‘Slow-cial’ app Roost forces you to slow down to the speed of a carrier pigeon

Roost is a 'slow-cial' mobile app that delivers messages at the speed of real birds, taking hours or days depending on distance. Built as a side project by a Ticketmaster trust and safety product manager, it grew from 10,000 to 300,000 users in about five weeks after a viral Threads post. The app emphasizes intentionality and reduced pressure in communication, with privacy-first defaults and an anonymous pen pal feature. The creator used Claude Code and AI-generated bird art during development, which sparked backlash from users who oppose AI art — he's now running an artist contest to replace it. The app is self-funded, generating revenue only through in-app purchases, and the creator says AI-assisted development was essential to building it solo at this scale.

Nguồn: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/slow-cial-app-roost-forces-you-to-slow-down-to-the-speed-of-a-carrier-pigeon. 8sync News chỉ tóm tắt và dẫn link; bản quyền nội dung thuộc tác giả và nguồn gốc.

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