Comparison

Postcards vs Postfolk

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

Head to head
About

Postcards

Features
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Postcards is the simplest way to stay close to the people you care about. Each day, a small idea for what to say to someone in particular. A few lines, a photo if you like, and send it on. How it works. - Add the people who matter. The handful you want to stay close to. The ones you've been meaning to text, want to get to know better, or simply share moments with. - Daily postcards to send. Ways to spark a conversation, each one picked just for you and your relationships. Add a few lines, a photo if you like, and send it on. - Shared moments to rediscover. Look back at the moments that build your shared story. What we believe. - A small circle, tended with attention, is a full life. - One real note outweighs a thousand likes. - Reaching out, deliberately, compounds. --- We're living through something we don't have a great name for yet. Loneliness isn't quite right. Most of us are surrounded by people. Disconnection is closer. We have more ways to reach out than ever, yet somehow our relationships become an afterthought. Social media promised connection. What it delivered was something else: attention. Platforms built not to bring us closer to the people we love, but to keep us scrolling. We used to send postcards. A postcard wasn't sent on a whim. You chose one person. You thought about what to say. You took time. Receiving one meant you were thought of. Just you. We want to bring it back. We hope you do too.

About

Postfolk

This app reimagines messaging by turning digital messages into physical letters that travel via virtual couriers. Users can follow their letters' journeys on a map and enjoy a more deliberate communication experience without instant notifications or online statuses.

Highlights
  • Messages sent as letters
  • Virtual courier tracking
  • Map-based journey visualization
  • Personalized courier selection
  • Organized mailbox view
  • No typing indicators or online status
Features
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Your message will not simply appear. It will arrive. Postfolk is a different kind of messaging app - one where messages become letters, couriers carry them across real journeys, and your friends wait for them to arrive. Write something meaningful. Choose the envelope. Pick a courier. Then send your letter on its way. Instead of appearing instantly in another inbox, your letter travels toward its destination. Follow the journey on the map, see your courier making progress, and wait for the moment it finally arrives. *** MESSAGING WITH A JOURNEY IN BETWEEN Every letter has somewhere to go. Distance and delivery time become part of the experience instead of disappearing behind an instant notification. *** YOUR OWN COURIERS Choose the courier who carries your letters. Each has their own personality and style, making every journey feel a little more personal. *** A MAILBOX, NOT ANOTHER CHAT FEED Postfolk organizes your correspondence around the people you write to. Letters can be sent, received, revisited, and remembered without turning every conversation into an endless stream of bubbles. *** COMMUNICATION WITHOUT PRESSURE No typing indicators. No online status. No pressure to respond the moment something appears. Postfolk gives every message time to travel - and every person time to reply. *** WATCH THE JOURNEY Follow couriers across real routes and see incoming and outgoing letters making their way between postboxes. *** YOUR POSTAL WORLD Keep track of new arrivals, journeys in progress, your couriers, friends, and everything happening around your Post Office. Postfolk is for friends, families, couples, pen pals, and anyone who thinks communication can mean more when it asks a little less of us. Write when you have something worth sending. Postfolk - letters worth waiting for...

Screenshots

Postcards4 screens
Postfolk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Postcards at 15.1 against Postfolk's 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Postcards versus Postfolk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostcardsPostfolk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAarish AdeelAnatolii Lukovnikov

In-app purchases

None

Postcards

No in-app purchases

None

Postfolk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Postcards free?
Postcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postfolk free?
Postfolk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Postcards or Postfolk have ads?
Neither Postcards nor Postfolk shows ads.

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