# Moments: Friends & Stories — Share with close friends > Share with close friends (iPhone/iPad app by Alvaro Torrano.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moments-friends-and-stories/id6749241395 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alvaro Torrano](https://appshunter.io/developer/1829496288) - Category: Social Networking, Entertainment - Price: Free - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 18.6 · 128 MB - Languages: American English, Catalan, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, European Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2025-09-05 - Data updated: 2026-08-26 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moments-friends-and-stories/id6749241395/reviews.md ## What is Moments? Moments is a private social network where every moment still feels like yours. Share your day with the people you choose, without feeling like everything has to be perfect, public, or made for everyone to like. Photos, videos, stories, messages, places, memories, and small things that only make sense with your friends. Moments is made to feel closer: less noise, more intention, and more control over what you share. HIDDEN LAYERS Some posts hide something more. With Hidden Layers, you can add text, audio, or images inside a photo. Friends discover them by tapping the moment, and you can also schedule them to open later. A secret note. A voice. A clue. An image inside another image. Something you do not see at first, but it was always there. STORIES WITH MORE MAGIC Create stories with stickers for expression, play, and better storytelling. Including: Reveal: scratch to uncover hidden content. Polaroid: add a styled image with a caption. Audio: record voice or ambience directly into your story. PRIVACY WITHOUT MAKING IT HARD You decide who sees every moment: best friends custom audiences only me private lists comment controls hide your followers and following hide content from specific people block or mute accounts and words CHAT AND REAL CONNECTIONS Talk with friends through encrypted private messages, photos, videos, audio, and ephemeral content. Share when you feel like it, with the people you choose. NOVA, YOUR AI ASSISTANT Nova lives inside Moments to help you remember preferences, understand context, and get useful suggestions while keeping you in control. Messages with Nova are also designed to feel personal and protected. Moments is not about posting more. It is about sharing better. Download Moments and share only with the people who truly matter. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.20 — 2026-08-18 What's New in Moments 2.20 • Profile preview — Long-press a post avatar or username to see a profile preview. • Story preview — Long-press a story ring to see a preview. Tap to open it full screen and pick up right where you left off. • Nested comments — Fixed a bug where comments sometimes failed to appear. • Long-press in chat — New context menu: the message lifts, you can see if it was read, and with the menu open a tap opens that photo, video or location. ### 2.19 — 2026-08-14 What's New in Moments (v2.19.0) Moments 2.19.0 introduces the floating tab bar, strengthens chat recovery, adds adaptive HLS video and polishes Reels, messaging and live location. The most important changes in this version: FLOATING TAB BAR - A new floating tab bar with liquid glass. - Nova and Messages have swapped places for more natural access. - Your profile story ring updates when you upload a story. CHAT RECOVERY - Device vault in Keychain with automatic restore. - QR migration if you switch iPhone or reinstall the app. - Your encrypted conversations survive device changes more reliably. ADAPTIVE VIDEO - HLS playback that adapts to your connection in the feed and Reels. - Less buffering and smoother transitions between quality levels. - Protected chat media is tougher and more reliable. REELS AND FEED - Smoother Reels scrolling and polished immersive chrome. - Moment caption and carousel with cleaner spacing. - Refined in-app banner and Discovery tab bar. CONVERSATION SETTINGS - Redesigned hero header with quick access. - Shared gallery, links and storage one tap away. - Background activity chrome kept out of the way in Settings. SAFER MESSAGING - Message requests from profiles protected behind your chat PIN. - View-once photos mark as viewed correctly so media can be consumed. - Chat previews without emoji for clearer reading. LOCATION AND STORIES - More reliable live location bubble and chat map. - Open stories directly from Messages. - Story stickers and native emoji aligned across platforms. GENERAL POLISH - Private profile and social navigation fixes. - Comments and private post layout refinements. - Media moderation aligned with Moments social-normal policy. - Text reviewed across all eight languages. ANDROID IN PARALLEL - Moments for Android already runs on phone and tablet. - Parity with iOS is progressing as we polish both platforms. In summary: Moments 2.19.0 focuses on the new floating navigation, never losing your chats, smarter video and a more polished Reels and messaging experience, with Android cooking in parallel. ### 2.18 — 2026-07-29 What's New in Moments (v2.18.0) Moments 2.18.0 brings the liquid glass design to the whole app, explains every permission before asking for it, extends pull to refresh to every screen, and improves the camera, the widget, and chat. The most important changes in this version: LIQUID GLASS DESIGN - New translucent materials on tabs, buttons, and cards, in step with iOS 27. - Redesigned story shutter ring. - More consistent glass surfaces across the app, with native and tinted variants. PERMISSIONS THAT EXPLAIN THEMSELVES - Before asking for each permission, we tell you what it is for, with a clear animated screen. - Dedicated screens for camera, microphone, photos, location, and notifications. - The old tracking notice is replaced with a much clearer one. PULL TO REFRESH - Now available across the whole app, not just the feed. - A new liquid glass drop that follows your gesture as you pull. CAMERA AND CREATOR - Centre framing and top quality capture for your photos and stories. - Fixes to the creator editor gestures and to drawing mode. - Faster audio setup when opening the camera. REDESIGNED WIDGET - Rebuilt with the Moments identity. - Now shows real previews of your content. SMOOTHER CHAT - The text field floats above the chat background and responds better to touch. - Messages left unreadable after restoring your PIN are decrypted again. - Conversations are created when you send the first message, so no more empty chats. - Fixed gaps and extra spacing in the message history. ACTIVITY AND SETTINGS - Collapsible filters in your activity so you find what you are looking for sooner. - Settings now shows the app version. GENERAL POLISH - App foundations modernized for iOS 27. - Text reviewed and expanded across all eight languages. - Stability and behaviour fixes across several flows. A BREAK FROM UPDATES - I'm moving to the studio next door for a while: you won't see patches here for a bit because I'm rewriting all of Moments for Android. - To give you an idea, the current Moments code is about 600 files and 250,000 lines, which in literary terms is like writing the complete seven book Harry Potter saga from scratch. - See you soon with epic news on both platforms! In summary: Moments 2.18.0 focuses on the new liquid glass design, on explaining every permission before asking for it, and on polishing camera, widget, and chat, while Moments for Android is cooking in parallel. ### 2.17 — 2026-07-10 What's New in Moments (v2.17.0) Moments 2.17.0 improves voice notes, makes sure your messages always arrive, adds message search across all your conversations, and refreshes chat settings, message requests, and the sign-in experience. The most important changes in this version: IMPROVED VOICE NOTES - Record in segments: pause and resume the recording anytime before sending. - Trim the audio from the preview so you only send what matters. - New liquid recording gesture: the button follows your finger, slide sideways to cancel or up to lock. MESSAGES THAT ALWAYS ARRIVE - Photos, videos, and voice notes sent offline go out automatically once you are back online. - Retry any failed message with a tap, right from the bubble. - Messages no longer get stuck on "sending" with a poor connection. - More reliable delivery receipts and a gap-free history when you reopen the app. SEARCH YOUR CONVERSATIONS - Find any message from the main search and jump straight to it, even months back. - Search also covers conversations, people, and drafts. HARDENED ENCRYPTION - Improved end-to-end key protection, with automatic cleanup of older conversations. - New safeguards ensure your content only ever travels encrypted. REDESIGNED CONVERSATION SETTINGS - Redesigned chat header and settings screen with quick actions. - Mute conversations individually. - Manage each conversation's storage with a breakdown of photos, videos, and audio. - Shared gallery, links, and starred messages accessible from chat settings. MESSAGE REQUESTS, INTEGRATED - Requests now live inside the chat itself, with the full conversation context. - New privacy controls to decide who can send you requests. A MORE COMPLETE VANISH MODE - Reply to stories in vanish mode too. - More reliable toggling of the mode per conversation. REFRESHED SIGN-IN - New welcome screen and step-by-step progressive sign-up. - More reliable access flows, better adapted to smaller devices. NOVA AI, CONNECTED - Nova AI now searches the web in real time to give you current, well-sourced answers. - A more refined, fluid conversation experience. GENERAL POLISH - Stabilized chat camera (orientation and framing) and refined view-once photos. - App settings reorganized into clearer groups. - Smoother chats: faster media loading, deeper history, and dozens of stability fixes. In summary: Moments 2.17.0 focuses on first-class voice notes, messages that always arrive, finding any message instantly, and a chat that is safer, more configurable, and more polished end to end. ### 2.16 — 2026-07-06 What's New in Moments (v2.16.0) Moments 2.16.0 improves chat with disappearing messages, buzzes, archived chats, and quick reply from notifications, plus a faster, more polished chat, new story fonts, and a refreshed data download. DISAPPEARING MESSAGES - Turn them on in a conversation and choose when they're deleted: once everyone's seen them, after 24 hours, or after 7 days. - Swipe up in the chat to turn the mode on or off instantly. - A notice if someone takes a screenshot or records the screen while the mode is active. BUZZES - Send a buzz to get someone's attention: vibration, animation, and a notice in the chat. - You can turn buzzes off per conversation in privacy settings. ARCHIVED CHATS - Archive conversations from the menu and bring them back anytime, with their unread count. FASTER, SMOOTHER CHAT - Messages and photos are saved on your phone: conversations open right away, even ones you've opened before. - History loads more smoothly and works better offline. - Fixed a bug that could freeze the app when opening a conversation's settings. IMPROVED NOTIFICATIONS - Show the sender's photo, with better previews for photos, GIFs, and videos. - Reply by pressing and holding the notification, without opening the app. REFINED CHAT - Replies inside the bubble, a more compact list, and more comfortable voice notes. - Swipe from the left edge to go back. - Clearer bubbles, reactions, and online status. NEW STORY FONTS AND EFFECTS - 6 new fonts (Arcade, Cyber, Retro, Groovy, Stencil, Glam) and 3 new text effects (Echo, Depth, Glitch). - Fixed the marker highlight and a duplicated background bar on the Mono and Strong styles. SHARED ACTIVITY AND VISITS - A new shared activity screen: when you followed each other, tags, reactions, and comments. - Refreshed profile visits, with frequent visitors. REFRESHED DATA DOWNLOAD - Download just your conversations, or everything/text/media. - With your PIN, include your chats and Nova conversations already decrypted and ready to read. - Clear folders with usernames, split into multiple parts if it's large. GENERAL POLISH - Animated previews while loading profiles, feed, comments, and stories. - More consistent haptic feedback when following, reacting, or blocking. - More natural dates in your language and stability improvements across the app. ## Apps similar to Moments | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [MOVENTUMS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/moventums/id6781935455) | — | Free | Social Networking | | [Lyvio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lyvio/id6760243595) | — | Free | Social Networking | | [Wikit Social](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wikit-social/id6758104901) | — | Free | Social Networking | | [Bebuzee](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bebuzee/id6478946575) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Social Networking | | [Scoot Social](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scoot-social/id6755162428) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Social Networking | | [Velbit](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/velbit/id1569973183) | 5.0 (27) | Free | Social Networking | ## Related topics [cn moments](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cn-moments) · [limbo social](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/limbo-social) · [amigo invisible pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/amigo-invisible-pro) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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