Comparison

Writn vs FutureNote

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

Head to head
About

Writn

This app transforms your spoken thoughts into written stories and physical books. Easily record voice notes, edit them into polished narratives, and create a printed keepsake of your memories. It's designed for capturing life's moments as they happen.

Highlights
  • Voice journaling
  • Story crafting tools
  • Printed book creation
  • Digital PDF export
  • Mobile-first design
Features
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Writn (pronounced “written”) is a voice journaling app that turns spoken stories into beautifully written books. Features Voice Journaling Record voice notes anytime, anywhere. Just say what happened in your own words. Story Crafting Tools Turn your recordings into polished stories. Edit and shape them directly in the app. Printed Book and Digital PDF Create a real printed book of your memories. Every book order includes a downloadable PDF version. Mobile-First Design Built for people on the move. Quick to open, easy to use, made for capturing life in the moment. Writn is not about looking back. It is about remembering the life you are living right now. Privacy Policy: https://individual-usage-756003.framer.app Terms and Conditions: https://tedious-begin-418770.framer.app

About

FutureNote

Create a digital time capsule of your thoughts and feelings to be opened years later. Capture your current mood and surroundings with photos and text, then seal it away for a future self to discover. Engage in a unique conversation with your past and present.

Highlights
  • Seal letters for future opening
  • Add photos of your surroundings
  • Record your current mood
  • Organize letters into chapters
  • Receive opening notifications
  • Write replies to past selves
  • Encrypted and private letters
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

Writn4 screens
FutureNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FutureNote at 4.7 against Writn's 4.1. FutureNote also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Writn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and FutureNote sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FutureNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writn ships an update every 2 weeks, FutureNote weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Writn versus FutureNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWritnFutureNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (15 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB127 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWritn LLCMarkas Giniotis

Customer experience

Writn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FutureNote

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Writn

Subscriptions2
  • Writn Premium$5.991 Month
  • Writn Premium$59.991 Year
8 purchases

FutureNote

Subscriptions5
  • Premium$2.991 Month
  • Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium$4.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium$9.991 Year
  • Premium$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • Seal Just This Note$0.99
  • Premium Lifetime$19.99
  • Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Writn free?
Writn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FutureNote free?
FutureNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Writn or FutureNote?
FutureNote is rated higher. Writn averages 4.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while FutureNote averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Writn or FutureNote have ads?
Writn shows ads; FutureNote does not.
Which is updated more often, Writn or FutureNote?
Writn ships an update every 2 weeks, and FutureNote weekly. Most recently, Writn was updated on November 8, 2026 and FutureNote on November 12, 2026.

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