I've been wondering whether free apps made for making friends are really safe, and I've been looking into it for a while, but it turns out recent apps are quite thoughtfully designed. In particular, the number of free friend apps exclusive to women has been increasing, and apps like Favomatch seem to be specialized in finding fellow members for supporting activities. I thought it would be great to be able to connect with people who support the same thing.

Touch and Dote Match also have a women-only setup with 24-hour monitoring, so they seem to be quite considerate when it comes to safety. The timeline feature, which lets you interact in a social-media kind of way, also seems easy to use. However, it’s a bit of a downside that many apps require you to pay to remove ads.

Bumble lets you find friends of the opposite sex too, and it seems good for men who want to use a free friend app. For people in their 30s and older, Somuri apparently has users from the same generation. In the end, I realized that it’s important to choose an app that matches your purpose and your age group. Which app are you all using?