Turtle
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New kind of anonymous messaging app
Nick Sarath
Turtle — New kind of anonymous messaging app
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Turtle is a new kind of anonymous communication app. Turtle is an app that lets you message people and remain anonymous for three days. This concept leads to more fun and genuine conversations.

Turtle 2.0 includes many new features and improvements such as:

-Instagram integration

-Location, age, and gender

-School pages

-Friend lists

-And more

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Ryan Hoover
I like the branding and design. Downloading now. Anonymous apps have always been very tricky, often leading to bullying and abuse. How are you combatting this, @nicksarath and @donbytyqi?
Nick Sarath
@rrhoover Thanks Ryan! You're right, most anonymous apps are very conducive to bullying and abuse, but Turtle takes an entirely different approach. Turtle's concept revolves around "temporary anonymity". Everyone is only anonymous for 3 days once the conversation is started. This idea mitigates bullying and abuse since everyone will be revealed after the countdown ends.
Nick Julia
@nicksarath I don’t quite get it. If people will be revealed anyhow, what’s the point of starting with anonymity? Then again I’m probably not part of the target market
Nick Sarath
@nickajulia Good question! My generation specifically has always used mediums such as Instagram Direct and Twitter DMs to start conversations with people. When using these platforms, there is an immediate wave of implicit bias/judgement towards the messenger based on factors such as appearance and follower count. With Turtle, there isn't that immediate wave of implicit bias or judgement. You are given a chance to win the other person over with your character instead of extraneous factors like follower count, appearance, and popularity status.
Nick Julia
@nicksarath good answer. That had never occurred to me.
Ryan Hoover
@nicksarath got it! I downloaded the app but none of my friends are on yet. Someone message me at rrhoover. 😊🙏🏼
Jacqueline von Tesmar
Hey @donbytyqi & @nicksarath This is a new take on it. What made you want to build this app?
Nick Sarath
@jacqvon We wanted an entirely new way to start conversations with people. Temporary anonymity is something that's never been done before. We were pretty motivated to be the first app to do it differently from other anonymous communication apps such as Yik Yak, Fox, Sarahah, Ask.fm, etc.
Andre Haykal Jr.

This app is truly beautiful and simple to follow and use. My school has adopted this app quickly and the response of my peers has been very positive and impressed.

Pros:

Beautiful UI and UX

New Socoal Media Experience

New Approach to Conversations

Tons of Features

Cons:

NONE :)

Nick Sarath
Thanks Andre!
Abraham Isaac Durán

I love this app, really, the UI is just so beautiful, and the transitions so smooth, it seems they did care a lot about UX, and paid special attention to little details (it annoys me the most when people just don't care about this things). The idea behind the app is astonishing, and I congratulate whoever thought of this. It is wonderful to be able to meet new people and let them judge me by who I am, talking with someone about Tolkien's masterpieces, or how we think Esperanto shares deep concerns about hope, and so goes on. However, I think this app suits everybody, even if you are just having fun meeting new people or plan to meet you new best friend, Turtle will do the job.

By the way, you can find me at: https://turtle.lol/abraham

Pros:

-UI/UX

-Meaningful conversations (I love the concept)

-Curious name (it caught my attention)

-Fast (Surprisingly faster than I expected)

Cons:

It says Gifs instead of GIF 🤷🏻‍♂️

Nick Sarath
Thanks for the very thoughtful review Abraham!
Mohnish

V2 was a step in the right direction, cant wait to see what Turtle has next to show us

Pros:

being able to message someone anonymously is a fun idea

Cons:

None

Nick Sarath
Thanks Mohnish 👊🏻
Shadi Hamadeh

Its a new and interesting take on anyonymous messaging and I've definitely made new friends and connections through the app

Pros:

Very clean and simple interface that is easy to navigate

Cons:

More pics to be allowed

Nick Sarath
Thanks Shadi!
Filipe

Waiting for the Android version to be released :(

Pros:

Loved the promo video.

Cons:

Not available on Android

The Bootstrap Themes

Tried it out and it seems dope. The design is pretty cool. I can definitely see this app taking off. The idea is really unique and it offers people more courage to message other people.

Pros:

No judgement and less fear of instant rejection

Cons:

Nothing yet

Nick Sarath
Thanks!
Javi
I've been a user for awhile and I'm super proud of the team for going the extra mile to make it even better!
Nick Sarath
@ios_javi Thanks for the support Javi!
Don Bytyqi
@ios_javi Thank you!!
Damjanski
<3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ <3