Interpals: Penpals & Languages
Interpals: Penpals & Languages is made and published by InterPals. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with InterPals. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to InterPals and are shown as published on Google Play.
AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedPopular- Rating on Google Play
- 3.65
- 27,094 ratings
- Installs
- 4.2 million
- Last updated
- November 1, 2026
- Ads
- Contains ads
- Size
- 103.4 MB
Interpals: Penpals & Languages is popular, with 4.2 million installs. Users are divided: 3.6 stars from 27,094 ratings.
Pros & Cons
- Long-standing global community (since 1998) with 8.5 million members
- Real profiles and photo albums enable authentic connections
- Built-in translation aids language practice across many languages
- Free to use for core features like search and messaging
- Less emphasis on formal language learning features or guided lessons compared to some competitors (based on available keywords)
- No dating features, which may differ from some social apps that focus on dating
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Interpals: Penpals & Languages for Android
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By InterPals, from Google Play“Pen pals & language exchange: meet friends worldwide and practice languages”
Description by InterPals Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Find someone in another country to write to. Practice a language with a native speaker. Make friends whose everyday life looks nothing like yours.
MAKE FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD
• Search by country, city, age, and the languages someone speaks or is learning
• Browse real profiles and photo albums — no deck of cards to swipe through
• See who viewed your profile and who is online right now
• Message requests keep your inbox yours: you decide who gets through
• Join groups around shared interests and post to the community feed
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS
• Find a tandem partner: you help with your language, they help with theirs
• Practice real conversation — the everyday phrasing textbooks leave out
• Built-in message translation for when you get stuck mid-sentence
• English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Indonesian, Hindi, Dutch, Polish and hundreds more
SEND MORE THAN TEXT
• Share photos and GIFs in chat
• Build photo albums on your profile
• Comment on photos and posts
A COMMUNITY, NOT A DATING APP
Interpals has been bringing people together since 1998. There is no swiping and no matching game. Members come here for genuine friendship, curiosity about other countries, and long correspondences — plenty have been writing to the same pen pal for years.
YOUR SPACE, YOUR RULES
• Block or report any member at any time
• A moderation team reviews reported profiles, photos, and messages
• You control what appears on your profile and who can contact you
• Minimum age 13
FREE
Creating an account, searching for members, and sending messages costs nothing.
Whether you are getting ready to travel, studying a language, planning to study abroad, or you simply want to talk with someone on the other side of the world — start on Interpals.
interpals.net
Questions? support@interpals.net
Recent changes:
• Phone verification: the Continue and Verify buttons stay above the keyboard.
• Verification on WhatsApp or Telegram: your code, our number and the send button come first.
• Push notifications arrive again when the notification tray cannot be read.
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- Contains ads
- Price
- Free
- Libraries
- 87
- App size
- 103.4 MB
- Needs Android
- 7.0+
- Content rating
- Medium
Technologies used by Interpals: Penpals & Languages
Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 2.17.3
- Launched
- October 2019
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 70 thousand
- Per day
- 2.3 thousand
- 30-day average
- Play install range
- 1+ million
- Launched
- October 2019
Installs over time
Interpals: Penpals & Languages has been installed 4.2 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 2.3 thousand installs per day.
Rankings
Google Play top charts- Highest rank
- #128
- Chart
- Top Free
- Social
- Country
- Indonesia
About the app and developer
About Interpals: Penpals & Languages
Interpals: Penpals & Languages is a social app developed by InterPals.
Install Statistics
Interpals: Penpals & Languages has been installed 4.2 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 70 thousand times. It is ranked #128 in social.
User Ratings
Interpals: Penpals & Languages is rated 3.65 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 27 thousand ratings.
App Information
Interpals: Penpals & Languages is freely available from Google Play. The app size is 103.40 MB. The latest version available is 2.17.3. The last update was on November 1, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Interpals: Penpals & Languages requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play since October 2019.
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