Peanut App: Find Mom Friends Reviews

Being a new mother and making friends is extremely hard. I downloaded PeanutApp last year, right before the pandemic hit. I originally download it because I wanted to find local Mother's who I could have playdates with. Then I found myself pregnant again and with an almost four-month old, I just wanted to talk to someone who weren't my husband or mother. I wanted to find other Mother’s who were going though the same thing as me and could relate. At first it was hard to talk to people but I got out of my comfort zone and then the matches started coming in. I’ve spoken to so many strong women around the world. Peanut just got a new update not that long ago, that lets you join group chats called “PODS” and it’s amazing! You're able to even form your own group chats and even FaceTime your matched friends just incase you want to make sure it's the person you're talking to. This is coming from a paranoid mama and it's been such an amazing experience. There’s so many different types of Mama's on PeanutApp and the conversations are always good. If you want to connect with different types of Mama's around the world who know exactly what you’re going through, PeanutApp is for you. Ever since I downloaded PeanutApp, Motherhood has gotten a little easier with all the advice that I’ve gotten. I’ve even made some amazing friends who will be friends for life.

Peanut is a great way for women to connect, safely! As a postpartum doula, I often tell my clients women were never meant to do everything alone. With Peanut, you can find people who are going through situations similar to your own, and simply having that like-minded connection can make anything more navigable. Those you connect with can offer support, advice, and companionship during big life-phases such as childbirth, motherhood, and menopause. A huge positive for me is that Peanut verifies their users are real women, and advertising isn’t allowed. This alone makes Peanut’s user experience so much better than Facebook, Instagram, or other similar social media apps. There’s no bullying or invalidating here!
In PeanutApp , you have several different ways to connect; you can post and comment, join groups, message one another, listen in or talk to others during live conversations in a pod, or simply “wave” to say hello to people who you’d like to get to know better.
If you are a woman who is going through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, or menopause, and you’d like a safe, friendly social media option to connect to other women in your shoes, PeanutApp is for you! It’s free, and it’s easy. We were never meant to do any of these things alone. Sign up and join in on the Peanut App!

At first, I was skeptical of PeanutApp, but Peanut has really surprised me. I’ve heard it called “tinder for moms” and it isn’t far off. Peanut has a matching system, so if you “wave” at another mom, it will match the two of you, only if they wave back. If you invite friends, you can see you waves for 24 hours, which is really cool. I’ve been using PeanutApp for two months, and I already have a ton of connections. You may think that there aren’t a lot of people locally, however this is a growing app and on the daily I see more people joining. Don’t give up as soon as you start!
Two improvements I would like to see:
• Read receipts being optional when messaging with other users.
•Messages to be improved in general, e.g. it is difficult to write long messages, it only allows so many characters and it is very difficult to proofread. It forces many of us to write our messages in notes, and then copy and pasting to Peanut.
•A way to remove a connection, quietly.
• When editing profile, a way to drag picture order, so you do not have to remove pics and reupload them so you can have them in the right order. Also not a huge fan of how pictures are weirdly cropped in the new profile update.

All that aside, this is a GREAT app, and I invite everyone interested to check it out. It is so worth it! If you are feeling lonely in motherhood, especially after the pandemic, you can find so much support and info on Peanut. 🤰🏻🤱🏻

PeanutApp was great for me at first but then I started to see it being a little overly messy with the mothers. I just watch as so many immature women ganged up on one mother and then would report each other and the innocent woman would be deleted immediately. I came to make friends but after seeing that I was no so into it but I stayed on and gave it another chance and finally made a super nice woman but then a lot of mothers started to do the same thing to her that I had seen before accusing her of being a scammer but this nice lady had brought so many gifts for so many woman and when I decided to call out the “ INCOGNITO “ mothers who were harassing her ( they couldn’t even be tough enough or woman enough to show who they were, so they posted the mean and awful things incognito ( meaning secretively ) but I could see who they were and I told my nice friend and she decided to message a woman and ask her nicely if she made the post that could damage her chances to make friends with the other women and the woman reports my nice friend and so does a lot more mothers and peanut then decides to take down her account and because the woman didn’t like that I stood up for the woman they reported me as well. The team of peanut is so lost it makes no sense. I advise not using peanut because even though we’re all grown woman any type of bullying or hate or harassing even in “ INCOGNITO “ it should NOT be allowed but it is on PeanutApp.

