Bottled: Message in a Bottle

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.4
74.6K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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About this app

Make friends worldwide, chat with new people, and discover meaningful pen pal connections.

Bottled is a modern twist on the classic message in a bottle. Write a message, send it out to sea, and let serendipity connect you with someone, somewhere in the world.

Join millions of people in a positive social app designed to help you meet new friends, have genuine conversations, and escape the toxicity of traditional social media.

How Bottled works:

- Write a message and put it in a bottle.
- Throw it into the sea and let it drift to a random person anywhere in the world.
- If they keep your bottle, you match and can start chatting.
- If they release it, your bottle sails away to someone else.

With Bottled, you can

- Make friends and meet pen pals from around the world
- Chat at your own pace, without pressure
- Send text, photo, and voice messages
- Follow your bottles' journeys in real time
- Play Spin the Bottle with fun questions and challenges
- Discover supportive, meaningful conversations with new people

Whether you are looking for friendship, a pen pal, emotional support, or an authentic connection, Bottled helps you meet people through chance, curiosity, and conversation.

Bottled is built around a simple idea: meeting strangers online should feel fun, human, and positive. Slowly or instantly, you can connect in a way that feels natural and comfortable.

Download Bottled and start making friends worldwide, one bottle at a time.

*** If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact us at contact@bottledapp.com ***
Updated on
Feb 26, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Personal info and App activity
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 6 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
72.8K reviews
aliyah 1742
July 5, 2020
Pretty good. It connects with a lot of people, though it would be nice if there was a level of fluency in a language setting to get matched with others who speak the language. I seem to continually get people who speak very little english, and its not a problem but it would be helpful to have a setting. Also, the system is great, and super easy to figure out. Though group chats would be cool if there was a setting where you could send multiple bottles for the same chat. Great app other than that
104 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
April 3, 2020
In terms of community & making friends, this is the best social app I've found. It's pretty easy to avoid less mannered people who don't understand what "goodbye" means, freeing you up to make friends with ease. In terms of the app itself, there are a lot of bugs, like chats not updating & bottles disappearing. There's also general issues like getting the same people/bottles over and over again. I know krakens send 50 copies, but I shouldn't be seeing 8 of those bottles with this many downloads
78 people found this review helpful
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A Google user
April 29, 2019
Too expensive. The cost is discouraging open communication. Fewer people keep bottles because they're more busy collecting enough to reach the world, which takes forever to accomplish. Also, the bug causing the text for the bottles to be hidden behind the keyboard is still there. Please fix. Furthermore, there should be an option to copy and release a bottle so a person can keep a nice message even if they don't want to communicate. Finally, an option to reply directly to a bottle.
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What’s new

A massive refresh is here!
Easier navigation, cleaner interface and visual upgrades all around.

- Countless "quality of life" improvements
- 7 new islands and 12 new sky colors await
- Many bug fixes and performance improvements