Bottled vs Casted
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bottled
Connect with people globally through a unique messaging system. Send a digital message in a bottle and let chance bring you new friends and meaningful conversations. Chat at your own pace and discover genuine connections.
- Send messages in a bottle globally
- Match with users through random exchanges
- Chat at your own pace
- Send text, photo, and voice messages
- Follow bottle journeys
- Play Spin the Bottle game
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Make friends worldwide, chat with real people, and discover meaningful pen pal connections. Bottled is a modern twist on the classic message in a bottle. Write a message, send it out to sea, and let serendipity connect you with someone, somewhere in the world. Whether you’re looking for new friends, a pen pal, emotional support, or just a meaningful conversation, Bottled helps you meet real people through chance, curiosity, and conversation. HOW BOTTLED WORKS Write a message and put it in a bottle Throw it into the sea and let it drift to a random person anywhere in the world If they keep your bottle, you match and can start chatting If they release it, your bottle sails away to someone else Every bottle can lead to a unique connection WHY PEOPLE LOVE BOTTLED Make friends and meet pen pals from around the world Chat at your own pace, without pressure Send text, photo, and voice messages Follow your bottles’ journeys in real time Play Spin the Bottle with fun questions and challenges Discover supportive, meaningful conversations with new people Join over 5 million users in a positive social app designed to help you meet new people and have genuine conversations. Chat without expectations. Talk freely. Let chance create real connections. If you have any questions or just want to say hi, feel free to contact us on Instagram (@appbottled) or by email at contact@bottledapp.com Bottled is free to download and use, and all main features are available for free. If you’d like to meet even more people, faster, you can subscribe and become a Cruise Member. We offer weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly subscription options. Terms of Use: https://bottledapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://bottledapp.com/privacy
Casted
This app offers a unique way to connect with people globally by sending digital messages in a bottle. Discover new friends, find penpals, or even that special someone through random connections.
- Send messages in a bottle
- Connect with people globally
- Find new friends
- Discover penpals
- Meet new people
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Have you ever daydreamed about casting a message in a bottle? What would you write? Who could it reach? Casted lets you do just that! Once you cast your own message, it could end up reaching anyone from around the world. The Casted app brings you a fun and unique way to: Meet new people Find a penpal Find that special person Learn from others Download today - you never know who you may meet and what it may lead to!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bottled at 4.6 against Casted's 3.0. Bottled also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 4). Casted's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Bottled sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Casted sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bottled holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bottled has 2.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Bottled's written reviews are positive against 50% of Casted's.
Bottled ships an update every 3 weeks, Casted every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bottled | Casted |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pierre Delannoy | Aaron Rockett |
Customer experience
Bottled
Casted
Bugs and requests
Bottled
Reported bugs
4 issues- 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
Requested features
6 requests- 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
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- More customization options for user profiles and islands
Casted
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bottled
- Explorer Membership$2.991 Month
- Cruise Membership - weekly$5.997 Days
- Cruise Membership$9.991 Month
- 5 Gold coins$0.99
- Skull Island$0.99
- Treasure Island$0.99
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- Camera$1.99
- Shield$1.99
- 20 Gold coins$3.49
- 40 gold coins$4.99
- 50 Gold coins$6.99
- 100 gold coins$9.99
- 100 Gold coins$14.49
- Gift 100 Gold$14.49
- 220 gold coins$19.99
- 500 Gold coins$54.99
Casted
- Candy$0.99
- 1 x Bottle$0.99
- Chocolate Muffin$1.99
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- 5 x Bottles$1.99
- Teddy Bear$3.99
- 12 x Bottles$3.99
- Box Of Chocolates$4.99
- Flowers$7.99
- Bottle Factory$54.99
- Diamond$99.99









