# Letterbound — Pen Pal Letters

> Long letters, slow replies, and pen pals across the world.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.letterbound`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HallWeb
- **Category:** SOCIAL
- **Downloads:** 275
- **Version:** 1.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-26
- **First published:** 2026-06-27
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 68 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.letterbound)
- **Website:** [https://hallweb.io](https://hallweb.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hallweb.io/letterbound-privacy-policy.html](https://hallweb.io/letterbound-privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Remember when getting mail meant something?<br><br>Letterbound brings back the lost art of letter writing. Find a pen pal on the other side of the world, write them a real letter, and wait while it travels — a couple of hours across your own country, half a day across an ocean. No instant anything. When a letter finally lands in your mailbox, it was worth the wait.<br><br>WORTH THE WAIT<br><br>A letter here isn&#39;t a text. It&#39;s something someone sat down and wrote, just for you, and sent across real distance. The waiting is part of the magic — the little lift when you see a letter has arrived, the afternoon you spend writing one back. Slow mail, in your pocket.<br><br>HOW IT WORKS<br><br>✉️ Share your interests and the languages you write in<br>✉️ Browse pen pals from around the world<br>✉️ Write your first letter and seal the envelope<br>✉️ Your letter travels in real time, across real distance<br>✉️ A reply arrives — written just for you, by someone who took their time<br><br>WHAT MAKES LETTERBOUND DIFFERENT<br><br>• Letters take hours to arrive, not seconds — anticipation is the point<br>• Real distance, real time — a letter from across the world earns its journey<br>• Choose your pace — letters as fast or as slow as you like<br>• Every letter and photo is reviewed before delivery — a kind, safe mailbox<br>• Block and report tools that truly close the conversation<br><br>A QUIETER KIND OF SOCIAL<br><br>No feeds. No likes. No followers. Nothing to scroll. Just one person, somewhere far away, reading what you wrote and taking the time to answer. Most writers here send a few letters a week. That is the pace. That is the point.<br><br>If you journal but wish someone would read it — if you miss long emails from old friends — if snail mail still makes your day — you will feel at home here. Letterbound is a letter writing app, a digital pen pal club, and a slower kind of social network all in one envelope.<br><br>LETTERBOUND PREMIUM (OPTIONAL)<br><br>• No ads, ever<br>• Unlimited pen pals<br>• Attach photos to your letters<br>• Filter writers by language<br><br>THE FINE PRINT<br><br>Letterbound is for adults (18+). Every letter passes through our moderation system before it is delivered, and sharing contact details is against the rules — friendships live here, in the letters.<br><br>Somewhere across the world, someone is hoping for mail. Write your first letter tonight.

## Rankings

- #1,593,568 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `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.letterbound.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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