Bottled - Message in a Bottle
Make friends, chat, and have fun with penpals from all over the world.
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4.41
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Great way to connect with people from around the world
- Pleasant app interface and easy to use
- Unique concept of sending messages in a bottle
- Offers a creative form of communication
- Ability to block users or specific countries
Cons
- Frequent glitches and malfunctions
- Delayed message notifications and delivery
- Limitations in matching based on language fluency
- Higher costs discouraging open communication
- Issues with app functionality on multiple devices
Most mentioned
- Glitches and bugs
- Delayed message notifications
- Connectivity and login issues
- Difficulty in controlling who can message users
- Overall fun and engaging concept
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 |  | | This app is great and I've made great friends from all over the world that I still talk to after years. The only flaw is that they took away to ability to block more countries. It's only a flaw because some countries are more prominent in the app and a lot of us want to meet more people from less prominent countries. Like 5 people in a row will be from the same one out of 4 common countries |
| 2023-11-30 |  | | I love the concept of this app, and have had a great time using it in free time or when I am bored! It's a great way to learn about so many different types of people when you're unable to travel and learn yourself, and it helps to learn a bit more of how to engage others in unfamiliar settings! The mechanics are also very pleasant to use and look at! overall a great experience for anyone looking for more international social connections and learning without means of doing so through traveling!!! |
| 2023-03-17 |  | | This app is lot of fun and I met some great people but it malfunctions a lot. I have to reload multiple times to get it to work. I'm supposed to receive a treasure chest every hour but I am convinced that doesn't happen. Previously contacted them about it but they just told me I definitely get them, so I just gave up on it. Update: A few years later, there are a lot of extra features but it seems like bottled was better without all of the extra stuff. People throw out bottles but don't talk. |
| 2021-11-23 |  | | I like the app, but I wish I could be the only one able to contact whoever sent the bottles I'm keeping. Sometimes I just want to keep a nice bottle, but not necessarily start a conversation -- It's a bottle in the middle of the ocean after all. Overall, the app is good. Thank you for your hard work! (Edit: From 4 to 3 stars -- I don't know what happened after recent updates, but I can't receive any messages anymore. They show on notifications, but aren't in the app) |
| 2021-01-01 |  | | Pleasantly surprised, especially by the good vibes. I'm not usually much of a writer, but I really did appreciated this form of creative communication. I spent awhile enjoying figuring out the app and its features. At first, I was deterred by a few limitations (you can only choose 5 interests and 5 languages), which was difficult for my broad range of interests.However, it ended up being a nice limiting factor later, and stretched my ability to describe these things in other ways. Super pleased |
| 2020-07-29 |  | | Amazing app, I have made many friends from across the world! I didn't rate five stars because there is a bug or glitch I'm assuming, that prevents me from getting a reward after an ad. Example: I had tapped on the special chest where you watch an ad, watched it, didn't get my bottle. Anyway, great app! |
| 2020-07-05 |  | | 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 |
| 2020-04-13 |  | | I LOVE the concept of this app. I've heard about it from a friend and with everything going on I think itd be really cool to use. However, I made an account and I cannot sign in. It just glitches for a second and takes me back to the login screen. If I somehow AM able to get logged in, it just sits at the island screen and loads. I left it open for 20 minutes once and nothing happened. I tried to send a bottle and then it just signed me out. If I can get this fixed I think I would love this. |
| 2019-12-29 | | | To the developer: Easter eggs are exciting. But freqently wonder if many features of the App need to be explored and understood. I could not find comprehensive usage as the Faq appears inadequate. How can we access the quizzes in the App. I still haven't been able to get to the quizzes section. Also Apps having come a long way, certain basic chat facilities are expected to be available in any chat thread like saving conversations, exporting and few other things. Not proprietary to few Apps. |
| 2019-11-08 | | | This has never been the greatest app out there but it was sufficient and mostly worked. But after the last two updates...sure it looks pretty...but I am not getting notifications of bottles. But worse than that I will get a notification of a message but when I click on the chat...it doesn't show the message that I can see in the preview. Sometimes it will show up if I leave the chat open long enough but most times it just disappears. If I can't see my messages what's the point of the app? |
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