# VeganFriends — Vegan. Schweiz. Community.

> Vegan. Schweiz. Community. (iPhone/iPad app by Sandro Courvoisier.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veganfriends/id6759828286 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sandro Courvoisier](https://appshunter.io/developer/1881009670)
- Category: Social Networking, Food & Drink
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 65 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/veganfriends/id6759828286/reviews.md

## What is VeganFriends?

Vegan Friends is the social media platform for the vegan community in Switzerland. Ad-free and made in Switzerland.

WHAT AWAITS YOU
• Feed with posts, photos, and reactions from the community
• Chat channels and personal messages
• Forum for discussions and help
• Events: Organize meetups, join events, meet new people
• Restaurant and product reviews from the community
• Recipes: share, rate, try out
• Vegan News – curated articles with AI-powered classification
• Profile with Emoji-Avatar, Pixel-Art background, and individual Aura

YOUR PRIVACY
No third-party tracking, no ads, no data shared with third parties. You decide what you share.

V-COINS & SHOP
Activity is rewarded: Collect V-Coins and unlock profile extensions like Glow, Crown, or Floating-Avatar.

MR. ROBOT
Our own AI bot answers questions, plays with you, or greets new members in the chat.

SUPPORT
Vegan Friends is a private initiative. You can support the platform directly from the app with a one-time or recurring donation – securely processed via Stripe.

JOIN NOW
Create your profile and become part of the vegan community in Switzerland. Sign up at veganfriends.ch or directly in the app.

MADE IN SWITZERLAND
Code and data – all in Switzerland. Open mind, made local.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.0 — 2026-08-13

Version 3.1 – stories, profile details, and an important push fix

• Push notifications work reliably again: messages, reactions, replies and mentions arrive on your iPhone
• New: 24-hour stories with composer, full-screen preview and replies sent as a direct message
• Extended profile: new "About me" section with generation, gender and vegan status, plus relationship status and contact & openness
• Tidier inbox: filters for chats, groups and events as a dropdown, unread badges on the filter and muting for requests
• Chats open faster and without the list jumping
• The reaction picker for comments now appears at the button instead of the middle of the screen
• Forum shows relative timestamps for threads and replies
• Unread counters in navigation and inbox update instantly

### 3.0.0 — 2026-07-22

Version 3.0 – fully rebuilt native app

• New app foundation: faster navigation, modern feed, clearer tabs
• Improved onboarding after sign-up and Sign in with Apple
• Richer chat: replies, attachments, polls, forwarding, and scheduling doodles
• Inbox with search and filters (DMs, groups, events, archive)
• Events with better search, categories, and previews
• Native Vegan Maps
• Vegan Friends+ and community features easier to reach
• More reliable push and deep-link navigation
• Many stability and UX improvements

### 2.2.1 — 2026-06-15

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Events view: Fixed a crash when opening events.
• Chat: Input field now correctly displayed above the keyboard on all iPhone models (DMs, group chats, channels).
• Stability: Improved app launch on older devices.
• Various minor bug fixes.

### 2.2.0 — 2026-06-12

New: GIF Picker in all chats - find and share animated GIFs directly in chat.

Jobs completely redesigned:
• New layout with better overview and filter options.
• Faster loading and smoother experience.

Chat improvements:
• Unified image upload for direct messages, group chats, and channels.
• Improved image preview and faster uploads.

Home Feed:
• Extended feed view with new interaction options.
• Start direct messages from the feed.

General:
• Improved events view.
• Various UI and UX refinements.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 2.1.3 — 2026-05-20

More privacy with Sign in with Apple: choose an anonymous nickname instead of your real name on first launch. You can now also change your username directly in profile settings.

Chat improvements:
• Image upload in direct messages reworked: faster preview, better compression, clearer error messages.
• Reactions are now also available in group chats (Random Vegan Friend, Coach, Propaganda Channel, event chats).

General:
• Multiple UI and UX refinements for better readability and usability.
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

## Related topics

[321 vegan](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/321-vegan) · [vegan friendly](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/vegan-friendly)

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