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Life & fun · April 18, 2020

Gentle is a social app where you give and get kindness

Give and get kindness. A social app where you send and receive messages of compassion.

Gentle is a social app where you give and get kindness launched on April 18, 2020 with 236 votes, #98 of 5,003 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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Gentle is a social app designed for people who want to share and receive kindness. Launched in April 2020, the platform creates a space where users can give compliments, support, and encouragement to others while also receiving the same in return. It serves anyone looking for positive social interactions and community connection centered around acts of kindness.

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A social app to send and receive messages of compassion. Anonymous and safe. The source code and master design file are now freely available. Learn more in this post ! It’s tempting to think Gentle is about solving your deepest problems, but that’s not the goal. One of the expectations you agree to when you start is “I recognize I can’t fix others’ problems, but I can share kindness.” If there is a “goal” in this app, it's to take the reflection and empathy it encourages into other parts of your life. It's important to note that Gentle is not a replacement for counseling. If anything, I hope it will encourage people to seek out professional support when it's helpful. Absolutely, yes! Kind…from gentle.app

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