Comparison

DearFuture vs Rate

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

Head to head
About

DearFuture

Features
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Capture your present. Deliver it to the future. DearFuture is your personal and social time capsule app. Write messages to yourself or friends, attach photos, choose a future open date, and let time do the rest. Whether it’s a note for one year from now, a message for someone’s birthday, or a reminder of how far you’ve come, DearFuture makes every moment meaningful. Key Features: Create personal capsules with custom open dates Attach photos, audio, and videos to your messages Send capsules to friends and surprise them when they open Customize colors, icons, and categories for each capsule Countdown view for upcoming unlocks Archive of opened capsules to relive your pasts Privacy-first: Your capsules stay sealed until it’s time Whether you’re celebrating growth, preserving a feeling, or planning a surprise, DearFuture helps you stay connected β€” to yourself, to others, and to time itself. Start writing your future today. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rate

Features
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The world is full of great benches. Now you can find them. Rate-A-Bench is the social map for discovering, rating, and sharing the best public benches around you - from sun-drenched park spots to that perfect view nobody knows about yet. Whether you're hunting for a quiet reading spot, a scenic break on your run, or somewhere to watch the world go by, Rate-A-Bench helps you find it - and share the ones you love. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Discover benches near you on an interactive community map. β€’ Rate, review, and photograph every bench you visit. β€’ Save your favorites and check in to build your personal bench map. β€’ Follow fellow bench lovers and see where they're sitting. β€’ Add missing benches - drop a pin, snap a photo, put it on the map. β€’ Stay updated with a live feed of activity from people you follow. The best bench you've never sat on is out there. Go find it.

Screenshots

DearFuture4 screens
Rate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rate at none against DearFuture's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. DearFuture sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Rate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
DearFuture versus Rate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDearFutureRate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size46 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSORIN NICOLAE TURCULETJAN ALBIN SCHURMANN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DearFuture

Subscriptions2
  • DearFuture Plus Weekly$0.997 Days
  • DearFuture Plus Annual$9.991 Year
None

Rate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DearFuture free?
DearFuture is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rate free?
Rate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DearFuture or Rate have ads?
Neither DearFuture nor Rate shows ads.

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