Echos
Up for a chat? Send an Echo with a short message and it reaches up to 30 people who share your interests — friends, new people, or both. They get a notification, and one tap starts the chat. Echos last 30 minutes, and you can switch them off.
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Serafim is a free chat and social app. Talk with friends, share posts in your Circles, send an Echo when you're up for a chat, and meet people through what you actually care about.
v1.1.0 · Free on APKPure · Android 7.0 and up
- No ads
- No subscription
- Backs up to your Google Drive
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Voice noteSlide up to lock
Echo sent30 people who share your interests
No adsNo subscriptionEchosDraw TogetherReactionsBackups to Google Drive
What's inside
Your friends, your circles,
and people you have yet to meet.
Chat with the people you know, share with the communities you belong to, and find new people who love what you love — all in one free app, with no ads.
New in 1.1.0
Draw Together
Open a shared canvas with a friend and doodle at the same time. Every stroke shows up on both phones as you draw.
Reactions and nicknames
Hold a message to react with a thumbs up, a laugh, a celebration, anger, wow or cooked. Give friends nicknames, and see what they call you.
Feed and posts
Share posts with a title, photos and words. Your feed shows what you will like most first, with a Latest tab when you just want what is new. Edit a post any time.
Circles
Communities around the things you love. Invite friends, add members, and keep things tidy with the circle settings.
Chats and groups
See when a message is sent, delivered and read. Reply, edit, delete for everyone, and run groups with owners, admins and house rules.
Voice, video and music
Hold to record a voice note, slide up to keep recording hands-free. Send videos and audio files, and play them right in the chat.
Stickers and GIFs
A hand-drawn Doodle Gang pack, GIFs from your keyboard, and your own sticker collections to keep the good ones close.
Discover
Meet people through the interests you share, and find friends by their username.
Notifications you can answer
Reply straight from the notification without opening the app. Every message stays in the list, and calm in-app sounds let you know without making you jump. Pick your own sounds, too.
Make it yours
Chat backgrounds from doodles, colours, gradients or your own photo. Light and dark themes, four text sizes, and a profile picture you can crop just right.
Backed up, always
Your chats back up to your own Google Drive automatically, and come back when you change phones.
Also included
- Halo: show you are free to chat
- Wings: your close friends
- Sparks and comments
- Share posts into chats
- Report posts and messages
- Swipe to reply
- Link previews
- Save images to gallery
- Lock your profile
- Official SERAFIM chat
- Back up before you update
- Delete your account any time
The app
Three tabs. Nothing else.
Chats, Discover and Profile. The app opens straight to your conversations — the way a messenger should — and every screen is reachable in one tap from there.
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Group rules
Match talk only. Be kind. Match starts 6pm sharp.
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We need one more for the away side18:02
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RBRita Banda@ritabandaCycling, afrobeats, and long walks.
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191Following
64Friends
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Discover
Find people through what you have in common.
Pick your interests during setup and Serafim ranks people for you by what you both care about. Not by who follows whom, and not by who paid for the ad.
- 89 interests across 9 categories, plus up to 30 of your own on any profile.
- Shared interests are highlighted on every public profile, so you know why Serafim suggested someone.
- Friends and follows are separate. Be friends when you talk, follow when you watch — the app never conflates the two.
Search by username
Suggested for you
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Friend requests
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Sports
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Running
- Cycling
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Netball
- Boxing
- Gym & fitness
- Yoga
- Martial arts
Hobbies
- Gaming
- Cooking
- Photography
- Reading
- Stargazing
- Gardening
- Writing
- Drawing
- Painting
- Knitting
- Collecting
- Board games
Entertainment
- Movies
- Music
- Anime
- Podcasts
- Comics
- TV series
- Stand-up comedy
- K-drama
- Theatre
- Concerts
Music
- Hip-hop
- Afrobeats
- Gospel
- Rock
- Jazz
- Classical
- Pop
- R&B
- Electronic
- Reggae
- Playing an instrument
- Singing
Tech
- Programming
- Mobile apps
- Web design
- AI & machine learning
- Cybersecurity
- Robotics
- Electronics
- Open source
- Startups
- 3D printing
Creative
- Graphic design
- Fashion
- Film-making
- Animation
- Music production
- Poetry
- Crafts
- Interior design
Outdoors
- Hiking
- Camping
- Fishing
- Travel
- Road trips
- Birdwatching
- Wildlife
- Beach days
Food & drink
- Baking
- Street food
- Coffee
- Tea
- Vegan cooking
- Barbecue
- Trying new restaurants
Learning & life
- Languages
- History
- Science
- Mathematics
- Philosophy
- Personal finance
- Entrepreneurship
- Volunteering
- Meditation
- Self-improvement
The catalog shown in the app · pick up to 30 · or add your own
Privacy
You decide who reaches you.
