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24 alternatives to Letters to My Future Self

A paper time capsule

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Letters to My Future Self launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Capsule▲148

   Text the future

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Timehop▲151

   Your digital life history

   2014 · timehop.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Future Self▲105

   Meet and talk with yourself from 20 years in the future

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Little Memory▲81

   Send Today's Memories to Your Future Self

   2014 · thelittlememory.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Time Capsule▲8

   send links to your future self

   2017 · maxlath.eu · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Recmember Me▲56

   Share memories with whoever you want in the future

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Humin▲225

   A smart(er) phonebook

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Heyday▲129

   Personal auto journal

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Time Caps▲6

    Write to my dear future

    2017 · timecaps.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Future Me▲105

    Send an email to your future self

    2014 · futureme.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    30/30▲76

    An Interesting Approach to Time & Task Mgmt

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Present▲87

    Capture your life's journey

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Peggsite▲103

    A one-page board to express yourself

    2014 · peggsite.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    OhLife▲85

    Write in private about your life

    2013 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Realifex▲91

    Personal diary for positive change

    2015 · realifex.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Steven▲167

    Your Emoji Life

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Yourbot▲87

    Preserving your past to chat with your future

    2014 · yourbot.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Timehop▲6

    A time capsule of you.

    2014 · timehop.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Papers We Love▲90

    A repository of academic computer science papers

    2015 · paperswelove.org · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Prompts▲109

    Build a better writing habit

    2014 · getprompts.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lifecake▲75

    A time machine for your child's life

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Grateful For▲57

    A gratitude journal

    2014 · thezerolab.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Future Forms▲87

    Archive of 1960s/70s/80s space-age electronics

    2015 · future-forms.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →