Lil’ Letter Club vs P.S. Let's Be Friends

Where they differ

Both are letters, activities and art & prints clubs. Lil’ Letter Club covers stickers on top of that; P.S. Let's Be Friends stays narrower.

P.S. Let's Be Friends is the cheaper of the two — A$12.00/mo against $10/mo, roughly 22% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: Lil’ Letter Club ships to US, P.S. Let's Be Friends to Worldwide.

Lil’ Letter Club addresses the post to the child by name; P.S. Let's Be Friends does not. That sounds minor and it is the detail people mention most often — the envelope being visibly theirs is most of the appeal for a younger child.

Lil’ Letter Club expects a reply — there is something to write back to. P.S. Let's Be Friends is one-way. A write-back club is the better one if an adult will actually sit down and help; if not, it turns into a pile of unanswered post.

What each one sends

Lil’ Letter Club

A monthly envelope built around an original illustrated story, with the child's first name taken at checkout and written into the letter itself. Alongside the story comes an art print of its artwork, stickers, an inspirational trading card and a different small surprise each month. Written and illustrated by Lily, who makes them to be read together rather than handed over.

P.S. Let's Be Friends

A monthly handmade letter written for tween girls, combining encouragement the makers say they wish they had heard at that age with craft and cooking activities and a few small extras. Mailed from Australia to more than 190 countries.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.