Marco Polo - Video Messenger

Joya Communications

In-app purchases

About this app

ONE VIDEO IS WORTH A THOUSAND TEXTS
Communicate face-to-face in a private, ad-free space with no interruptions or intrusions. This award-winning video chat app isn’t social media. There are no “likes” or comparisons, and there are no tricks to keep you on the app for longer than you wish.

SIMPLE, CONVENIENT, ANYTIME CONNECTION
Send a video. Get one back. Talk one-on-one or in groups. Continue the conversation on your own schedule.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO COMPROMISE ON TRUST
Our purpose? To help people feel close. To fulfill it, Marco Polo does things differently.

We monetize responsibly. The Marco Polo Plus subscription plan allows us to make money in a way that’s true to our purpose – no ads, no selling your data – while maintaining a free service for the majority of our community.

We hold ourselves accountable. Earning your trust is vital to our team, from the technology we create to the business decisions we make.

We measure our impact. Does our product deliver on our promise and our purpose? Does it make people happier? Research indicates yes, and we commit to conducting this research regularly to ensure we stay on track.

CHOOSE THE VERSION THAT FITS YOUR LIFE
Marco Polo is FREE, with:
Unlimited chats and groups
Emoji reactions and fun special effects
Sharecast, our newest feature. Send one video to everyone in your circle, and only you see reactions and replies. It’s the convenience of groups with no cross-conversations.

Marco Polo Plus offers premium features including:
1.5-3x speed control
Background listening
Custom and animated emojis
6 Plus Passes so you can share 2 months free with friends and family

PLUS SUBSCRIPTION PRICING PLANS
Marco Polo Plus Individual
Annual: $5/month billed annually at $59.99
Monthly: $9.99/month billed monthly

Marco Polo Plus Family
Save with up to six memberships with one plan. Plus Family is not limited to members within one household.
Annual: Less than $2/month per membership billed annually at $119.99
Monthly: $19.99/month billed monthly

- Payments are charged to the user's Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
- Subscriptions automatically renew unless the user cancels at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
- The account is charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period.
- Users can manage and cancel subscriptions in their account settings on the App Store.

Terms of Service: https://www.marcopolo.me/terms/

Ratings and reviews

This app is great for keeping in touch with my friends in a way that's more intimate than texting & I pay for it for the extra features. However, I have an ongoing issue where if I need to pause a video for any reason to look at something else on my phone, when I come back the video will not unfreeze. When I press play, the image doesn't continue and there's no sound. I have to fully close the app and fully reopen the app for it to start playing again.

I love this app to connect with family & friends. I definitely prefer talking in person, on the phone, or using other apps to video call. It's difficult to keep conversations relevant when it's not a real-time conversation. Going back to old conversations, you forget what was said. I take notes on what was said so I can reply up to date. My kids don't understand that the videos aren't in real time. They both love the special effects but want to hear their voice change while recording.

This app is AMAZING for those of us with autism! We struggle with transitioning between things, and when speaking we struggle with tone, cadence, and confusing the listener with too much detail or complexity. Live conversations then become difficult to keep up with because we're constantly switching between delayed processing and vocalizing our responses. This app provides a great solution to that by allowing us to take our time to listen and process a response!

What's new

Thanks for using Marco Polo! We update the app every week to provide a faster, more reliable experience. Turn on auto updates to make sure you always have the latest version.