Drexel Alumni vs PenPal Letters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drexel Alumni
Connect with fellow graduates, stay informed about university news and events, and access Drexel Alumni's social media all in one place. Participate in contests to win university-themed prizes and join local affinity groups.
- Connect with alumni network
- University news and events
- Win Drexel-themed prizes
- Join local affinity groups
- Consolidated social media feed
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It’s never been easier to tap into the Drexel Alumni network. Stay up to date with University news and events, win Drexel-themed prizes by sharing content, connect with local affinity groups and view all of Drexel Alumni’s social media in a single place. It’s the one stop shop for all things alumni-related!
PenPal Letters
Connect with people globally by anonymously sharing your daily experiences through digital postcards. Discover and follow others who resonate with your posts, fostering new friendships and a sense of community without fear of judgment.
- Write daily postcards
- Read others' postcards
- Anonymous sharing
- Follow users
- Exchange postcards
- Make global friends
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Write to a stranger. Wait for a reply. Remember the feeling of checking the mailbox, hoping for a letter? DearStranger brings that back — real correspondence with a pen pal somewhere in the world, at the unhurried pace real mail actually moves. Write a full letter when you have something to say, or send a quick postcard when you just want to say hello. Every letter takes real time to arrive — just like the mail always has — so opening your mailbox actually means something again. What you can do: Write and receive full letters with a pen pal matched just for you Send quick, lighter postcards for a simple hello Build an ongoing correspondence at your own pace Save your favorite letters to look back on Block or report anyone, anytime — your comfort comes first No feeds to scroll. No likes to chase. Just one person, writing back, when they're ready — and you, doing the same. Someone's waiting to write you. Download DearStranger and find out who.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PenPal Letters at 68% against Drexel Alumni's 0%. PenPal Letters also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). Drexel Alumni's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. PenPal Letters sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Drexel Alumni asks for nothing beyond the download.
PenPal Letters holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PenPal Letters has 140 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Drexel Alumni's written reviews are positive against 68% of PenPal Letters's.
Drexel Alumni ships an update every 2 months, PenPal Letters every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drexel Alumni | PenPal Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (140 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 68.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Drexel University | Dinu Devarajan |
Customer experience
Drexel Alumni
PenPal Letters
In-app purchases
Drexel Alumni
No in-app purchases
PenPal Letters
- 100 Coins$2.99
- 250 Coins$4.99
- 500 Coins$9.99
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