Comparison

Dear Me vs FutureYourself

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

Head to head
About

Dear Me

Features
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Dear Me lets you write letters to yourself and read them later β€” days, months, or years from now. It’s a simple way to reflect, gain perspective, and reconnect with your thoughts over time. Use it when you want to: - Clear your mind - Capture a moment, feeling, or goal - Check in with yourself in the future - Look back and see how far you’ve come Write freely, choose a delivery date, and let time do the rest. Private by design - All letters stay on your device - No accounts, no ads, no tracking - Works fully offline

About

FutureYourself

Features
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Future Yourself is a calm place to write thoughts, promises, and reminders to the person you are becoming. Write letters to your future self, add photos or voice notes, and choose when each message should return to you. Future Yourself helps you pause, reflect, track small moments of progress, and stay connected to the version of you that kept going. What you can do with Future Yourself: - Write letters to your future self - Add photos and voice notes to your messages - Choose custom delivery times - Set gentle reminders for your reflection routine - Read delivered messages in your inbox - Build a consistent writing habit with streaks - Explore quotes, affirmations, reflection questions, and small challenges - Save inspiration that motivates you or helps you think clearly - Use the iOS widget to start a new future letter faster Future Yourself is for anyone who wants to reflect more often, stay motivated, follow through on personal goals, or send themselves an honest message for a meaningful moment later. Whether you are working on focus, discipline, confidence, gratitude, personal growth, or simply trying to remember what matters, your words will be waiting when the time is right. Your personal letters, photos, voice notes, saved inspiration, streaks, and reminder times are stored locally on your device. FutureYou Premium offers additional features such as personalized inspiration, unlimited letters to your future self, and enhanced reminders. Terms of Use: https://futureyourself.app/terms.html Privacy: https://futureyourself.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Dear Me4 screens
FutureYourself4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dear Me and FutureYourself are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Dear Me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FutureYourself sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Dear Me versus FutureYourself: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDear MeFutureYourself
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon RahmYorick Stratmann

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dear Me

One-time1
  • Dear Me PRO$4.99
2 purchases

FutureYourself

Subscriptions2
  • Future Yourself Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Future Yourself Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Dear Me free?
Dear Me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FutureYourself free?
FutureYourself is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dear Me or FutureYourself have ads?
Neither Dear Me nor FutureYourself shows ads.

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