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Lettre.app — Handwritten letters, digital stamps and penpals for the iPad
Lettre.app — a handwritten messaging app for iPad now has PenPals! Lettre delivers your heartfelt messages to a PenPal on a continent of your choice -- to a potential friend or maybe even…a romantic interest?
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@p_val Hi Val, with our latest update, people can actually read the contents of the lettre before committing to it. So go ahead and write beautiful lettres which are bound to trigger responses from whoever is reading them
@sgroiga our Mixpanel data shows a pretty high rate of returning users who spend 30-40 minutes on the app per session, seems like people love the idea! There is also a drafts mode which can be used for note taking and doodling, so that helps too. Not to mention the digital stamp collectors.
@sgroiga Hi Gabriel, thank you for your suggestion but the whole point of handwriting lettres is the authenticity and the fact that someone spent time and effort into crafting it. We are trying to bring back the character and personality that our communication lost due to text and instant messaging -- add "ai" to it and now I won't even know who wrote my birthday card. A real friend would write a lettre
@sgroiga In the age of AI, we're asking people to write with their hands. 😉 This is also why we don't support typing on the keyboard yet.
We are however working on implementing AI to improve people's handwriting!
This app beautifully merges traditional penmanship with modern tech, creating a unique cultural exchange platform. How do you ensure privacy and security for users exchanging letters?
@memphys_sk Hi Stefans, Thank you so much for your kind words. To protect our users and their privacy, we adhere to security frameworks that meet Apple's standards and the best practices in the software development community. Additionally, we have never sold data to any third parties and never will—this also applies to advertisements and third-party integrations. As custodians of information, we consider it our fiduciary duty to safeguard the data our patrons generate to the best of our ability.
💡 Bright idea
Hey team,
Congrats on the launch! 🎉 This update sounds incredible, especially the PenPals feature — it's a brilliant way to bring back the joy of handwritten letters in our digital age.
Quick question: with the new PenPals feature, is there a way to filter or search for pen pals with specific interests or languages? It would be awesome to connect with people who share similar hobbies or are fluent in a language I'm learning.
@richard_cheng_tw coming next! For now the PenPals tab is a sort of open for all Post Office - you can browse through letters sent by other users, pick one, and respond to it. We will showcase the tags below the letter, but filter and search and topic wise follows will be coming next.
Thank you for recognizing the language writing potential of this, it's been on our minds for a while. Apps like Duolingo make it very seamless learning how to speak a language, but barely any apps go to the extent of teaching a language script to someone based on handwriting. With our canvas you can write in Mandarin or Kanji or Arabic and it's quite an experience!
@richard_cheng_tw Thank you so much for your support and that brilliant suggestion! As @shaer_reaz already mentioned, we are working on a filtering system to make the reading and matching experience better. What you described is actually an ideal use-case of what we are building :P
This is so sweet! I have a friend who likes sending real letters to different unknown people, I'll tell her about digital alternative :)
It's awesome, people love such handwritten stuff. Marketers can use this to connect with their loyal users, they gonna love it!
Congrats on the exciting update to Lettre.app! Adding PenPals to your handwritten messaging app for iPad is a wonderful feature. This not only enhances the personal touch of sending heartfelt messages but also opens up the opportunity to connect with new friends or perhaps even a romantic interest across continents.
Absolutely love the video and the whole vibe! Awesome job, guys. Wishing you all the best!
Hello Atik,
What a delightful journey has had! It's fantastic to see such dedication to improving and expanding the app's features. The PenPals feature sounds like a wonderful way to make new connections and breathe life into the art of letter writing. The addition of digital stamps and the support for independent artists is a nice touch. I'm curious, how do you match PenPals from different continents? Is it random, or are there preferences that users can set?
Wishing you continued success and many more heartfelt exchanges through !
@alex_dulub Thank you so much for your kind words and support! We're thrilled that you find our new features exciting. The PenPals feature is something we're particularly proud of as it brings a fresh and personal touch to the art of letter writing.
Initially, our PenPals feature matched users one-on-one based on their region and a few other factors. However, this approach had a lower turnover rate since we're still a growing community. To improve accessibility and engagement, we now have a dedicated section for PenPals where users can post their letters. People from all around the world can see these letters and respond to them, making it easier for everyone to connect globally.
We're continually working on enhancing this feature, and your curiosity and feedback are greatly appreciated.
@alex_dulub Hi Alex, thank you so much for your kind words. Adding to what @iftikhar_mahmud said -- we are continuously working on making our features more engaging and will be implementing a more robust matching algorithm down the line. As of now, we just starting mapping interests and we are looking forward to making more interesting features with what we have as we go forward. Thank you for staying with us <3
@priyanka27 Thank you so much! Appreciate it
Best of luck with your launch as well!
Just learned that "Chee Thee" means "letter" in Bengali! Love the cultural touch in the app's name
@hassan_shah7 Thank you so much for actually digging that deep :P Not many people find it haha
@fatinisrak_ ohmannn, if we had a penny for every time someone asked this, we could've already built it :P
It'll be a fan favorite among my friends who love the feeling of authenticity in handwritten letters. The new Penpal feature is going to be amazing :)
@saheel_ayeman Thank you Saheel for the support <3 Go put some posters across campus -- make more friends who will love the feeling of authenticity :P
Downloaded Lettre and already wrote my first letter! The handwriting feature is so cool and feels more personal than typing
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