Marco Polo

“If you get the right people on board it is truly a nourishing way to connect. It doesn’t make sense but this app is the best connector of long distance friendships. It’s a way to keep a conversation going that you can tend to at your own pace and I use it every single day to keep in touch with my nearest (emotionally) and dearest, yet farthest away core group of childhood friends.”

“I love this app for keeping in touch with friends. I will say that I’ve tried it with a couple folks (my beloved brother, for example) and they said it “wasn’t for them”… apparently it’s not for everyone. But it IS for some people. Best of luck! Worth the effort.”

“I wouldn’t be caught up with my friends without this app. It’s like talking on FaceTime but you just record yourself talking and send it along, and whenever they are free to chat back they respond with their own video. Takes the burden off of scheduling time for catch-up calls and everything is kept in a log so you can go back and rewatch The Marco Polo app is a video-messaging platform that functions like a "video walkie-talkie". It allows users to send asynchronous video messages—called "Polos"—back and forth. Because it does not require both people to be live at the same time, it is highly popular for keeping in touch with busy friends and family across different time zones.”

“i really love the Marco Polo app. my best friend moved across the country and we send each other videos all the time. sometimes we respond right away and send multiple in a day. sometimes it takes a couple days. it feels less time-sensitive than texting and more intimate than voice notes.”

“I’ve used this app for years as pretty much the primary way I keep in touch with one of my best friends. it feels so much more personal to see someone’s face when they’re talking, without the headache of scheduling a video call”

“Nothing better than a 15 min polo from your sister.”