--- title: "Talk to strangers anonymously, by letter · Kindredly" description: "Talk to strangers without video, live chat or giving yourself away. Kindredly is letters: anonymous, matched by how you write. Free, 18+." url: https://kindredly.io/strangers language: en updated: 2026-10-09 --- # Talk to strangers, by letter Kindredly is a way to talk to strangers without video, live chat or a profile. You write a letter; it lands first with strangers who write like you, and you trade letters one at a time. You're a number, not a name, letters pass a safety check on their way out, and it's for adults only. - letters, not live chat or video - anonymous: a number and a face made of squares - matched by how you write, not by chance - a safety check on letters going out to strangers - free, 18+ only ## letters, not live chat. Random chat drops you into a live conversation with whoever's next, and most of it is “hi” and a skip. A letter is slower on purpose: you have time to think about what you want to say, and so do they. ## why it's easier to be honest with a stranger. People tell strangers things they'd never tell their friends — on trains, on planes, in letters. A stranger has no stake in your life and can't bring it up at dinner. Kindredly keeps it that way until you decide otherwise. ## which strangers? Not random ones. Your letter lands first on the desks of the strangers whose writing runs closest to yours — sentence length, rhythm, where you pause, how you end a thought. So the stranger who answers is someone whose letters read a bit like your own. ## anonymous, and kept that way. A stranger sees a number and a face made of squares — never your name, photo or location. Before your courier carries a letter out to strangers' desks, a safety check reads it, and stops threats, harassment and attempts to swap numbers or social handles. Report or block anyone in a tap. ## read a few first. [Just look](https://kindredly.io/look) shows today's letters, no account needed. If one makes you want to answer, that's your sign. ## questions people ask. ### how can I talk to strangers online safely? Stay anonymous and somewhere that moderates. On Kindredly you're a number, not a name; there are no photos until both people trade names; letters are checked on their way to strangers' desks; and you can report or block anyone. See [safety](https://kindredly.io/safety). ### is kindredly anonymous? Yes. A stranger sees a number, like No. 4207, and a face made of squares. Names are swapped only when both people enclose theirs, from the fifth letter each way. ### is there video or voice chat? There's no video and no live chat. First Class members can record voice letters in the iPhone app, and each one carries a written line too. ### is kindredly for teenagers? No. Kindredly is for adults, 18 and over. ### is it free? Yes. Fifteen strangers' letters on your desk a day, five new letters of your own a day, and no limit on the letters inside a correspondence — free, on iPhone and the web. ### who will I be talking to? Strangers whose writing runs closest to yours — not whoever's next in a queue. Kindredly matches by how you write, never by photos or where you live. ## keep reading. - [is it safe?](https://kindredly.io/safety) — what a stranger can and can't see of you. - [writing to strangers safely](https://kindredly.io/guides/writing-to-strangers-safely) — what to share, what to keep. - [find a penpal](https://kindredly.io/penpal) — a penpal app that matches by writing. - [just look](https://kindredly.io/look) — today's letters, no account needed. --- Kindredly is an anonymous penpal app that matches strangers by how they write. Kindredly · https://kindredly.io/