Find your people and keep them close.
Add friends, see who is around, and start a conversation from their profile. Friend requests and a full friends list are next as the private beta expands.
Built for staying in touch
A social app that starts with your friends.
Your home screen brings together the people you talk to, recent conversations, shared photos, and the friends who have chosen to share their location.
Talk like you normally do.
Send messages and one-view photos from the same conversation. Photos open once for 5, 10, or 15 seconds.
Make an avatar that feels like you.
Build a full-body illustrated avatar: pick a character, a hairstyle, an outfit and your colors. Your character follows you through messages, your profile, and the map.
Share where you are, on your terms.
Share for a set amount of time or keep your live location on until you stop it. Only the friend you share with can see it.
Make it yours
An avatar that looks like you.
Pick one of 12 illustrated characters, then make it yours: five hairstyles each, independent tops, bottoms and shoes, and your own skin tone, hair and clothing colors. Your character follows you through your profile and the friend map.
12 characters5 hairstyles eachMix tops, bottoms and shoesYour colorsProfile and map
A preview of friends sharing on the map
Friend map
See your people on the map.
Your full-body avatar marks your shared location. Friends who choose to share appear as themselves, with live status that makes it easy to see who is nearby and reach out.
Full-body markersLive statusTimed sharingShare until stoppedFriends only
A normal day on Fanyello
Reach out without making it a big thing.
Fanyello is for the small conversations that keep friendships going. See who is around, say hello, share a quick moment, and make plans.
Add a friend
Connect with people you actually know and choose who is part of your space.
Start a conversation
Send a message, check in, or share a photo from one simple chat.
Make plans
Share your location for a little while or keep it live with the people you trust.
Bring everyone together
Group chats are planned so your whole circle can stay in the same conversation.
What we are building
Starting small, then opening it up.
The first beta is focused on making the basics feel right with two real people. Once those parts are solid, Fanyello can grow into the full friends network.
In the private beta
- Accounts and profiles
- Full-body illustrated avatars
- Messages and one-view photos
- Screenshot receipts on supported iPhones
- Timed and live location sharing
Coming as testing expands
- Friend requests and larger friends lists
- Group chats
- More avatar reactions and seasonal items
- Hangout plans inside chats
- Invites for more testers
You stay in control
Share with the people you choose.
Location sharing is always optional and controlled from the Map tab. One-view photos are removed from the active service after they are opened. The beta does not upload your contacts, show ads, or track you across other apps.
Location: choose a time limit or stop live sharing whenever you want
Photos: one view, with a screenshot note when the iPhone reports one
Accounts: recovery and deletion controls are built into the app
Friends: your private sharing stays between the people involved
Fanyello for iPhone
Help shape the app from the beginning.
The first TestFlight build is being prepared now. We are testing the everyday parts first so Fanyello is ready before more friends are invited.
Beta status and support