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PEN PALS

Pen Pals is a social messaging app that introduces you to new people around the world. It's a place where meaningful conversations happen and friendships are made. With Pen Pals, it's an easy way to connect with the world.

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Let’s make social fun again

On Pen Pals, you won’t find celebrities or “influencers” trying to sell you a fake lifestyle. We don’t care what you look like, how popular you are or where you came from. We're kind, open-minded and looking for other awesome people like you. We respect your privacy, don’t sell personal data and have built a system that rewards quality over quantity.

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Meeting People is Easy

Have genuine, meaningful conversations and meet people around the world for free.

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Chat With Friends

Meet someone awesome? Chat with your new friends after they've earned your trust.

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Collect Passport Stamps and unlock achievement stamps as your letters travel the globe.

EARN COOL STUFF

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Friendly & Safe

Protecting you is our #1 priority. We use A.I. to keep our platform safe and friendly.

HOW WE PROTECT YOU

What makes us different

We’re re-inventing the social messaging experience by putting people first.

Meet new friends without sacrificing your privacy.

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Privacy
First

We don’t ask for unnecessary personal information and we would never sell your personal data.

Happiness
by Design

Built to reward kind, meaningful conversations & forge authentic, real friendships.

Unrivaled
Protection Policy

Say goodbye to trolling, drama and spammers. We have a zero-tolerance policy for anyone who violates the Pen Pals Community Guidelines.

What other Pen Pals are saying

"It's not easy for me to make friends so I thought I'd try it out. WOW. If I could only have one app on my phone, this would be it."

Jasmine

United States

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"At first, I thought I'd use it just to practice speaking other languages. One month and 33 friends later - I'm hooked."

Mateo

Spain

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"I got tired of the drama on Facebook and the pressure on Instagram. Pen Pals actually makes me happier."

Ji-woo

South Korea

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"This is the only social app I've used that seems to care about my privacy as much as I do. A must-have, people!"

Ciara

Ireland

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