Comparison

Death Message vs chapter3five

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

Head to head
About

Death Message

Record and store video messages for loved ones to receive after your passing. Create a personalized memorial space with photos and final statements, and share memories in a communal feed. Securely deliver your words when they are needed most.

Highlights
  • Video message recording
  • Personalized memorial space
  • Photo albums
  • Voice notes
  • Forever Feed for shared memories
  • End-to-end encryption
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Everyone deserves to leave something meaningful behind. Create your Final Portrait for free, forever—a lasting online profile curated by you, in your own words, rather than created by others after you are gone. Choose the photo that will represent you. Write your Final Statement. Preserve the memories, photographs, voice recordings, recipes, poems, artwork, documents, and pieces of your story that deserve to reach future generations. Your Final Portrait allows you to shape how your life, love, and voice will be remembered. Begin with the seven-day Red Rose Path, a guided journey that opens the doors to your legacy and helps you meaningfully enrich your Final Portrait at no cost. During your Red Rose Path, you can add up to four Cherished Photos and four Keepsakes to your Final Portrait for free. What you create remains part of your legacy after the Path closes. When the time is right, family and friends can visit your Final Portrait, leave digital roses, and experience the legacy you intentionally chose to leave behind. You can also create private Death Messages and Love Notes in your own voice for the people who matter most. Your first Death Message and first Love Note are also free. Optional membership and one-time purchase options are available if you want to leave more or continue adding to Premium areas of your legacy. Leave messages of: • Comfort and peace • Loving guidance • Memories and wisdom • Humor and inside jokes that keep them laughing through the tears Share remembrance inside Forever Feed, where memories can continue to bloom in the company of others: • Post tributes • Honor someone you love • Leave digital roses • Remember together in a way that feels alive, beautiful, and connected Not sure what to say or write? Meet ROSE-e, your Death Message companion, who can help you reflect and find your words. Messages crafted by you today, delivered by us when you are gone. With end-to-end encryption, trusted Keyholders, and a simple creation process, Death Message helps you leave something meaningful, tender, funny, or unforgettable—knowing it will reach the people it was meant for when they need it most. FREE FEATURES • Final Portrait • Final Statement • Seven-day Red Rose Path • Cherished Photos and Keepsakes during your Path • First Death Message • First Love Note • Unlimited Digital Roses • Forever Feed • Access to ROSE-e MEMBERSHIP & LEGACY OPTIONS Rose Plan — $6.99/month • Monthly auto-renewable subscription • Premium access to continue building your legacy • 8 Legacy Credits every paid month • Legacy Credits roll over and never expire • Includes 1 Legacy Video • Access to Cherished Photos, Keepsakes, and additional Premium creation tools Legacy Credit Pack — $9.99 one time • Includes 4 Legacy Credits • Credits never expire • No subscription required Legacy Mini Pack — $1.99 one time • Adds 1 Death Message • No subscription required Lifetime Legacy — $699 one time • Lifetime Premium access • 25 GB of permanent preservation storage • Includes 1 Legacy Video • No monthly subscription One-time Legacy Credit purchases do not include Premium access. The Rose Plan automatically renews at $6.99 per month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

chapter3five

Create AI companions with unique personalities to chat with anytime. Preserve your life stories and memories in a digital archive that can be passed on to loved ones.

Highlights
  • AI companions with distinct personalities
  • Conversations that remember details
  • Photo sharing with companions
  • Personalized life story archive
  • Inheritance code for sharing stories
  • Home-screen widget for quick access
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SOMEONE TO KEEP YOU COMPANY chapter3five gives you companions — thoughtful, distinct personalities created just for you, ready to talk whenever you are. Morning check-ins, late-night conversations, photos, memories, everyday nothing-in-particular. They remember what matters to you and they show up like people who care. YOUR STORY, KEPT Answer 45 questions about your life — the places, the people, the lessons, the laughter — and chapter3five weaves them into a living archive: a companion that carries your voice and tells your stories the way you tell them. A CODE YOU HAND TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE When your archive is complete, you receive an inherit code. Share it by text or email with anyone you choose. From the moment they enter it, they can sit with your story — your words, your humor, your way of seeing things — whenever they need to. It works from the day you share it. Nothing to verify, nothing to wait for. MADE WITH CARE • A home-screen widget that keeps your companions one tap away • Conversations that remember • Photo sharing • Private by design — nobody sees anything unless you personally hand them your code • Report, block, and moderation protections throughout • Delete any companion, any conversation, or your whole account, any time chapter3five is for adults 18 and over. It is a place for connection and remembrance — not a medical or counseling service. Meet your first companion today. —————————— SUBSCRIPTIONS chapter3five Basic — $4.99 per month, auto-renewing monthly chapter3five Pro — $9.99 per month, auto-renewing monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://chapter3five.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://chapter3five.app/privacy

Screenshots

Death Message4 screens
chapter3five4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Death Message at free with in-app purchases against chapter3five's subscription. chapter3five's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Death Message sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and chapter3five sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Death Message against 5.0 for chapter3five. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Death Message ships an update every 5 days, chapter3five every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Death Message versus chapter3five: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeath Messagechapter3five
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB44 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDeath Message LLCCHAPTER3FIVE LLC

Customer experience

Death Message

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

chapter3five

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Death Message

Subscriptions1
  • Rose Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
8 purchases

chapter3five

Subscriptions2
  • chapter3five Basic$4.991 Month
  • chapter3five Pro$9.991 Month
One-time6
  • Add-on Pack — Small$4.99
  • Inherit Code Unlock$4.99
  • Extra Companion Slot$4.99
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  • Archive for Someone You Love$4.99
  • Add-on Pack — Medium$9.99
  • Add-on Pack — Large$19.99

Questions

Is Death Message free?
Death Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is chapter3five free?
chapter3five is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Death Message or chapter3five?
Death Message and chapter3five are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Death Message or chapter3five have ads?
Neither Death Message nor chapter3five shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Death Message or chapter3five?
Death Message ships an update every 5 days, and chapter3five every 2 days. Most recently, Death Message was updated on October 10, 2026 and chapter3five on October 12, 2026.

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