friendOS

Add up to 25 close friends
Only for iPhone
Free

• 7 Ratings\
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  4.6
• Age Rating\
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  16+\
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  Years
• Category\
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  Social Networking
• Developer\
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  Menow Company
• Language\
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  EN\
  \
  English
• Size\
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  138.3\
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  MB

iPhone
friendOS — a private app for close friends
We’re a bunch of friends who just wanted a simple way to see what our people are up to. So we built friendOS, a private app where our friends’ activities just show up. We’re making it available for our friends to download, and now you too can join and add your own close friends.

friendOS sits between our group chats and social apps.

The idea is really simple. The app uses location and a few extra permissions to automatically create status for activities like wakeups, places we go, travels, fitness sessions, daily 10k steps, and other simple daily moments we all like to know about our friends.

What it does

• Shows what our friends are up to
• Lets you record frontback videos
• Keeps everything private to the people we add
• React, comment, send hugs
• Go invisible anytime

Questions or feedback
hello@friendos.app

Ratings & Reviews

• 4.6
  out of 5

7 Ratings

Hugs feature being limited

I really like this app. One of the things I dislike about it is when I first installed the app, my friends and I could spam the hugs feature and the person receiving the hug would get multiple notifications. Now, no matter how many times you tap the Hugs feature, they only get one notification.

Developer Response

Thank you so much for this thoughtful review. We truly love hearing how you and your friends use friendOS. We just lifted the restriction after hearing feedback like yours. It means a lot that you shared this. Go on and hug all your friends!

What’s New

Version History

• Stability, performances & bugfixes

2.9
Apr 29

• Stability, performances & bugfixes

2.8
Apr 14

• Stability & bugfixes

2.7
Mar 24

• • A brand new grid profile
• • A lot of battery optimization
• • Better check-in accuracy

2.6
Mar 17

• What’s New in friendOS
  A dramatic new update just landed:
• • Photos and videos now appear directly in the feed
• • Better reactions and replies
• • Some statuses now show a more immersive visual instead of a simple map
• • A more visual profile to revisit what you and your friends did
• • Much faster overall experience

Update now and see what your people have been up to.

2.5
Mar 4

• Bugfixes and improvements

2.4.1
Feb 24

• A few big steps forward:
  • Meet our logo and new app icon.
  • React and comment straight from the feed
  • Add a caption to your videos
  • Tap the little eye icon on Home for something new
  • Redesigned invite flow to bring friends in faster
  • More color and playfulness on Home. Feels like the weather app, but for your friends

Update now and explore what’s new!

2.4
Feb 15

• A few big steps forward:
  • Meet our logo and new app icon.
  • React and comment straight from the feed
  • Add a caption to your videos
  • Tap the little eye icon on Home for something new
  • Redesigned invite flow to bring friends in faster
  • More color and playfulness on Home. Feels like the weather app, but for your friends

Update now and explore what’s new!

2.3
Feb 13

• A few big steps forward:
  • Meet our logo and new app icon.
  • React and comment straight from the feed
  • Add a caption to your videos
  • Tap the little eye icon on Home for something new
  • Redesigned invite flow to bring friends in faster
  • More color and playfulness on Home. Feels like the weather app, but for your friends

Update now and explore what’s new!

2.2
Feb 3

• We simplified the signup flow and made it much clearer what friendOS is all about. Easier to join, easier to get it.
• Bug fixes

2.1.1
Jan 15

• • Highlights feed is back
• • Enriched home with contextual emojis
• • Better replies and conversation flow
• • Everything feels much faster

2.1
Jan 6

• Bugfixes and improvements

2.0.1
12/24/2025

• We’ve embraced the new iOS design language to make everything easier and more fluid.
  For the best experience, please update to iOS 26.
  This update brings a major design refresh and a smoother, super social feed. Swipe left and right to switch views. The new feed works like a group chat. Real-time updates from your people, all in one place.
  It’s one of our favorite updates yet. Open friendOS and let us know what you think.

1.8
11/10/2025

• What’s New in Menow 1.7
  This update brings new features, faster uploads, and smoother navigation — all shaped by your feedback.

• New Features & Camera Upgrades

  • New Highlights tile
  • Turn selfie on/off when recording
  • Swap front and back cameras
  • Capture photos (experimental)
  • Tap to mute sound on videos
  • Faster video uploads
  • Camera bug fixes and sound sync improvements

1.7
09/08/2025

• Bug fixes and battery improvements

1.6
08/08/2025

• Bug fixes and battery improvements

1.5
07/11/2025

• New Update: Smoother Navigation, Smarter Moments
  Now introducing autotagging—Menow can tell when you’re with a friend and tag them automatically. Perfect for summer hangouts.
  By popular demand, we’ve simplified navigation—it's now easier to post a status, check notifications, and get around the app.
  You can also share feedback more easily—just tap the top right menu.
  Update now and take it for a spin!

1.4
07/03/2025

• Battery and algorithms improvements

1.3
06/20/2025

• Battery and algorithms improvements

1.2
06/05/2025

• Battery and algorithm improvements

1.1
05/15/2025

• Stability, performances & bugfixes

App Privacy

The developer, Menow Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. This information has not been verified by Apple.

To help you better understand the developer’s responses, see Privacy Definitions and Examples.

Data Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Product Personalization

• Health & Fitness
• Location
  • Precise Location
  • Coarse Location
• Contact Info
  • Name
• Contacts
  • Contacts

App Functionality

• Health & Fitness
• Location
  • Precise Location
  • Coarse Location
• Contact Info
  • Name
  • Phone Number

Other Purposes

• User Content
  • Other User Content

Data Not Linked to You

The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:

Analytics

• Usage Data
  • Product Interaction

App Functionality

• Diagnostics
  • Crash Data
  • Performance Data

The developer, Menow Company, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below.

Accessibility

The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports.

Information

Seller

• Betaverse Corporation
  Size

• 138.3 MB
  Category

• Social Networking
  CompatibilityRequires iOS 18.6 or later.

• iPhone
  Requires iOS 18.6 or later.