Comparison

UNSENT vs Orbit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Orbit

Features
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Orbit is a journal you cannot scroll back through. Everything you write stays on this phone, encrypted, with no account and no cloud. And everything you write is eventually destroyed โ€” on purpose. That is the whole idea. Write a thought. Seal it into a capsule. Launch it into an orbit of 6, 12, 18, or 24 months. Then let it go. WHEN IT COMES BACK Months later the capsule returns and lands in your orbit. You open it and read what you wrote โ€” once. You may come back for a second look, one time. After that the note burns and is permanently gone. Not archived, not in a trash folder. Gone. You can let a note burn quietly, just for you, or send a final image of it out to someone before it goes. WHY IT WORKS THIS WAY Most journals become an archive you never reopen โ€” a pile of old selves you can search but never quite face. Orbit gives a thought exactly one moment to land, at a distance far enough that you have become someone slightly different by the time it does. Writing something you know you will lose is a different kind of honest. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION, NOT BY PROMISE โ€ข No account, no sign-up, no email โ€ข No servers โ€” your notes are never uploaded anywhere โ€ข Encrypted on your device, with the key in the iOS Keychain โ€ข Included in your own device backup, so a new phone keeps your capsules โ€ข We cannot read your notes. Not for support, not for anyone PAPER CLIPS Sealing a capsule takes paper, and you get two free sheets a day. Extra paper costs paper clips, which you can earn by watching an optional short video or buy in small bundles. Nothing is on a subscription and nothing expires. BEFORE YOU START Orbit destroys what you put in it. Burned notes cannot be recovered by you, by us, or by Apple. If you want a permanent record of your life, keep a different journal. If you want somewhere to actually put a thing down, this is that. Made by thebbit.lab.

Screenshots

UNSENT4 screens
Orbit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: UNSENT at none against Orbit's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. UNSENT sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Orbit sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
UNSENT versus Orbit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUNSENTOrbit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB64 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTreavor EvansFeryanto Feryanto

In-app purchases

3 purchases

UNSENT

Subscriptions2
  • UNSENT Premium$2.991 Month
  • Annual$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • UNSENT Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

Orbit

One-time3
  • 40 Paper Clips$0.99
  • 120 Paper Clips$2.49
  • 320 Paper Clips$4.99

Questions

Is UNSENT free?
UNSENT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbit free?
Orbit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UNSENT or Orbit have ads?
Orbit shows ads; UNSENT does not.

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