Reviews of Time Caps - A future diary

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List of user reviews and ratings for Time Caps - A future diary

Total ratings

4.80 (Rating count: 154)

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Review summary

Users praise Time Caps for its simple, calming journaling experience and the novelty of sending messages to the future, with benefits for wellbeing and personal reflection. The main downsides repeatedly cited are a paid, gem-based model that gates features and ongoing costs, and concerns about data ownership and exporting data. Some wish for more mood options and occasional feature restrictions.

Pros

Easy to use with a simple, calming design.
Unique, fun concept of journaling with time capsules and messages to the future.
Encourages daily journaling and habit formation.
Privacy and security (face ID / passcode) for private entries.
Beneficial for wellbeing and helps users feel grounded and reflect on growth.

Cons

In-app purchases / gem-based system gates features and adds ongoing cost.
Data ownership/export concerns: app-owned data and difficulty exporting or backing up posts.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.50

All time rating average: 4.80

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-06-09	Pu*****	It’s absolutely amazing for day to day journaling, 10/10 and would definitely recommend
It’s absolutely amazing for day to day journaling, 10/10 and would definitely recommend
2025-01-29	o(*****	This is one of those rare apps that is actually beneficial for your wellbeing ❤️
This is one of those rare apps that is actually beneficial for your wellbeing ❤️
2024-12-16	hi*****	如果字号能大一点就好了
如果字号能大一点就好了
2024-03-02	Py*****	Just be aware that everything you enter in owned by them and they will make it as difficult as they possibly can to get your data out of this app. These are the types of developers that should be banned from creating these deceptive apps. Based on the other reviews, they’re done a great job of duping countless people. The only saving grace is that Apple now lets you copy any text from any image. Hahaha I bet the devs love that. Can’t charge to export data anymore? Go cry about it.
Just be aware that everything you enter in owned by them and they will make it as difficult as they possibly can to get your data out of this app. These are the types of developers that should be banned from creating these deceptive apps. Based on the other reviews, they’re done a great job of duping countless people. The only saving grace is that Apple now lets you copy any text from any image. Hahaha I bet the devs love that. Can’t charge to export data anymore? Go cry about it.
2024-02-20	Ru*****	Such a fun and creative way to memorialize your life. Will be using it for as long as possible! One suggestion would be the ability to export your previous posts
Such a fun and creative way to memorialize your life. Will be using it for as long as possible! One suggestion would be the ability to export your previous posts
2024-01-27	Th*****	It is such a great app! I do wish the in app purchases weren’t a thing though. If you really wanted to have an incredible experience, get rid of the purchases and watch a couple adds instead. I would have loved to see myself in the past, but only if you - watch adds to get gems - use gems to get capsules - use capsules to send a photo or voice recording. If anything, just lower the gem prices on the capsules. Thank you!
It is such a great app! I do wish the in app purchases weren’t a thing though. If you really wanted to have an incredible experience, get rid of the purchases and watch a couple adds instead. I would have loved to see myself in the past, but only if you - watch adds to get gems - use gems to get capsules - use capsules to send a photo or voice recording. If anything, just lower the gem prices on the capsules. Thank you!
2023-11-21	yy*****	别出心裁的小设计，写完一个星期一个月可能没感觉，但是当过了一年后再看，会发现，真的有好多东西回不去了……
别出心裁的小设计，写完一个星期一个月可能没感觉，但是当过了一年后再看，会发现，真的有好多东西回不去了……
2023-05-27	麻油*****	曾经的软件下回来了，登录上发现了好多之前的回忆，给人触动很深，推荐
曾经的软件下回来了，登录上发现了好多之前的回忆，给人触动很深，推荐
2023-03-14	yo*****	This is really unique and fun.
This is really unique and fun.
2022-10-08	eB*****	Nice app great to get you to journal. But does have its flaws. It reminds you every night to write something and won’t let you go back and write previous days which enforces making it a habit. My least favorite thing is you have to earn the ability to send voice/pictures, and to send future ones. There’s also a word cap on your daily messages which I like because I would end up writing forever but I do wish it was just a tad bit longer.
Nice app great to get you to journal. But does have its flaws. It reminds you every night to write something and won’t let you go back and write previous days which enforces making it a habit. My least favorite thing is you have to earn the ability to send voice/pictures, and to send future ones. There’s also a word cap on your daily messages which I like because I would end up writing forever but I do wish it was just a tad bit longer.