# Blink — friends location

> 3D map, chat, voice, calls & video calls — private and unlimited

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.blinkmap](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.blinkmap)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.blinkmap`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Blinkmap Ltd
- **Category:** SOCIAL
- **Downloads:** 12,608,066
- **Rating:** 4.51 / 5 (136,021 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.36
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2023-06-15
- **Publisher country:** HK
- **Size:** 207 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blinkmap)
- **Website:** [https://blinkmap.com/](https://blinkmap.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://blinkmap.com/privacy/](https://blinkmap.com/privacy/)

## Description

**Blink** is a private communication app that combines a 3D friends map with messaging, voice calls, and video calls. See friends’ real-time location, movement, speed, and battery status, share your own location, or enable freeze mode when you want privacy.

Create private or group chats and calls for up to 100 people, send photos, videos, voice notes, video messages, stickers, and custom message styles. Check in at places, share stories, use BUMPs to discover nearby friends, explore travel footprints, and compete with friends using the step counter—all in one social app.

## Rankings

- #11,502 — Overall
- #184 — Top app in Russia

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_NUMBERS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.health.READ_STEPS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.blinkmap.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`

## Review summary

Users praise Blink as a fun, easy-to-use geolocation app with social features and sound stickers. However, recurring concerns focus on post-update map performance and UI glitches (lag, icons shifting), location inaccuracies due to spoofing, disruptive location-update notifications with language quirks, missing satellite map view, and poor performance on low-end devices. Overall positive sentiment persists, but improvements in stability, map accuracy, and notification controls are commonly requested.

### Pros

- Fun and appealing geolocation app that helps you stay connected with friends
- Cute features, especially sound stickers
- Easy to use and convenient interface
- Overall positive sentiment with users describing it as amazing or perfect

### Cons

- Performance and map rendering degrade after updates, with lag and icons moving when zooming
- GPS/location accuracy issues in some areas due to spoofing or unreliable data sources
- Frequent location update notifications and language inconsistencies; users want the ability to turn them off
- Missing satellite map view / desired map types not available
- Poor performance on low-end devices

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.blinkmap)