages's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Future Self Messages sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Flotilla Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flotilla Chat ships an update every 3 weeks, Future Self Messages weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Flotilla Chat | Future Self Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coracle Social LLC | Nuzhat Yasmin |
In-app purchases
Flotilla Chat
No in-app purchases
Future Self Messages
- Pro monthly subscription$9.991 Month
- Pro yearly subscription$29.991 Year
- Single Video Credit$1.99
- +2GB Cloud Storage$4.99
- Waymark Pro - Lifetime$24.99









