Slowly - Make Global Friends ١٢+

SLOWLY is hands down one of my all time favorite services. I’ve always loved the idea of having a pen pal as a kid, never had one, but now I can as an adult. I can connect with people all over the world who ultimately and genuinely want to do the same thing, find new friends and people to connect with in a non threatening, safe, friendly and pleasant environment. I’ve never had a bad experience since using this app. I’ve had someone explain to me what helium is in detail out of the blue but that has been the strangest experience. As far as I know there aren’t any creeps lurking and the people on here really are looking to learn about you as an individual and share experiences and stories. It’s also a great therapeutic outlet to be able to open up to someone who could have completely different life experiences and yet still find common ground in those differences and provide support. The ability to choose topics of interest and match with people solely on that, and not on looks or other “vain” parameters is amazing. I especially enjoy the fact that it operates like actual letter writing, simulating letter delivery times. It really helps curb the instant gratification feeling. And the stamp feature is pretty neat as well. I’d recommend this app to anyone truly looking to find me friends from all over the world. SLOWLY is really helping me build a global network of friends.

Whoever created this app thank you genuinely from the bottom of my heart, I’m emotional-I really mean it!! This app is the real deal but that being said, it takes effort to get to know each other. Our culture today is so much about ghosting or flaking out! I have downloaded countless friendship apps and it’s a week of instant chatting never to hear back again or many apps is anxiety inducing because of picture and people wanting to talk to you just because of how you look! Sometimes I get reached out just because of how I look, and nothing else, it’s frustrating :( I have always craved wholesome, deep and genuine friendships and this is the first app where I feel like I’m connecting with real people. The avatars are so cute and people are on this platform because they too crave real friendship which is a win win! I’m really grateful to the creator of this app, it’s so innovative to bring pen pal into a modern app! I have been feeling lonely and depressed during quarantine but tbh my whole life and this app actually gives me hope!! I hope the app continues to stay have a free version! I have met a few incredible people already and I can’t wait to make friends all around the world!

the people are so flaky i don’t recommend it for serious penpal arrangements. the people act like celebrities as if you have to send the perfect message with excitement of a child, no grammatical errors answering their statements in the bio as if this is some dating site. i had a girl get upset because i responded right away. i get the concept of “slow messaging” but that’s petty and shows me these people just need someone fleeting to chat with. i’ve had real pen pals with time differences and i would light up when they would respond on skype so quickly as it showed their interest. the app is wonderful and lovely but i gave up. i had nice conversations with a few people despite language differences which i loved. it was a nice short experience. but after a while you grow tired of sending well thought out messages just for people to ignore you. there should be an automatic feature to show when a person is away, not just their latest activity but they can switch when they’re away or busy with life. you should also be able to see your SENT messages and retract them after x amount of days. i would have loved a feature where both parties were able to mark “ not a match” and then the letter could disappear