Comparison

UNSENT vs Folded Letters

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

Head to head
About

UNSENT

Features
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Some words are never spoken. Some letters are never sent. UNSENT is a private space to write the letters you've always wanted to send - to someone you've lost, someone you love, your past self, your future self, or the universe itself. Write on aged parchment, worn pirate paper, or classic notebook. Seal your letter with a wax seal. Keep it forever. No one will ever read it. That's the point. WRITE TO ANYONE - A person - someone in your life you never got to say it to - Your past self - things you wish you knew - Your future self - who you're becoming - The universe - to no one and everyone at once - A stranger - anonymous letters within the Unsent community CHOOSE YOUR PAPER Three beautifully crafted paper styles: aged Parchment, classic Notebook, and worn Pirate paper. Every letter is sealed with a wax stamp. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your letters stay on your device. We never read them, share them, or sell them. Writing is the point - not storage. LETTERS TO STRANGERS Opt in to send and receive anonymous letters from other Unsent users. You'll never know who wrote to you. They'll never know it was you. AI REPLIES Wonder what they'd say back? Request an AI reply - a thoughtful, fictional response written as if from your recipient. UNSENT is for the grief that never got to speak. The love that was never returned. The things you needed to say - even if no one was listening. SUBSCRIPTION: UNSENT Premium - $2.99/month, auto-renews monthly - $17.99/year, auto-renews annually - Payment charged to Apple ID at purchase confirmation - Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel in Apple ID Account Settings Privacy Policy: https://www.cabraborracha.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Folded Letters

Write letters to your future self and schedule them for delivery months or years from now. Once sealed, letters cannot be edited, ensuring a commitment to your future self. The app works offline and focuses on a private, reflective writing experience.

Highlights
  • Write letters to future self
  • Schedule delivery dates
  • Attach photos to letters
  • Offline functionality
  • No accounts or cloud storage
  • Private letter archive
Features
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Folded is a quiet place to write letters to your future self. Write a letter, choose the day it should arrive, and seal it. Once sealed, it stays sealed. No editing, no peeking. The letter waits, and on the day you chose, it opens. Your letters live on a timeline. The ones arriving soon sit near the top, and the ones years away rest further down, each a small sealed envelope with its own wax seal. When a letter is delivered, you break the seal and read what you wrote. Everything stays on your device. There are no accounts, no cloud, and no analytics. Your letters are yours alone. Folded is free to use. Folded Plus is an optional subscription that adds envelope customization (five paper colors, five seal colors, and a short inscription) and a 30 second voice note inside each letter, for $0.99 per month or $9.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://foldedapp.github.io/folded/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://foldedapp.github.io/folded/terms.html

Screenshots

UNSENT4 screens
Folded Letters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Folded Letters at none against UNSENT's 3. UNSENT's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.4). On price, ads 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. UNSENT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Folded Letters asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
UNSENT versus Folded Letters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUNSENTFolded Letters
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTreavor EvansBRAEDEN JOSEPH VILLELLA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UNSENT

Subscriptions2
  • UNSENT Premium$2.991 Month
  • Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • UNSENT Lifetime$14.99
None

Folded Letters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UNSENT free?
UNSENT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Folded Letters free?
Folded Letters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UNSENT or Folded Letters have ads?
Neither UNSENT nor Folded Letters shows ads.

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