Slowly (stylized as SLOWLY) is a

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application that allows users to exchange delayed messages or "letters". The time taken by a message to be delivered depends on the distance between the sender and the recipient.

History

Slowly was released on

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in 2017 and on

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a year later. It was featured as

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's "App of the Day" in over 30 regions worldwide. It was also awarded 2019's "Best Breakthrough App" by

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. By January 2019, it had reached 1 million users. The Slowly

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was launched in version 5.0, in mid-September 2019. In 2020, features such as

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, the ability to exchange audio notes and to pass a letter without it affecting the user's sent/received ratio were introduced in version 6.0 of the app. A paid membership feature called SLOWLY PLUS was also launched that allows members to double their quotas for the number of friends, excluded topics and regions, and photo sharing. On September 2023, Slowly launched an Open Letters. This feature enables users to share their open letters or to read others open letters in order to connect and boost their potential match.

Operation

Users are required to create a nickname and an avatar for themselves to get started. They can either manually browse user profiles or be "auto-matched" using an algorithm. It lets users search for people using various filters such as common interests or people from particular countries. The app establishes several "House Rules" that must be agreed to before a user can use the app. The "letters" take anything from 30 minutes to 60 hours to "slowly" reach their destination, depending on how far apart the sender and the recipient live. Virtual

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are collected and attached to the "letters" before mailing them. A large variety of virtual stamps can also be obtained for free on special days (Holidays, International Days, etc.) or bought in the app's "Stamp Store", and paid by "SLOWLY Coins". These coins can be purchased with local currencies, or obtained as free rewards by watching short in-app video ads. Messages may also include photos and audio notes with the recipient's consent. Slowly users can also use a "Web Version", which runs on a web browser in their PC or laptop. First-time Web users can login by using a

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, generated through the web app and scanned/verified by their mobile device's Slowly app. The Web Client offers easier and faster writing and is generally preferred by users composing longer "letters".

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