The OG pigeon-based Slow Messaging app, the ONLY handwriting-based PenPal app
Connect with your loved ones and make new friends with heartfelt communication using Lettre: a handwriting-based PenPal / Social iOS-exclusive app. Lettre lets you enjoy the charm of handwriting letters in a digital format. Truly connect with the sincerest communication medium of all time.
You’ll Love These Features:
— Write & Send Handwritten Letters. Share deep thoughts, silly drawings, epic poems, or just your day with other members of the Lettre community. Send genuine letters to any email address. Get honest, get personal.
— No bots. No generative AI.
— Find Global Pen Pals! Make authentic, meaningful friendships based on long-form writing, drawing. Use your creativity to start an in-joke with a new bestie. Meet the you from across the world.
— Collect Unique Digital Stamps. Lettre supports our favorite independent artists from all of the places our letters go. Become a digital philatelist; and use the word philately in your letters.
— Full Apple Pencil® Support: Full, excellent support on the iPad. Maybe even on iPhone too if you try. Let us know how that goes!
— Premium Digital Stationery: Elevate your letters with elegant digital paper and envelope designs, just like with real letters. Yes, even on iPhone!
— No Ads, No Distractions, No AI Slop: Write peacefully, with focus. It’s just your thoughts, shared with receiver at the other end, their thoughts shared with you and nothing else.
— Same goes for your data. Your data is yours! We won't sell it or misuse it in any sort of bad faith commercial or non-commercial way. Yes, we are keeping this vague so that we stay accountable no matter what.
— Pippin Supporters Club. Join the club and unlock fun perks, quirky upgrades and exclusive content. Every dollar helps keep Lettre independent and ad-free for everyone! Thank you to all our supporters, you’re the reason this experience thrives!
Lettre encourages a slower, more meaningful way to communicate. Enjoy the ancient and modern art of reading and writing*
*Recommended for use with Apple Pencil & iPad for the most immersive handwriting experience. Your imagination is your only limit! Well, maybe your handwriting too.
Pippin Supporter Club : https://www.lettre.app/pippin-supporters-club
Terms of service/privacy/EULA : https://www.lettre.app/privacy
EULA (standard Apple) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
App was buggy for the first few months but I believe it’s working great now. I have truly enjoyed writing and receiving these handwritten letters. Though, I appreciate the option to also type them out when my hand hurts. The creativity of people never fails to amaze me. And I genuinely smile each time a letter received. It’s like opening a gift with each one. Some are fun and lighthearted and others are more in-depth and therapeutic. It’s seriously my favorite app on my iPad. I just wish more people used it - especially those who are closer to my age (mid 40s). Thank you for a lovely app, I’m absolutely loving and proud to be a supporter!My only issue is that I am getting the red notification count on the app icon and I can’t figure out how to clear it. The number just keeps increasing despite me opening the app and force closing it.
Developer Response
Hello and thank you so much for your kind words! Reading this truly made our day! We’re so glad the app has become one of your favorites and that it brings you joy each time a letter arrives. We love hearing how people use Lettre in their own way, whether it’s lighthearted or deeply personal. We loved hearing that the creativity of the community has been inspiring for you.We hear you on wishing there were more penpals closer to your age. We’re always working on ways to help people find matches that feel meaningful and relevant, so feedback like this is invaluable. Besides, we ARE still a young app and so far all of our growth have been completely organic! We hope you stay and see us grow and hopefully reach enough people to truly become the coziest corner of the internet. You are already a part of our journey! Bonus thanks especially for being a proud supporter; your support genuinely keeps Lettre alive and thriving. We can’t do this without you and thanks to you, everyone gets to enjoy the experience 100% free! About the red notification count, our most recent update should fix it! If it still persists, please drop us a quick note through the “Contact Us” option found towards the bottom of the Settings tab. We’ll be happy to take a closer look for you.Thank you again for being such a wonderful part of our community and for helping us stay independent!
Artsy App I keep coming back to
AbotRahman
I tried out this app on a whim and found myself using it as a sketchbook. Later when reminiscing about my friends or cousins I found myself wanting to write to them and ask about them - but not have a full fledged conversation that would last for weeks on end as we each reply days late and begin to dread our messages. This app made it perfect for me to be able to do that with old friendships - even if I lost their address to send them a real letter. Definitely recommend sending lettres instead
Developer Response
Thank you so much for your kind words, we are all in tears here! The love and support we receive make all of our team's efforts truly worthwhile
Love the app. A few small notes
PR-3272-5001
I love this app and its concept. I’m having a lot of fun with my penpals. But I think the app is very new so there are still lots of improvements that can be made and I want to share this feedback in case it helps any newcomers. 1. The app frequently logs me out of my account, which causes me to miss notifications. Open it regularly so you don’t miss letters from penpals. 2. I sent my first expedited mail the other day, costs 3 stamps to send a mail instantly. Now when I write mail to that person, it costs 3 stamps and delivers 3 days later. This wasn’t written down anywhere in tips and FAQs. If I had known this I wouldn’t have done it… it’s like a punishment for both me AND the recipient. Major regrets and something to keep in mind. I wish I could reverse it because it was not worth it for what happened and I’m very disappointed about this.
