Comparison

Feather vs FiveLeaf

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

Head to head
About

Feather

Features
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Feather helps you hold onto what matters — and let go of the rest. Life is full of things worth remembering: gift cards from loved ones, coupons you actually want to use, items tied to people you care about. But managing them shouldn't feel like a chore. Feather is a lightweight, beautifully simple app for tracking the items and memories that matter most to you — organized by the people in your life. --- WHAT FEATHER DOES --- • Link items to contacts — Remember who gave you what, and never lose track of a gift card or coupon again. • Tag everything your way — Use system tags like Favorites or Used, or create your own custom tags to organize items exactly how you think. • Expiry tracking — Get a clear view of items that are expiring soon so nothing goes to waste. • Stay clutter-free — Mark items as used, archive them, or let them fade away. Feather keeps your list clean without losing the memory behind each item. • Fast and intuitive — Add items in seconds. No complicated setup, no bloated UI. Just open and capture. --- DESIGNED FOR REAL LIFE --- Feather is built for the moments between moments — when you remember you have a coffee coupon, when a friend gives you a gift card, when you want to remember what someone gave you last year. It's not just a list. It's a lightweight layer of memory on top of the relationships and things you already care about. --- PRIVACY FIRST --- Your data stays on your device. Feather doesn't require an account and doesn't send your information anywhere. Light as a feather. Lasting as a memory.

About

FiveLeaf

Features
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Keep your day in five letters. You do not have to write much. Five letters are enough to hold on to today. It takes five seconds, and those five seconds become the most precious thing five years from now. ■ Five letters · One entry a day, five letters only · Written late at night? You can still fix it until noon the next day · After that it stays as the words of that day ■ One frame of today · Add a single photo or a five-second video · The original stays untouched — film filters are laid on when you look · The color of the day, the place and the weather are quietly noted with it ■ It changes as it piles up · A month flows down the screen like a strip of film · Locked entries — cover a day you would rather not show with Face ID · Send a day to your future self and let it come back later ■ Quiet principles · No account. There is no sign-in screen · Entries stay on this device, and you export a backup whenever you want · No ads, no friends, no likes FiveLeaf Plus Unlocks every film filter, the widgets, icon and paper choices, the yearly Mood palette, Years — the same date across many years in one column, Monthly Film, and letters you write to your future self. Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Subscriptions are charged to your App Store account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You can cancel any time in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://letsean.dev/fiveleaf/privacy/

Screenshots

Feather4 screens
FiveLeaf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FiveLeaf at every 2 days against Feather's fortnightly. Feather's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Feather sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.39 per month and FiveLeaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Feather ships an update fortnightly, FiveLeaf every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Feather versus FiveLeaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFeatherFiveLeaf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerremain.corpSUNHO CHOI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Feather

Subscriptions2
  • Activate features - per month$0.391 Month
  • Activate features - per year$3.991 Year
3 purchases

FiveLeaf

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Feather free?
Feather is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FiveLeaf free?
FiveLeaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Feather or FiveLeaf have ads?
Neither Feather nor FiveLeaf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Feather or FiveLeaf?
Feather ships an update fortnightly, and FiveLeaf every 2 days. Most recently, Feather was updated on September 28, 2026 and FiveLeaf on October 13, 2026.

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