# Langmate: Japanese Friends

> Chat with people in Japan

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1093968775](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1093968775)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1093968775`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Langmate Inc.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (9,618 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.16
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-15
- **First published:** 2016-04-14
- **Size:** 176 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/langmate-japanese-friends/id1093968775)
- **Website:** [https://langmate.jp/](https://langmate.jp/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.langmate.jp/privacy-policy/](https://www.langmate.jp/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Langmate: Japanese Friends** helps you connect with people in Japan through casual chat and shared interests. Whether you’re learning Japanese, planning a trip, or looking for real friendships, you can swipe, match, and start conversations with a large Japanese community.

Explore users nearby with Around Me, preview Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto with Virtual Location, and improve communication with voice messages and a handwriting tool for kana and kanji. Discover conversations about anime, manga, food, festivals, travel, and J-pop. Langmate is made in Japan and has surpassed 3 million downloads, with millions of matches and messages in 2025.

## Rankings

- #18,172 — Overall
- #37 — come

## Review summary

Users generally praise Langmate for its ease of use, automatic translation, and strong focus on making international friends. The main drawbacks cited are the presence of scammers/fake profiles and occasional experiences of low activity or few matches.

### Pros

- Easy to use and beginner-friendly
- Automatic translation enables cross-language conversations
- Great for meeting foreign/international friends
- Generally reliable with positive user experiences

### Cons

- Scammers and fake profiles are a common complaint
- Some users feel the app can be inactive or 'dead' with few matches

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