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 Use: http://www.getjoya.com/terms.html

Ratings and reviews

I've had this app for years and it's a great idea, providing a useful service. Good for long-distance friendships or people with opposing schedules to keep in touch. However, the price hike that removed fast-forwarding was frustrating, as well as the fact that it doesn't save your spot in a polo at random and you have to annoyingly skip forward a million times. Glitches a lot.

Keeps crashing as of update on 2/27/23. No issues before today; a lot of pressure to upgrade to the Plus version from ads. Not sure what bugs are within the last update, but the app WILL NOT run on Android. Had to place it in deep sleep mode. As of 2/28/23: I was advised to uninstall, restart my device, then reinstall the app and it has worked fine after this.

I love this app for staying in touch with people. However, I am falling out of love with it because I've been having technical issues. When trying to record a response, the app freezes, the entire response doesn't get recorded and I have to close the app and open it back up again,delete the recording. I was told to send a screenshot but it doesn't make sense to me to screenshot a frozen screen for troubleshooting. Not sure if I'm going to renew my family subscription until they get this fixed.

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.