Comparison

Ash vs Future Letter

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

Head to head
About

Ash

Features
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Native SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Open a shell, push files over SFTP, forward a port, monitor a server. Terminal โ€” multiple sessions, configurable shell, fonts, theme. Hold-and-drag cursor scrub, two-finger paste, pinch zoom. โŒ˜T / โŒ˜W / โŒ˜1-9 on iPad and Mac. SFTP โ€” browse, upload, download, edit text files inline. Save with sudo when needed. Drag-and-drop from Files or Finder. Server Dashboard โ€” live CPU, RAM, disk, latency. OS, kernel, uptime. Port Forwarding โ€” local (-L) and remote (-R) tunnels, multiple per host. SSH Keys โ€” generate Ed25519 or RSA on-device. Import from Files or clipboard. Stored in iOS Keychain. Face ID / Touch ID lock. Connections survive the lock screen. Keepalive defeats NAT timeouts. Auto-reconnect on Wi-Fi / cellular handoff. No telemetry. No analytics. No ads. Host configs sync only via your private iCloud, opt-in.

About

Future Letter

Features
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Time SMS lets you write messages today and deliver them in the future. Send a normal SMS notification with a private link, so recipients can open the full message page when the time arrives. Use it for love notes, birthday wishes, anniversary memories, personal reminders, future letters, and moments you do not want to forget. You can create future messages with text and rich content such as images, voice, video, and documents. Choose the delivery time and time zone, preview the message, and schedule it with points. Perfect for: Future letters to yourself Birthday and anniversary wishes Long-distance love messages Private reminders Memories, photos, voice, and video Important dates and personal moments Time SMS is designed for private, meaningful delayed messages, delivered at the right time. Time SMS uses points for scheduling future messages. Points are consumable in-app purchases and are deducted only when a message is successfully scheduled.

Screenshots

Ash4 screens
Future Letter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ash at none against Future Letter's 3. Future Letter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Future Letter sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ash asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ash ships an update every 3 months, Future Letter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Ash versus Future Letter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAshFuture Letter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size12 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtem Sharifullin้”ก็ƒ ๅˆ˜

In-app purchases

None

Ash

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Future Letter

One-time3
  • Recharge 5 Points$0.99
  • Recharge 18 Points$2.99
  • Recharge 50 Points$7.99

Questions

Is Ash free?
Ash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Future Letter free?
Future Letter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ash or Future Letter have ads?
Neither Ash nor Future Letter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ash or Future Letter?
Ash ships an update every 3 months, and Future Letter monthly. Most recently, Ash was updated on October 14, 2026 and Future Letter on October 9, 2026.

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