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A few recommendations and one MUST
I absolutely love this app. It’s a great app and is really helpful with learning how to write letters.
Slowly helps you connect to people all over the globe which is something I really like about it.
However, there needs to be more variety for age searching. In the app, when you go to match, you can only do 0-20, which is pretty unreasonable. An 11 year old accidentally writing to a 20 year old shouldn’t be able to happen. People should be able to search within their age group when auto matching. Although I doubt there are 11 year olds, I have gotten a letter from a 12 year old which is a little concerning. I personally don’t want to talk to children or anybody 2+ years younger than me.
Another thing. When on the website version, you can’t actually match with other people which is also really annoying. The layout on the phone is honestly annoying to get around and it’s just inconvenient. For example, I can’t see the letter I’m writing to as I’m writing it on the app, but I can on the website. I don’t know if this could be tweaked on the website but I just felt like bringing it up here.Show lesshandthomesimon
Have Loved The App for Four Years, Though Minor Complaints
I’ve been using SLOWLY for four years now. I’ve made some of my closest friends on this app, have lost those I thought were going to become them, and have gained some of the most eye-opening moments of my life.
All in all, I love this app, and don’t regret getting it. Being able to talk to people from all around the world in a virtual snail mail environment (including delays!) is incredibly enjoyable for me. And I’m happy to say that in these four years I’ve only encountered two people who can be called creepy.
Not to mention, a key thing I love is how minimal the ads are. Coins, new avatar items, and new stamps are also very easy to receive. I’m seriously appreciative about this, and wish more apps took this route.
However, as with all things, there are some details I wish they would fix.
The biggest one is HOW LARGE THE AGE CHOICES ARE. When I first joined, I was, what? 13? I don’t want to put on auto-match and send letters to people seven years older than me, or spend 15 minutes scrolling through people who are all 19 or 20. For this, I simply wish that they would change the first age choice to 0-18. Even now, I don’t want to talk to 20 year olds. If minors are going to be on this app, it’s a smart idea to keep the first age range including them to a max of 18.
Other than this though, I don’t have much else to say. If you’re debating getting this app, then do! You won’t regret it.Show lessGalaxycatsINC
Digital Pen Pals
This is honestly a fantastic idea. Connecting with people around the world and making new friendships. Slowly does this at a slower pace, and depending on your geographical distances, it could take two days to receive a message. But that is part of its beauty and gives it that pen pal feel. You also collect stamps from the countries you receive letters from and they’re stored in your stamp collection (another cool idea).
All in all, I really enjoy this app. Just remember as with anything internet related, there will always be some bad actors trying to take advantage of you. While this doesn’t happen often, it is easily recognizable. And the fact that Slowly is focused on slower and more thoughtful communication means that those attempts are easily recognizable and just as easy to block!Show lesswxboss