Comparison

FutureNote vs Bisou

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

Head to head
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

About

Bisou

Discover your true self and connect with others using Vedic astrology. This app provides accurate birth chart readings, personalized daily insights, and compatibility reports for dating and friendships. It also hosts local in-person events for real-world connections.

Highlights
  • Vedic sidereal astrology system
  • Accurate birth chart readings
  • Daily energy insights and Nakshatra guide
  • Vedic compatibility reports (Ashtakoota)
  • Dating and friendship connection features
  • In-person local events
  • Annual progress tracking
Features
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Most people have been reading the wrong chart their whole life. Western astrology has drifted from the actual sky. Bisou is built on the Vedic sidereal system, the original, accurate framework that has been tracking real planetary positions for thousands of years. The New York Times recently reported that most Western zodiac signs are off. Bisou corrects that. When you finally see an accurate picture of who you are, everything changes. How you understand yourself. How you connect with people. How you show up in your relationships. DISCOVER WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE Find your real Vedic sign, your Nakshatra, and your Moon placement. These are the parts of your chart that explain how you think, feel, communicate, and connect. Your daily Today page gives you Vedic energy insights, your Nakshatra guide, this week's cosmic theme, and a playlist matched to your energy, all based on where the sky actually is today. CONNECT MORE MEANINGFULLY Bisou gives you compatibility reports with matches, friends, and everyone else. We use the Ashtakoota system, eight Vedic dimensions of compatibility, so you understand not just who you connect with, but why. Every profile you swipe on comes with real Vedic insight so you can meet the people who are right for you NOT HERE TO DATE? THAT'S FINE. Turn off dating features, and use Bisou purely for self-discovery and friendship compatibility. Connection means different things to different people, and Bisou respects that. GET OFF THE APP AND MEET PEOPLE Bisou hosts real in-person events across your city. From pottery to cocktail making to yoga and more, we’ve got something to pique your interest. Affordable and built for actually showing up. Because real connection happens in real rooms, not just on a screen. LOOK TO YOUR FUTURE Your Annual Report builds throughout the year, tracking your connections, your compatibility, and your growth. Move through the year with real insight in hand.

Screenshots

FutureNote4 screens
Bisou4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FutureNote at 4.7 against Bisou's 1.0. FutureNote also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Bisou's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Bisou asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FutureNote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FutureNote has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FutureNote's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bisou's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FutureNote versus Bisou: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFutureNoteBisou
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB142 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMarkas GiniotisBisou Match Inc.

Customer experience

FutureNote

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

Bisou

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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
None

Bisou

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FutureNote free?
FutureNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bisou free?
Bisou is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FutureNote or Bisou?
FutureNote is rated higher. FutureNote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Bisou averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FutureNote or Bisou have ads?
Neither FutureNote nor Bisou shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FutureNote or Bisou?
FutureNote ships an update weekly, and Bisou weekly. Most recently, FutureNote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bisou on October 28, 2026.

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