Carrier Pidge Launches iOS Text App With 110mph Virtual Pigeons and Multi-Day Delivery

3 articles · Updated · The News International · Aug 13

Carrier Pidge has launched on iOS with messages delivered by virtual pigeons, turning GPS distance into delays that range from seconds nearby to several days worldwide.
110mph is the app’s baseline pigeon speed, though flights can vary by 25%, and each message carries a 0.2% chance of being lost before arrival.
Noah Larrobino said he built the app in about three weeks as a deliberately unproductive, carrier-pigeon-themed alternative to instant messaging, with contacts grouped into a “flock” and requests stored in an “aviary.”
Roost, a similar virtual-bird messaging app launched in April 2026, has drawn comparisons as both apps said they were created independently despite copycat concerns.

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