Comparison

Chalkee vs Chithi.me

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

Head to head
About

Chalkee

Send heartfelt, chalk-style handwritten messages to friends and family. Display received messages directly on your home screen widget and get real-time notifications. Deepen your connections with a personal touch.

Highlights
  • Chalk-style handwritten messages
  • Home screen widget display
  • Real-time notifications
  • Simple invite code connection
  • Connect with up to 20 people (premium)
  • Unlimited messaging (premium)
  • Unlock special chalk colors (premium)
Features
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Chalkee is a handwriting widget app that lets you exchange heartfelt messages with your friends, partner, and family. 【Key Features】 ◆ Chalk-Style Handwritten Messages Create warm messages that look like they were written with chalk on a blackboard. Choose from colorful chalks and backgrounds to make your messages unique. ◆ Home Screen Widget Display received messages right on your home screen widget. See your loved ones' messages every time you look at your phone. ◆ Real-Time Notifications Get push notifications as soon as a new message arrives. Your widget updates automatically too. ◆ Simple to Use Just share an invite code to connect instantly. No complicated setup required. 【Chalkee Premium Features】 ◆ Wiggly Handwriting Your lines come alive and keep wiggling, even on your partner's board. Share them as a video, still in motion. ◆ Draw Together on a Shared Board Even when you're apart, take turns with your partner on the same board and finish one drawing together. ◆ Connect with More People Go premium to connect with up to 20 people. Stay close to all the people who matter most — friends, partners, and family. ◆ Shared Access for Two Only one person needs a subscription for both to enjoy all premium features. ◆ Unlimited Messaging Remove the daily limit and send as many messages as you like, anytime. ◆ Special Colors Unlock all 24 special chalk colors to express yourself more naturally. ◆ Premium Backgrounds Gain access to all exclusive blackboard textures and designs. 【Terms and Privacy】 Terms: https://ryuckle.com/app/chalkee/terms.html Privacy: https://ryuckle.com/app/chalkee/privacy.html 【Perfect For】 ・Best friends ・Couples or married partners ・Busy family members ・Those who want to exchange little messages daily ・Anyone who feels text messages aren't personal enough Deepen your bond with handwritten messages.

About

Chithi.me

This app provides a digital mailbox for receiving personal letters from friends. Letters appear in a handwritten font on customizable paper designs and can be replayed keystroke by keystroke. Users can share letters to their stories or create scannable QR cards for their link.

Highlights
  • Digital mailbox for letters
  • Handwritten font and paper designs
  • Letter replay feature
  • Share letters to stories
  • QR card for link
  • Searchable mailbox
  • Content filtering and reporting
Features
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Chithi.me is a mailbox for letters worth keeping. Share your link on social media, and the people who follow you can write you a letter. It arrives in its own handwritten font, on their choice of paper-like design, and it stays in your mailbox for as long as you want it there. HOW IT WORKS 1. Share your Chithi.me link 2. The people you share it with write you a letter 3. It lands in your mailbox seconds later WATCH THE WRITING TAKE SHAPE Replay any letter keystroke by keystroke and watch it being written. It is the closest you will get to sitting beside someone while they write to you. POST ONE TO YOUR STORY Put a letter on one of your own photos and share it in a tap. YOUR OWN QR CARD Turn your link into a card people can scan. Pick a style, write a caption in Bangla or English, and share it as a picture. Point a phone camera at it and your letter page opens. A MAILBOX THAT IS ONLY YOURS Letters arrive grouped by day, so today's are on top. Search everything you have ever been sent. A notification tells you the moment one lands. Nobody but you can see your mailbox. YOU DECIDE WHAT REACHES YOU Letters arrive unsigned, so a friend can say the kind thing they would not say out loud. That only works if the mailbox is a safe place to open, so Chithi.me is built with the controls to keep it one: - Every letter is screened by an automatic filter, in English and in Bangla, before it reaches you. The filter is on by default and you can turn it off. - Report any letter in two taps. We review every report within 24 hours and remove anything that breaks our rules. - Block whoever wrote a letter and nothing of theirs reaches you again. Blocked writers are listed in Settings, and you can undo it there. - Delete any letter the moment you see it. - Pause your link so it stops accepting letters, or delete your account and everything in it, from inside the app. - We have no tolerance for abuse. Writers who break our rules lose access, and we act on reports within 24 hours. - Reach us any time at support@chithi.me. Chithi.me is for people who miss getting letters. Share your link and see what arrives. Terms of Service: https://chithi.me/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://chithi.me/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Chalkee4 screens
Chithi.me4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chithi.me at 100% against Chalkee's 63%. Chithi.me also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Chalkee's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (177 vs 11). On price, update cadence 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. Chalkee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Chithi.me asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chalkee holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chalkee has 177 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 63% of Chalkee's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chithi.me's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chalkee ships an update every 8 days, Chithi.me every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chalkee versus Chithi.me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChalkeeChithi.me
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (177 ratings) — better4.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings177 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRyuta OgawaS. M. Sakeef Sani

Customer experience

Chalkee

All ratings175 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%

Chithi.me

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chalkee

Subscriptions2
  • Chalkee Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Chalkee Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Special Colors Full Set (24 Colors)$2.99
None

Chithi.me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chalkee free?
Chalkee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chithi.me free?
Chithi.me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chalkee or Chithi.me?
Chalkee is rated higher. Chalkee averages 4.7 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Chithi.me averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do Chalkee or Chithi.me have ads?
Chalkee shows ads; Chithi.me does not.
Which is updated more often, Chalkee or Chithi.me?
Chalkee ships an update every 8 days, and Chithi.me every 10 days. Most recently, Chalkee was updated on October 30, 2026 and Chithi.me on October 25, 2026.

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