TideWhisper
Message in a bottle
Write a message for the shared discovery pool and see who replies. Bottles are screened for inappropriate content before they are shared.
Messages in a bottle for iPhone TideWhisper
Discover messages worldwide.
Send a message in a bottle, or pick one up and reply. For adults aged 18 and over on iOS.
TideWhisper in 30 seconds
Write a message, drop it in the tide, pick one up, reply end-to-end encrypted, translate, and keep less online.
Features
How it works
Pick up a bottle
Pick up a drifting bottle; bottles that fit your preferences come first. Your plan sets how many you can pick up each day.
Private conversations
From the first reply, text, photos and voice notes in your conversation are end-to-end encrypted.
Keep less online
After both participants have read a message, its encrypted copy is removed from active servers. Copies already on your device are separate.
Start with the free plan. Optional Pro and Max subscriptions offer higher usage limits.
Bottles and nicknames are screened for inappropriate content before they are shared. You can block someone you do not want to hear from and report conduct that breaks the Community Rules.
Discovery messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Requested translation may send text to a cloud provider when on-device translation cannot complete. Existing backups expire under our retention schedule. Learn how your information is handled
Common questions
TideWhisper is a message-in-a-bottle app, sometimes called a drift bottle app, for iPhone and for adults aged 18 and over. Write a message and send it into a shared pool, or pick up someone else's bottle and reply.
Yes. The free Standard plan lets you pick up and send a few bottles each day. Optional Pro and Max subscriptions raise your daily limits. Prices are shown in the app before you buy, and subscriptions are managed through Apple.
You can send one reply. The conversation continues only if the bottle's sender answers, so everyone decides who they keep talking to. Photos and voice notes can be sent only to someone who follows you. How it works walks through each step.
The bottle itself is not end-to-end encrypted. Bottles are screened for inappropriate content before they are shared. From the first reply onward, text, photos and voice notes are end-to-end encrypted. If you ask for a translation that cannot run on your device, that message's text is sent in readable form through our server to our translation provider. The Privacy Policy explains the details.
Not at the moment. TideWhisper is available for iPhone on the App Store.
The app is available in 11 languages, and built-in translation helps you read messages written in other languages.
You can block or report anyone at any time. Reports can lead to warnings, suspensions or bans under our Community Rules. A red hexagon beside a bottle means that it may break the rules. Take care with personal information: anything you share can be saved by the person you share it with.
Say it to the tide.
Messages in a bottle, for adults on iPhone.
