best friends.
Lab of the Lost Social Networking iPhoneiPadiPod touch
best friends. is a free Social Networking app for iPhone and iPad by Lab of the Lost. Rated 5.0/5 from 28 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 28 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 317 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 17
- 2026 · v1.46
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About best friends.
We've been doomscrolling for way too long. The Best Friends app is different. Let's get back to what made the internet awesome, our friends. Best Friends is social media you can feel good about using. Learn something new about your friends every day. Every day, a new journal prompt drops. Take two minutes, write your little entry, and post it. Only your best friends see it. That's it. No feed of strangers. No performative posts. Just your people, being real. You can think of it as a daily mental health journal but instead of writing into the nether, your friends are writing too. You open the app, read what your best friends actually think and feel, and suddenly everyone's way more connected. It's the best friends app for people who are tired of fake internet. It's a friendship journal where you and your closest people share real thoughts, not just performative content. ~~~~~ Why You'll Love Best Friends: Daily Journal Prompts – a fresh prompt every single day. Answer it, post it, see what your friends said. Two minutes, zero pressure. Life Updates – not every day fits a prompt. Drop a Photo Dump, Random Thought, Fitness Milestone, Relationship Update, or 20+ other Life Update types whenever you want. 200+ Reactions – hearts, flames, stickers, animals, food — react to your friends' journals with way more than a like button. Comments – actually talk to your friends about what they wrote. Wild concept. Privacy You Control – post to all friends, only yourself, or exclude specific people. Your journal, your rules. Streaks – track your journaling streak and share it. Consistency looks good on you. Friends Only – no randos, no influencers, no brands. Your feed is exclusively people you actually know and care about. Your Mental Health Journal – daily journaling is proven to reduce stress and boost self-awareness. Best Friends makes it social, easy, and something you'll actually stick with. ~~~~~ Best Friends isn't another social media app. It's a friendship journal for your inner circle. No doomscrolling. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just honest thoughts from the people who matter most. Write something real. Read what your best friends are feeling. Repeat tomorrow. That's Best Friends. Goodbye, algorithms. ~~~~~ Website: https://bestfriends.fyi Terms of Service: https://bestfriends.fyi/docs/terms Privacy Policy: https://bestfriends.fyi/docs/privacy
Ratings & reviews
5.0
28 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.46 · Updated October 17, 2026
- bug fixes
App privacy
The developer, Lab of the Lost, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Name, Phone Number
- Contacts: Contacts
- Identifiers: User ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- User Content: Photos or Videos
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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