Friendships 2.0: Apps to make friends

Whether you've just moved to a new city.

Whether you want to develop your social life.

It is difficult to make new friends, to form connections easily in real life.

So, after the applications focused on romantic/naughty encounters, it's time for friendly relationships.

Decoding 2023 apps to make friends version 2.0.

Bumble BFF

This app was created in 2016 but only grew post-covid, by Whitney Wolfe Herd, co-founder of Tinder. She ended up suing the dating site for discrimination and sexual harassment, after being ousted. She then decided to launch Bumble, a similar dating app, except that in heterosexual dating, it is the women who make the first move.

Bumble's main goal is connection, whether it's to meet your soulmate, a friend, or even a new business mentor. Bumble consists of the Date mode, Bumble BFF & Bumble Bizz; depending on your personal goal.

Bumble uses different colors to differentiate conversations: the flirt in yellow and friendship in green. Whether for romantic encounters or for the search for great friendships, you will have the same profile

If you want to try it, you need to download the app on Apple Store Or Google Play and start meeting people

Meetup

Created in 2022, the application now has 58 million members, present in 193 countries.

It is one of the oldest platforms for meeting people.

The principle is simple: you create or join a group based on your interests. You can also find events near you by doing a simple search by city and/or keywords.

You can download it on Apple Store And Google Play.

OneRoof

This application was created during confinement to compensate for the lack of social life caused during this pandemic, being isolated and not being able to see anyone.

OneRoof helps you connect with people living around you, or even in your building. It also offers to join groups with common interests to chat.

This can be useful for example if you are new to your city.

So you can join interest groups, give advice etc.

The application can be downloaded for free on Apple Store And Google Play.

Patook

Patook is another popular app that helps you find like-minded friends. Your matches are based on a points system.

Basically, after creating your account, you are asked to categorize different traits like interests, languages, values, age group, etc. according to their preferences.

Then you will be matched with those who have accumulated the most points based on the traits you ranked.

It also offers you public discussion forums and features (called "tags") which allow its users to plan meetings and simply share their thoughts.

With the help of these cool features, it has managed to make it to our list of top 5 apps to make friends.

On its website, Apple describes this application "as strictly for platonic friendships. In fact, we've developed our own automated method to detect when someone is flirting. We even included a no-flirting clause in our terms of service, so we ban those users. Anyone who attempts to flirt through the app will have their account permanently banned before their message even hits your inbox."

You can download it for free on Apple Store And Google Play.

We3

We3 is another great app that has an interesting concept that also brings together like-minded people.

According to them, "three" is an optimal number of people who have the greatest chance of creating a friendship.

To be matched, you must go through the statement cards and decide whether you agree, disagree, or remain neutral on each card.

Based on your answers, We3 places you in a tribe of three people who have the highest compatibilities.

The group linking process allows you to track and manage all your common traits, mutual interests and values.

With a Swipe and Match system like on other apps, but it insists on one key point: it is not a dating site!

 The idea of not mixing sexes in groups is also reassuring for those who prefer to be in their comfort zone.

You can download it on Apple Store And Google Play.

Meetme

Meetme is a geo-localized social networking app that allows you to meet friends, make friends, chat. Locate yourself with your phone and search for people who share your interests nearby.

This application aims to connect people with similar tastes and interests, with the aim of making them have a lot in common. And, in this way, start having a nice and interesting conversation. Based on their hobbies and everything that both parties like.

It works in the same way as a social network. In fact, it has some of the main functions of Facebook, which allow you to publish articles about what you want and comment on them. As well as indicate whether you like it or not with the respective button.

It also has a profile section where you can get to know other people. And of course, briefly introduce yourself with a photo that identifies you and any other information you want to share with users. Send images and photos via chat and find out who is nearby and available to talk.

Vingle

Vingle is a community application that brings together people with common interests.

After creating your account, you can search for people based on your interests in a search section. You can follow people who like what you like and share anything, including a simple question, a long message with photos or a video.

Another feature is that you can even create your own communities if you want to be more specific about your interest.

You can download Vingle for free at Apple Store And Google Play.

ClubHouse

This brand new app aims to bring people together just by listening and talking – everything is based on voices (and thus breaking the codes of usual physical standards).

It is about allowing users to create and participate in conversations on given topics according to their interests. The topics of the conversations are very varied, there is something for all tastes, all genres.

As a user, you can explore chat rooms by filtering by topic and interest. When you join a room, you become part of the audience, you will only be able to speak if you request to speak and the room administrators allow you to do so. Alternatively, you can create your own private chat room with your contacts and friends.

However, access is through sponsorship: each user receives two invitations that they can distribute to whomever they want. Without an invitation, you will not have access to the application even if you download it.

Finally, the biggest advantage of Clubhouse is the fact that through this platform you have the opportunity to listen and interact with renowned personalities, such as Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey. 

You can Download Clubhouse on Apple Store

Unblnd

The difference with other applications?

Unlike most apps of this type, on Unblnd, no profile pictures can be added, so members don't see each other right away.

Enough to discourage those looking for more than a friendship.

People here look for friends based on common interests and preferences. Only your true self matters here.

Second, you cannot search for users or groups yourself. This is the role of the algorithm which will automatically suggest groups of interest to you.

You can download it on Apple Store And Google Play.

There are plenty of places to make new friends.

So let's start the year off on the right foot and give it a try. What will be your favorite app?