Comparison

Catch Up! Postcards vs postin

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

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Catch Up! Postcards

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Stay in touch with your friends by sending & requesting life updates through digital postcards! Catch Up! Postcards is here to help you keep up with the moments in life you don't want to be buried in an infinite feed and short form video content. Craft photo collages to share memories, travel, and experiences with your individual Pen Pals or in PO Box group chats, while collecting special animated stamps and building you "Greetings From" Postcard Map along the way! Join Catch Up! and send your first postcard today!

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postin

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A little love, in a postcard. β€œThank you for today.” β€œI can’t wait to see you again.” With postin, turn your favorite photos and a few heartfelt words into a digital postcard for the person you love. Share it through LINE. Your partner can open it in their browserβ€”no app download or account needed. After a date. On a day you wish you could be together. For a birthday or anniversary. Give them a little something to open, smile at, and cherish. β–  Make it yours Add a photo, write a message, and decorate your postcard with handwriting, drawings, and stickers. A stamp is already in place, so you can start creating right away. You can swap it for another one, too. β–  Share through LINE Create a link to your postcard and send it through LINE. Your partner simply opens the link to view the card in their browserβ€”even if they don’t use postin. β–  Open now, or save the surprise Let your partner open the card right away, or choose the date and time it becomes available. Make it a surprise for midnight on their birthday or the morning of your anniversary. Note: Scheduling sets when the postcard can be opened. It does not automatically send a LINE message. Please share the link with your partner in advance. β–  Try your first postcard Create and send a postcard in the tutorial without using a stamp. Start with a photo you love and something you’ve been meaning to say. β–  Stamps and subscriptions Regular postcard sending and share-link creation use stamps. Additional stamps are available through in-app purchases. An optional subscription includes unlimited sending, subscriber-exclusive stationery, and desk backgrounds. Receiving and viewing postcards is free. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. See the in-app purchase screen for pricing and subscription periods. Terms of Service: https://honey-cucumber-463.notion.site/postin-3adcc260b87780bc9705ff7010973037

Screenshots

Catch Up! Postcards4 screens
postin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catch Up! Postcards at none against postin's 3. Catch Up! Postcards also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). postin's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. postin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Catch Up! Postcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch Up! Postcards ships an update weekly, postin every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Catch Up! Postcards versus postin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch Up! Postcardspostin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size64 MB47 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDiego Valdez Gomez Garciakeishi yokoi

In-app purchases

None

Catch Up! Postcards

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

postin

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription Plan (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • 5 Stamps$0.29

Questions

Is Catch Up! Postcards free?
Catch Up! Postcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is postin free?
postin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Catch Up! Postcards or postin have ads?
Neither Catch Up! Postcards nor postin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Catch Up! Postcards or postin?
Catch Up! Postcards ships an update weekly, and postin every 2 days. Most recently, Catch Up! Postcards was updated on October 24, 2026 and postin on October 15, 2026.

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