Developer Response
Hello hello! Thank you for your kind words and helpful feedback. We ARE very new and are working tirelessly in improving the app and the experiences it offers. 1) We have heard of this issue from some people and have fixed it in our most recent update. Please update to the latest version and do let us know if your issue has been resolved. If not, please use the "contact us" button found towards the bottom of the "settings" tab so we can better assist you in resolving it. 2) We are incredibly sorry for the inconvenience. The way our stamps work is you need to apply/drop stamps depending on how far your lettre will travel. For example, lettres from Asia to Asia will cost 1 stamp but a lettre from Asia to North America will cost 3. With Express mail, you need to apply 2 additional stamps if you want to schedule a lettre or instantly send it - unless you are a subscriber. Subscribers get to use Express Mail without applying the additional stamps. The stamp requirement comes from the distance and has nothing to do with Express Mail. If you think this is a bug, please get in touch with us through email using the "contact us" button. We can better assist you once we have some more details. Thank you for your patience, support and understanding and thank you for staying with us
PROBLEMS USING APP
Gaviotaf7476
I gave 5 stars because I believe it can have a great potential however I am unable to use the app as it won’t allow me to login. I have never had this issue with any other app. It won’t let me log in via email nor apple. Every time I try, an error window pops up. And sometimes there is a bug where it will appear as if I was actually logged but it just glitches. I write this here as I don’t know where else to ask for help, I really want to use this app but it just seems impossible:(
Developer Response
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words and apologies for the reason you are reaching out to us. It seems your account might’ve automatically gotten locked after multiple failed login attempts. With that said, if you could send us the email you used, we could try resetting it. You can email me directly - atik@cheethee.com (till the time we have a better system in place to take these queries and reports) Hoping to get this resolved so we can have you enjoying the full experience as soon as possible! Thank you for staying with us
We are back again after being busy behind the post office counter! This update brings MORE polish to your letter-reading experience, a new home for helpful videos and a few quality-of-life improvements to make sending and receiving lettres feel a little more magical. Here’s what’s new:
- Full iPhone Duo Support: Lettre is now better prepared for foldable iPhone layouts (and the future), adapting as you fold, unfold and move around. Your letters, stamps, and Post Office should feel right at home, whichever way you hold your device.
- A better reading experience: All lettres (both Mailbox and PenPal Stack) now fill the screen, just the way a handwritten letter should. Zoom in to admire every little detail, swipe between lettres more smoothly and say goodbye to those awkward white flashes and loading pauses. Handwriting deserves all the spotlight, more now than ever.
- Post Office & Tips Glow-up: Our Tips section is now a video gallery! Browse helpful videos, tap to watch, and go full screen when you want the complete experience. Whether you're a Lettre veteran or the new PenPal on the block, there's something to learn (and more to find with use). The Post Office Home also has a few new places to explore. Catch up on what's new with Lettre, listen to our original soundtracks (yes, we have more than one!), visit our blog and find us around the internet outside the app!
- Your mail, without the mystery: We solved a weird problem where some of our buttons inside the Mailbox incorrectly implied that reading your own mail cost money (which it doesn't). Wondering when your next lettre will arrive? We've made incoming mail a little easier to understand, with clearer arrival times and less confusing buttons. Supporters can still skip the wait with Express Mail perks, while everyone else can sit back and let Pippin handle the delivery. Once again, this is a “time saver”, receiving your lettres does not cost you money lol!
- The usual suspects: We've tidied up menus, buttons, notifications, and a handful of other corners around the app. Friend requests are easier to spot, closing screens feels more natural, and a few pesky sign-in and navigation hiccups have been shown the door. We've also squashed a bunch of bugs, smoothed out some rough edges and made sure your account and mail behave a little more politely. We're a tiny team, and every bug report makes a difference. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to let us know when something isn't quite right. Each report helps us make Lettre a little better for everyone.
Lettre is 100% independent and ad-free and we have our Pippins Supporters Club members to thank for that! You're the reason we get to keep building Lettre on our own terms, without ads or outside investors calling the shots. We're never in the dark because you keep the lights on our Post Office on.
As always, thank you for being part of Lettre. Every letter sent, every new friendship, and every little moment of connection makes this whole thing worthwhile.
Now, go write someone a lettre. Pippin has deliveries to make.
Version 2.9.0
The developer, Chee Thee LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Contact Info
Contacts
User Content
Identifiers
Usage Data
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Information
Seller
Chee Thee LLC
Size
456.1 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
13+
13+
This app is rated 13+ with content restrictions.
Some content may be rated higher, and may therefore be restricted and managed by the developer through in-app controls.