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Who it’s for › Midlife

For the circle that went quiet in your forties

Nobody fell out. People had children, or moved for work, and the circle went quiet one person at a time.

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Nina

You talked today

About two months later, at 6:00 PM

You haven't talked to Nina

It's been two months. Just say hi.

now

The faces show how long it’s been since you talked to a friend.

Swipe right when you talk. The clock resets.

What this actually looks like

  • Everybody is at capacity

    Nobody has spare evenings, and everybody assumes everybody else is fine.

  • You catch up at weddings and funerals

    Twice a decade, properly, and both of you say you should do this more often.

  • New friends are harder to make now

    Which is the best possible reason not to lose the ones you already have.

What Ciao! does about it

Low effort, on purpose

Two minutes a week. That is the whole ask, because that is all anybody has.

Marco’s card in Ciao! just after a swipe right: a happy fox, You talked today, and buttons for WhatsApp, Message and Call.

It never guilts you

No streaks, no badges, no week you failed. Miss one and absolutely nothing happens.

Pause anyone, any time

People stop, and some people die. Turn off reminders for anyone and their creature rests, or delete them.

The New friend screen in Ciao!: Emma, an elephant, a birthday on March 18, Remind me to keep in touch switched on, and the choices from Every day to Once every couple of months, with Once a month ticked.

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