# Bottled: Message in a Bottle — user reviews > 377 indexed App Store user reviews of Bottled by Pierre Delannoy, rated 4.60/5 from 2,758 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bottled-message-in-a-bottle/id1106327189/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bottled-message-in-a-bottle/id1106327189.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,288 · 4★ 211 · 3★ 100 · 2★ 54 · 1★ 105 ## What do users think of Bottled? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Unique concept of connecting people globally - 🌍 Ability to meet people from different countries and cultures - 💬 Facilitates interesting conversations and language exchange - 🤝 Helps make new friends and connections - 📚 Opportunity to learn about other cultures and perspectives - 🎨 Visually appealing and creative app design **Cons** - 🤖 Presence of bots, scammers, and inappropriate users - 🔇 Lack of moderation and enforcement of community guidelines - 🚫 Difficulty in finding genuine, long-term connections - 📵 Inability to share more personal information to connect further - 🚧 Occasional technical issues and glitches - 🔒 Concerns about user privacy and data security **Commonly reported bugs** - Inconsistent notification system - Bottles not disappearing after being blocked - Crashes and freezes on certain device models - Inability to log in or access account after device changes **Most requested features** - Improved moderation and user verification system - Option to filter bottles by country or language - Ability to create and join interest-based groups - Integration of voice/video messaging features - Offline mode or message drafting capabilities - More customization options for user profiles and islands ## Newest reviews (14 of 377) ### 3/5 — Ruined it with recent update. *2026-06-12, version 2.15.2* I used to receive lots of bottles (random messages from other users) daily. These weren't always high-quality messages or relevant to me, but the app made up for it with quantity. Enough of these messages had sufficient substance to make the app worth it. Now, they've seemingly throttled the number of daily bottles that free users can receive in a hamfisted attempt to get people to buy a subscription. It's gone down to about 5 bottles a day, and most of them are meaningless pleasantries like "hiiiiiiiiii" or "how are you today?" These pointless messages were always in the majority on this app, and now you're much less likely to receive anything else due to the forced limit on bottles received. Yet another good app ruined by greed. 🤬 ### 3/5 — absolute worst feature *2026-05-25, version 2.15.1* giving someone false hope by notifying them for being DELETED?? im sorry but that is such an awful feature. it comes off like "hey! guess what? :) this person absolutely hated your guts, loser!! haha get bent" anyway this is completely unrelated but momo from slovakia, youre an objectively terrible person. have the day you deserve ### 3/5 — Uhh used the app for 20 mins and I get a weird question *2026-04-03, version 2.15.0* So I downloaded the app out of boredom and curiosity, when I first see it the app looks kinda cool and also a little childish with the colours and stuff, also the avatar reminds me of Reddit avatars so I found that cool aswell, anyways before downloading it I didn’t realise HOW global this app is going to be, like I didn’t know that it also ment beyond age and nationality, I thought that I would get bottles from people within the same age group as me since I’m young and all, but anyways, I use the app for a little bit, and I also write a letter for the bottle and right in like a few seconds I get a notification saying that someone wanted to keep my bottle, so then I see that they also asked “can I ask you a question” so of course being a nice person and all I said “sure!” And then they said “oh I just saw that your 18” and I was like “yea 💔” and they said “well I was going to ask what your body count is” and I was shocked because what the hell ?!?! This is a global friends making app not a dating or hook up app, so I say “what in the hell” and then right afterwards I just delete the app because what possessed that person to want to ask me such a rediculous question, also I’m only eighteen and that person was in their twenties, so this makes it highly inappropriate, developer, while I did like how friendly the app seemed, could you perchance fix issues a in regards to averting inappropriate questions being asked to people along with other stuff within that category? Thanks ### 3/5 — Arbeitsintensiv *2026-04-01* Man kann viele Länder entdecken und sich mit allen möglichen Menschen austauschen und je nach Feingefühl auch über alles. Leider ist der Anteil an Scam nur sehr hoch und viele sehen es als kostenlose datingmöglichkeit(über Ozeane hinweg(keine Ahnung)). Man kann Pech haben und an widerwärtige Menschen geraten (der Anteil wächst zusehends) aber ebenso auch Mega interessante Gespräche erschaffen. Es liegt an jedem selbst, diese Perle an App (fast komplett für lau und ohne Werbung) zu nem Ort zu machen, an dem man eine Flaschenpost reinwerfen möchte. Einzig die USA möchte ich als Land markieren das einzig aus scammern besteht, vll auch nur subjektiv aber 8,8/10 Menschen wollten mir was andrehen oder mich manipulieren. ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-01-26, version 2.14.1* Most amazing thing about this is Fri ends ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-01-20, version 2.14.1* Most amazing thing ### 5/5 — Love *2026-01-13, version 2.14.0* I found the one on this app ### 5/5 — The best social app out there right now *2026-01-04, version 2.14.0* This is the best social app right now, one request for the developers could you kindly allow chain communication on the diary messages. A reply and re reply as I think mostly my conversations happen on the diaries. Other than that well done you guys have done a really great job. ### 5/5 — Amazing app! *2025-12-21* I find this app quite amazing! 🤟 ### 5/5 — BOTTLED IS AN AMAZING APP! *2025-12-12, version 2.14.0* This app is so great!! I highly recommend it, you can make new friends and lasting connections, it’s great for learning different languages and practicing them too!! ### 4/5 — Great idea, fun app, but… *2025-11-21, version 2.14.0* Let us make comment threads. Only being able to comment on someone’s diary ONECe is pointless. Let us send atleast 3 diaries in a 24 hr period. One isn’t enough, as diaries are most people’s favorite thing. One is not enough. Videos and voice message say they are on the way so I will choose to believe you there ### 5/5 — You can try! *2025-10-21, version 2.12.6* I’m using this app, that’s a unique app I found so far. Can be chatting. Thanks ### 5/5 — Fun *2025-10-14* Neat way to practice language with people in other countries and learn. ### 5/5 — Love *2025-10-09, version 2.12.6* The app is so user friendly and allows for exactly what I wanted. Chat with people, create connections etc. 10/10 would recommend. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Poor moderation / unsafe community *2026-07-26* This app is full of extremely inappropriate and hateful users. Reporting hateful diaries does nothing, moderation is basically non-existent. There are bottles / diaries that call for genocide of Jews / Israel and just seem to get away with it whenever we report. I strongly advise Jewish and LGBT+ users to avoid this app for their own safety. ### 1/5 — Force Pay *2026-05-30* If you reach gold reputation, Bottled cuts your reputation in half so you eventually pay for this service. ### 1/5 — Not very well moderated. *2026-05-04, version 2.15.1* I was enjoying this app until some random user reported my profile pic. It was a genuine selfie, but they reported me for stealing pictures from the internet. I couldn’t believe it when my account got blocked. I’d done nothing wrong. It made me realise that you can make stuff up about someone you don’t like and have them blocked out of spite. I have cancelled my account. Life is too short for that kind of nonsense. ### 1/5 — It's trash *2026-04-19, version 2.15.0* Absolute garbage ### 1/5 — App crashing, iPhone 11 *2026-03-20, version 2.14.9* The app crash at the middle of conversation in the traveling mode ! Fix it bro !! ### 1/5 — Scammers and blackmailers *2025-10-24, version 2.12.6* There’s a lot of blackmailing and scammers in this app be careful don’t recommend ### 1/5 — Garbage *2025-09-29, version 2.12.6* Can’t say what you want on this app without getting reported. I’m just talking about swearing even, lots of soft people on this app. Don’t waste your time downloading, tons of scammers on here as well. ### 1/5 — Not safe *2025-08-13, version 2.12.6* Guyies asking if they can show me sexual photos even after I said I’m married. ### 1/5 — Worst app *2025-07-31, version 2.12.6* Worst app error while sending bottle,while receiving bottle, while messaging, error while doing everything possible. ### 1/5 — Not wroth the cost *2025-07-20* This app matches randomly, but number of matches are limited without paying But after becoming premium user nothing changes it still giving random matches It makes no sense to be a premium user By the way the app was way cooler back ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — ☮️ *2026-06-04, version 2.15.2* ☮️ ### 5/5 — Message to the world *2026-06-02, version 2.15.2* I love this, sending random messages out to the world and meeting new ppl is awesome. ### 5/5 — Bottled *2026-05-21, version 2.15.1* It sucks ### 5/5 — 🧌 *2026-05-06* I made a friend on bottled and we just spoiling each other Install this app if you want to find someone to really vibe with😌👍🩷🩷 ### 5/5 — It’s worth giving a try *2026-03-28, version 2.15.0* I just got on the app today but I’m already enjoying every bit of it. It’s free except if you choose to subscribe for premium features. Keep it up. Bring more bottles please ### 5/5 — Actually a good app *2026-03-18, version 2.14.9* To start it’s a bit slow but once you throw some bottles and receive bottles it becomes more fun ### 5/5 — Good *2026-03-09, version 2.14.9* Very very good ### 5/5 — It sometimes only takes a bottle *2026-02-20, version 2.14.8* Honestly great. As a woman, a lot of bottles we receive are not great but you can report them and block. The concept is great and I have nurtured amazing friendships. It’s a nice app that doesn’t push you to buy stuff just to exist. Def recommend :) ### 5/5 — International pen pals *2026-02-14, version 2.14.5* A nice way to meet unique people from all over ### 5/5 — Hi *2026-02-01, version 2.14.1* as long as penpals are not sexist and racist --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*