Comparison

Future Capsule vs LockCapsule

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

Head to head
About

Future Capsule

Features
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Future Capsule is a private time capsule diary for journaling, letters to your future self, photo memories, and meaningful moments you want to reopen later. Write now, choose an open date, and meet your past self again when the time feels right. - Create capsules for daily journaling, future self letters, and messages for someone important - Save feelings, stories, and photos in a time capsule you can reopen later - Use weekly view, monthly calendar, and countdowns to see what is opening next - Set reminders to build a gentle and consistent journaling habit - Enjoy a lightweight, ad-free, private writing space - Members can use home screen widgets to check this week and calendar status faster If you're looking for a time capsule app, diary, photo journal, or a place to write letters to your future self, Future Capsule gives you a calm space to keep those memories safe. Privacy Policy: https://futurecapsule.top/legal/en/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LockCapsule

Features
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Some memories are too good to scroll past and forget. Lock Capsule lets you seal your photos in a digital time capsule and rediscover them exactly when you choose: next summer, in five years, or a decade from now. Pick your favorite moments, lock them away, and let time do the rest. When the countdown ends, we'll send you a notification and your capsule is ready to open. FEATURES: • Create a capsule in seconds: give it a name, write a note, and add your photos. • Choose how many memories to seal and pick your own cover photo. • Set the exact day it unlocks, from a few months to 25 years away. • Get notified the moment your capsule is ready to open. • Relive your memories and share them as a beautiful image. • Keep everything organized in your vault with Filling, Sealed, and Opened sections. • Your memories stay on your device. No account, no cloud, no ads. PERFECT FOR: • Birthdays, anniversaries, and celebrations • Messages to your future self • Travel photos you want to relive later • Milestones such as graduations, new babies, and big moves • Couples and friends who want to preserve shared memories HOW IT WORKS: 1. Create a new capsule and give it a name. 2. Add your photos and a personal note. 3. Choose when you want it to unlock. 4. Seal it and wait until it's time to open.

Screenshots

Future Capsule4 screens
LockCapsule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LockCapsule at none against Future Capsule's 8. Future Capsule's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Future Capsule sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LockCapsule asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Future Capsule ships an update every 2 days, LockCapsule every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Future Capsule versus LockCapsule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFuture CapsuleLockCapsule
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB50 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerꀝ霖 ꝎBurak Can INCE

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Future Capsule

Subscriptions4
  • 1-Month Plan$0.991 Month
  • 3-Month Plan$2.993 Months
  • 6-Month Plan$4.996 Months
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  • 1-Year Plan$7.991 Year
One-time4
  • 420 fragment$0.99
  • 900 fragment$1.99
  • 1900 fragment$3.99
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  • 5880 fragment$8.99
None

LockCapsule

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Future Capsule free?
Future Capsule is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockCapsule free?
LockCapsule is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Future Capsule or LockCapsule have ads?
Neither Future Capsule nor LockCapsule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Future Capsule or LockCapsule?
Future Capsule ships an update every 2 days, and LockCapsule every 3 months. Most recently, Future Capsule was updated on October 15, 2026 and LockCapsule on October 13, 2026.

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