Serafim is built for meeting people, so it gives you plain switches for who can find you, message you and add you — and they stay where you put them.
- No ads, and nothing about you is sold. Not now, not ever.
- Echos are yours to turn off. Stop receiving them with one switch, and nobody can send you more than a few a day.
- Report anything. Hold a message or open a post's menu to report it, and we will take a look.
- Your backups are in your own Google Drive. And you can delete your account whenever you like.
- Your profile is yours to lock. Hide your friends, followers and following from anyone who is not a friend.
Privacy settings
Read receiptsLet people see when you read a message
Lock profileHide friends and followers from non-friends
Add me to groupsOnly friendsFriends
Receive EchosLet people who share your interests invite you to chat
Friend requestsLet strangers send you a request
Straight from the app's privacy settings
Price
Everything is free. Actually free.
There is no premium tier, no subscription, no ad SDK, and no paid placement in Discover. Every feature on this page is on every account, and nothing about you is sold.
- No subscription. No monthly plan, no pro tier, no trial that quietly becomes a charge.
- No ads, anywhere. Not in the chat list, not in Discover, not as a banner.
- No paid ranking. Suggestions in Discover are ordered by shared interests, never by who paid.
- No dark patterns. Your feed, your notifications and your privacy are plain switches, and they stay where you put them.
| Serafim | Typical app | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free, no tier | Subscription or ads |
| Advertising | None | Banners and sponsored chats |
| Discovery order | Shared interests | Ad budget |
| Backups | Your own Google Drive | Paid cloud storage |
| Profile lock | Built in | Rare or partial |
| Older phones | Welcome | Often dropped |
| Meeting people | Echos, free | Boosts you pay for |
Get the app
Up and running in a minute.
Get Serafim from APKPure. When a new version comes out, the app lets you know and can back up your chats before it updates.
Get it from APKPure
Tap the button below to open Serafim on APKPure, and download the latest version.
Install it
Open the download. If your phone asks whether it may install apps from there, say yes.
Sign in and make it yours
Continue with Google, choose a display name and a username, then pick a few interests. Serafim uses them to sort Discover before you send your first message.
Get it on APKPure
Version 1.1.0 · Free · No ads
Where Serafim runs
- Android 7.0 and upAvailable nowFree on APKPure
- iPhoneComing laterOn the way
- WebComing laterOn the way
- DesktopComing laterOn the way
Questions
The things people ask first.
Still stuck? Send us a message — every question is read and answered by the people who build the app.
What is Serafim, exactly?
A free chat and social app. Chat one-to-one or in groups, share posts in your feed and Circles, send Echos when you are up for a chat, draw together with friends, and meet people through the interests you share.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. There is no subscription, no premium tier and no advertising anywhere in the app. Every account gets every feature.
Where do I get it?
On APKPure. Tap any "Get the app" button on this page, download Serafim, and open it to install. If your phone asks whether it may install apps from there, allow it.
What is an Echo?
A quick "anyone up for a chat?" with a short message of your own. It reaches up to 30 people who share your interests — you choose friends, new people, or both — and they get a notification. Anyone who taps it lands straight in a chat with you. An Echo lasts 30 minutes, you can send three a day, and you can stop receiving them in Settings.
What are Halo and Wings?
Halo tells your friends you are free to chat right now. Wings are your close friends — the people you want nearest.
Will I lose my chats if I change phones?
No. Serafim backs up your chats to your own Google Drive automatically, and restores them when you sign in on a new phone. It also offers to back up before an update.
How do updates work?
The app lets you know when a new version is ready, and new versions are announced in the official SERAFIM chat. You can back up and update in one tap.
Will it run on my phone?
Serafim runs on Android 7.0 and up, including many older and budget phones that other apps have left behind.
Can I control who reaches me?
Yes. Lock your profile, choose who may send you friend requests and who may add you to groups, turn off read receipts or Echos, and report any message or post that crosses the line.
Can I delete my account?
Yes, any time, from the privacy settings in the app.
Can I use it on an iPhone?
Not yet. Android is the only version available right now, and it gets new features first.
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Say hello.
Get Serafim, set a username, pick a few interests, and start talking. Or send an Echo and see who's up for a chat.