Reviews for Slowly: Make Global Friends

There's actually quite a lot of people on here, and I started getting messages quickly in Spanish and English. I am waiting for my first responses in the language I'm studying most. The filters are helpful and profiles are good. You use avatars instead of real photos and usernames if you don't want to use your real name. People write silly stories and serious letters. It's a fun range.

I recently got Slowly, and the experience it gives is different than many other apps I have. You can create your own profile and describe what topics interest you. Based on that, you can find other people with similar interests. So far, I was only faced with a very welcoming and kind community. Unlike many other apps, you don't have to lie about your age. I truly believe you can find the perfect pen pal on Slowly, the just right person.

This app is fun. I just hope it they improve the character count part when I am constructing my letter. I'd like to write as little or as much as I want without having to meet the criteria of the character count. When writing, it's annoying because I first set up the introduction section, then next page is the body. It's confusing. On "Messages in a Bottle" app it's all on one page and I can write as much or as little as I want without the sections broken up. Overall it's a pretty good app.

I would say slowly is pretty good and it's honestly one of the only places where you can send long form letters and create actual friendships. I don't usually move my friends off of the slowly platform since I'm just fine sending letters back and forth. If you're trying to find a friend for texting on another social media platform, you can but make sure the other person is comfortable with it. Don't be pushy, as I've had people that are pushy with that kind of stuff and I usually block them.

PLEASE DO NOT PAY THEM ANY MONEY!!! Paid for a subscription. Haven't been able to open the app in two days. Reinstalled and did that whole dance but it still won't work. It's frustrating throwing my money away like this. EDIT: Support reached out to me and couldn't fix it. Told me they'd look into it. That was eight days ago. Three devices and the app doesn't work on any. Istg it has to be my account somehow. My PAID account. I'm beyond livid at the lack of support.

I recently installed several penpal/friend apps and i think this one is my favorite. It is well designed, looks good, and has lots of interests you can choose from. The avatars are cute and have a good number of options. The search and filter options work well too. I like that it encourages longer messages. All of the conversations I've had so far have been really fun and interesting. I also like that it makes you wait until after you've talked with a person for a bit before you can send photos.

2/15/20 update: nothing but error msgs for 2 days. I've been using Slowly since December 2018 and really like it. It's easy to use and has good filters for finding friends by age, interest, language, etc. I love the virtual stamps, too. Like other pen pal services, it's hard to find pals who write more than a couple letters before they get bored or realize it's more work than they thought, then they disappear. That's not the fault of the app, it's just the way things are. 🤷‍♀️

This is a really fun app and I definitely recommend. You can make friendships too. Update: I have made an online friend from here. I really strongly suggest they make it so you can change your nickname and gender more than once. There are trans people that have issues with this, as well as, for the nickname part, people who just want to change theirs for whatever reason, and I just don't see why they cannot.

It's an interesting concept and one I have been enjoying since day one. You sign up, fill your profile with a bio, interests, and an avatar, and find people to connect with from anywhere. You can add some filters or be automatically matched based on interests. When someone sends you a letter, you get notified who it is, where it's coming from (a general area for privacy), and how long until you receive it. You can't read it ahead of time which is part of the fun and appeal! Highly recommended!

Works well, and my pen friends so far have been fun to talk to. Conversation is not as shallow as other apps. And I'm learning about people around the world. I love it! (No technical errors at this time, smooth app.) My only requests would be more stamp designs and the ability to add minor customization to the avatars (I like that they are used rather than usual social media pictures).

I really love this app since it helps me find language partners a lot easier than any other app! I have met one of my best friends through this app and so many like minded people with similar hobbies, so I highly recommend it! I have noticed an issue with drafts to friends though. After the letter becomes longish, I can no longer scroll up to see what I typed. The letter stickies to where I last left off. I also recommend to change age range search to increments of 2 or 1 instead of 5.

I downloaded this app 6 years ago when I was in highschool. I had made a friend in China who stopped writing back so I ended up uninstalling. Now I'm giving it a second chance, and already I think I'm going to enjoy it much more. I've grown a lot and can appreciate long format letters more now. regardless, I think this app is a wonderful idea and the idea of having to wait for messages as if they were postcards is very novel and makes it fun.

Good idea but most people gives dry letters. so it's kinda boring. I wish slowly would have extra features where it gives topics ideas or questions ideas for people who are on the slow brained spectrum. Also I wish an extra feature about connecting with people with similar personality so it would be great if slowly had a personality test and then our personality labeled on our profiles for the public to see and so it's easier to pick the right people to match with. Bc I prefer extroverts.

perfect if i used it more. Kinda wished they brought back mid transit letter edits in at least limited quantity per successful send for free users. Some ui features were a little confusing to the point i thought it was bugged but the app has evolved over time for the better. The app is great in that there really isn't much need for moderation as everyone respects each other due to the whole slow letter thing. Interestingly though, letters are sent much faster than irl, at least I feel that way

As a copywriter I find this app rather useful in generating story prompts, and forcing me to have to do a daily word count. a lot of folks I have written to have mentioned taking pictures of where they live so maybe updating the app so you can drop a picture into the letter itself might make it like a postcard just a thought. keep up the good work!

I have met a couple of the coolest people on here! the only gripe that I have is that when you are writing or editing earlier in your letter, it will automatically jump around the screen, either to the top or bottom or even for any spell checks. this gets really annoying when you have a really long letter and you have to find where you were just at. over and over and over again. gets pretty frustrating. I'm mad just thinking about it haha overall though.. still 5 stars easily.

I have met the most important and funny people on this app, it does take a while to make friends but once you make friends it makes it worth the wait! I don't have any problems with the app it's a great app honestly I promise but I just wish the prices in the shop were lower but other than that I love the app and the pen pals I've made so far!

I have found a lot of penpals to write but most of them quit writing within a month or two, I understand people get busy. I don't like how one avatar item or one stamp can cost over 50 coins when the videos only give me under 10 each time a gift pops up. However, the app works wonderfully. I look forward to meeting new friends on there and in real life. The only problem is with really long letters, the app lags and makes it hard to type out. My Penpal said PC works better (:

update! My notifications are working again - it was totally my fault, my phone turned off notifications as a battery saving feature. Have been using this app since 2020 to write letters back and forth with my partner, and we love it. Note: not an issue anymore! At some point in the last couple years, it stopped notifying me when I received letters. last time this happened, I triple checked my phone settings and the push notification settings. just now, I opened it to see I'd missed three.

I find it hard to make friends in real life. That's purely because of the time required to be invested to be able to form deep connections. Some people like building a rapport(which can vary in terms of intensity from person to person). And often in real life trying to get to the rapport threshold and arriving at deep conversations, only to realize that the quality that I'm being offered doesn't fit my interests, is disappointing. I don't face that issue on Slowly. It's quicker to identify.