A New Messaging App Carries Your Texts by Virtual Pigeon, and the Bird Has a Real Chance of Dying Before It Lands
by Jerome London · Thought CatalogUpdated 3 minutes ago, August 20, 2026
A new messaging app is betting that the slowest possible delivery is also the most novel, sending your texts by way of a virtual carrier pigeon that can take days to arrive — and might not make it at all.
Carrier Pidge sends your texts by virtual carrier pigeon, and the message only moves as fast as the bird can fly.
Send one across town and it lands in seconds. Send one across the world and you’re waiting days, if the pigeon survives the trip at all.
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