# poptheapp > Where your real friends are Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pop.poptheapp](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pop.poptheapp) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.pop.poptheapp` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** arogyauday gopireddy - **Category:** SOCIAL - **Downloads:** 3 - **Version:** 1.0.7 - **Last updated:** 2026-02-28 - **First published:** 2026-02-28 - **Publisher country:** US - **Size:** 26 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-16 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pop.poptheapp) - **Website:** [https://www.poptheapp.com/](https://www.poptheapp.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://poptheapp.com/privacy](https://poptheapp.com/privacy) ## Description Pop is the social app built for your actual friend group — not followers, not strangers, not an audience. No likes. No follower counts. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just your people, your moments, your memories.

Pods — Your Private Group Space
Create a Pod with your closest friends (up to 15). No owner hierarchy — everyone's equal. This is your crew's home base to share, express, and stay connected without the noise of traditional social media.

Wall — Drop What You Feel
Post photos, videos, stickers, and doodles to your Pod's Wall. Everything's chronological — no algorithm, no ranking. Instead of likes, friends respond with Vibes: calm, warm, thoughtful, fire, felt-that, or inside-joke. No counts, no pressure.

Pod Stories — Your Day, Automatically
Pop's AI turns your Pod's daily drops into a beautiful, shareable story — structured like a mini movie with highlights, collages, vibe checks, MVP of the day, and cast credits. Think Spotify Wrapped, but for every day with your friends. Stories are saved as permanent memories you can revisit anytime.

Shadow — Say What You Really Feel
An anonymous space organized by topics: Pressure & Stress, Hearts, Family Stuff, Identity, Late Thoughts, and more. Before responding, you choose your intent — Support, Share Similar, Ask More, or Offer Perspective. AI safety screening keeps the space warm and safe. If two anonymous users want to reveal themselves, they can through a mutual handshake.

Vibe Tray — Solve "What Should We Watch?"
Save movies, shows, and books by screenshot or sharing to Pop. Pop recognizes the content automatically. When your Pod gathers, Pop surfaces what you have in common — no debates, no voting. Just convergence.

Mirror — Private Journaling with AI Reflection
Write entries, record voice notes, capture moments — completely private. Pop's AI gently reflects insights back to help you understand yourself better. No one else ever sees your Mirror.

Know Thyself — Discover Who You Are
46 casual, judgment-free scenario questions across identity, relationships, emotions, career, and more. No labels, no diagnoses. Just gentle reflections and small life experiments to help you grow.

Why Pop Is Different

No likes, no follower counts, no popularity metrics — ever
No ads, no data selling, no engagement manipulation
Chronological feeds only — no algorithm decides what matters
Designed for both sides of you: your expressive self and your quieter self
Anti-addiction by design — calm, intentional, and respectful of your time
AI that helps without watching — moment-scoped, anonymized, always dismissible
Built for Gen Z, by People Who Get It
Pop was created because social media wasn't designed for real friendship. It was designed for performance. Pop flips that: presence without performance, expression without pressure, connection without comparison.

Your real friends are waiting. Pop in ## Rankings - #3,011,486 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE` - `com.pop.poptheapp.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Peek Pod: Moments with Friends](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.luantran.peek.android) — 8 users - [Popi](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.djdc.popi2) — 256 users - [popsnap](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.apps.popsnap) — 39 users - [PopUp - Chat, Friend, Fun](https://chrome-stats.com/d/cn.gem.android) — 33,452,087 users, 4.34 / 5 - [Popping](https://chrome-stats.com/d/io.poppingLLC.popping) — 484 users - [Pop Live](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pop.live.app) — 5,621 users - [Pop. Dating](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.popdating.app) — 29 users - [TrustedPods](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.trustedpods.app) — 6 users - [Bluebell](https://chrome-stats.com/d/social.bluebell.app) — 320 users - [Popple](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.popple.app2) — 188 users - [Pixapop](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hitasoft.app.pixapop) — 387 users - [PopIn](https://chrome-stats.com/d/events.popin.app) — 33 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pop.poptheapp)