Roost Social Tops 200,000 Users as Carrier Pidge Sends Texts at 110 mph
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Updated · Creative Bloq · Aug 18
Roost Social Tops 200,000 Users as Carrier Pidge Sends Texts at 110 mph
2 articles · Updated · Creative Bloq · Aug 18
Summary
Roost Social, launched in May for iOS and Android, says it has passed 200,000 users by turning messages into real-time animal deliveries that can take up to a month.
Carrier Pidge applies the same slow-communication idea to iOS texts, simulating homing pigeons at 110 mph—enough to make a New York-to-London message take more than a day.
Carrier Pidge also adds friction with a 0.2% chance a pigeon gets lost and dies, forcing users to pay for a replacement if a message never arrives.
Both apps tap a broader 2026 nostalgia for low-fi tech, pitching delayed delivery as a way to slow social media and make messages feel more intentional.