Comparison

Drooming vs Starply

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

Head to head
About

Drooming

Features
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Message Your Future Self Drooming transforms the way you connect with yourself over time. Whether it's a reminder, a goal, a memory, or words of encouragement, Drooming delivers your messages exactly when they matter most. Why Drooming? Life moves fast, and important thoughts often get lost in the moment. Drooming lets you capture what matters now and schedule it to arrive when it's most meaningful—days, weeks, months, or even years from now. Key Features: Easy Message Creation Write messages to your future self in seconds Set precise delivery dates and times Quick presets for 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, or more Add as much detail as you want Smart Notifications Reliable delivery exactly when scheduled Beautiful notifications that stand out Badge counter shows upcoming messages Never miss an important message Organized Message Management View all scheduled messages in one place See what's coming and what's past due Reschedule messages anytime Archive completed messages for safekeeping Copy message text with one tap Powerful & Flexible Swipe to archive or delete messages Filter between active and archived messages Status indicators (Soon, Tomorrow, Past Due) Clean, intuitive dark-mode interface Secure & Private Your messages are personal and protected Sign in with Apple, Google, or Email All data synced to your account No ads, no data selling Perfect For: Setting future reminders and goals Capturing memories and reflections Sending motivation to future you Time capsule letters to yourself Birthday wishes for next year Anniversary messages Personal growth tracking Gratitude journaling over time Simple Yet Powerful Drooming strips away complexity and focuses on what matters: helping you communicate with your future self. No clutter, no distractions—just you and your future moments. Get Started Today Download Drooming and send your first message to your future self. Whether it's tomorrow or next year, you'll be glad you did.

About

Starply

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Starply holds two kinds of writing. One is sending stars to your future self. Answer the question that surfaces today and send it off as a star. A month or a year later, it arrives again. By then you've changed a little, so you write back to who you were and leave a new question behind. Slowly, letters travel back and forth between you and yourself. On days when writing feels hard, leave your voice instead. Hearing yourself again, long after, brings that day back more vividly than anything you wrote down. The other is simply today's diary. It doesn't have to be grand. One line about your day and one mood is enough. Your moods and energy build up as colors on the calendar, and the stats show at a glance how you've really been doing. The stars you've sent stay up in the night sky. The farther away one floats, the longer until it arrives. Sometimes just looking up at that sky is enough to quiet your mind. If you find yourself wanting to write more often and at greater length, there's Starply Premium. Basic journaling and opening the stars that arrive are always free. Write down today's heart. For your future self, and for who you are today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drooming4 screens
Starply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Starply at none against Drooming's shown. Drooming's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Drooming versus Starply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDroomingStarply
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSE CANO GOMEZYaechan Kim

In-app purchases

None

Drooming

No in-app purchases

None

Starply

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drooming free?
Drooming is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starply free?
Starply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drooming or Starply have ads?
Drooming shows ads; Starply does not.

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