If you are struggling with infertility I do not suggest using PeanutApp to find connections or advice. While there are many opportunities to connect with other women going through IVF, IUI, RPL, etc. you have to swipe through tons of people who are just starting to try and have had zero issues. PLUS within the swipe/match feature people can share posts so you will find yourself swiping through tons of positive pregnancy tests. As someone who has spent 2 years trying to conceive, has had multiple surgeries, and a failed round of IVF I was hoping Peanut would allow me to browse a community of others in my same boat. There is not an option to filter connection suggestions to only those doing IVF, there is also no way to filter it so that you can avoid seeing positive tests/posts. While looking to connect with others who may be struggling you are forced to endure many, many other bright eyed women who have no issues conceiving and are constantly faced with posts from women asking you to tell them if their positive test is really positive.
I have emailed Peanut to let them know how difficult their app makes it for those of us in the Infertility Community and gotten no response. Hopefully Peanut will change their options so that you can filter suggested connections and viewed posts - until then I do not recommend it.

I found out I was pregnant in March 2021. Like most soon-to-be first time moms, I had A MILLION questions. Peanut gave me an outlet to connect with women like me, at a similar point in their pregnancy, as well as experienced mommas who could shed some light or offer advice. It was amazing being able to check in with others when I needed to know what I was feeling was normal or that there was someone out there who could relate to my experience. Through PeanutApp I made a few close friends, one of which gave birth the day after me and we still talk everyday! Without her (and the other women on Peanut) I am not sure how I would have gotten through my pregnancy or those first few weeks/months of motherhood when you need all the support you can get! I have a 5 month old now and I still check in on a daily basis to offer support or advice or to connect with other moms who are at the same stage in life as I am! I really cannot say enough positive things as I am so grateful I found PeanutApp when I did - it has been a total game changer!

It’s very easy to set up and get going. You can easily make changes later or at any time. It’s basically like a dating app, but for moms looking for friends. You judge off of a picture (or if you take the time to review their profile) and decide if you want to wave at them or not. PeanutApp lets you know when/if you’ve waved at each other. It does not show you who has waved at you unless you wave at them too. You can set your preferences to show you people within a certain distance from you if you’d like. It’s a great place to meet other moms looking for the same things you are. You can highlight your interests so other moms with the same interests can see and connect. There are also groups for just about anything you might be looking for from wine nights to ppd support to friends in your local area. If there’s not a group, you can create one! I find PeanutApp very user friendly and I have made a few mom friends. We have park play dates or meet for lunch. PeanutApp worked for my intended purpose.

I must say not being from the DMV makes it hard to just jump into friendships with people. My story... I met friends through work then shortly afterwards got pregnant and they dropped me like a sack of potatoes lol So yeah there with my clan :-(. Why do people with no kids think if your pregnant then you can’t hang out or too tired too 🙄. Anywho I came across PeanutApp and I must say it was one of the best most refreshing discoveries ever! Whomever thought of this was genius lol. I will say to meet other mothers going through your journey. Getting to share each other’s journey and talk about things that you both can relate to is priceless. Building bonds with other woman and solid friendships are hard to come by. PeanutApp has change my social life completely. Meet my first mom (1week apart) this Sat! So I’m super excited and to know that the moms I meet are close by makes for more opportunities to build on the bond. Can’t wait for the time I’m able to take my son out on play dates 😊

I really love the concept of PeanutApp! So far I have not made any real life connections in PeanutApp. Only virtually. But I’m hoping that will change soon!! A big part of why I didn’t give PeanutApp five stars is because it’s not exclusive when searching for what you’re looking for. I have a special needs son and am looking for other moms in my area who also have special needs kids. There’s not an option to filter your searches using the badges on your profile. Additionally, I’d love to be able to creat a group on here for special needs parents where I can set up events or book clubs or play dates for our kids with special needs. Or even just talk about our struggles within the group. Unfortunately that’s not an option yet, but I’m hoping it soon will be!

Finding moms to talk to on here has been great!!! I hope to keep making connections, but hopefully I’ll be able to make more connections with moms I have things in common with.

This is a really great idea to help us lonely moms find friends. However, you awkwardly feel like you are on a mommy dating app—trying to find other moms that will match with you. Then when you do match, they give you the most interesting small talk conversation topics. I do like that they have groups around and they set up dates to get moms out together at a park etc. There is one other dark twist to PeanutApp: the feature that allows you to post anonymously. Most of the women on there are berating their spouses/ significant others. I am strongly opposed to “husband bashing” and I don’t think that this should be tolerated. Or to the same extreme other mothers are complaining about how much they hate motherhood, and are probably in a depressive state, but because they are posting anonymously nobody can report them, especially when I’ve seen posts that seemed borderline suicidal. I really wish that they would get rid of that feature, and make the environment up-lifting. I would always leave PeanutApp feeling sad, and in kind of a dark place. I definitely will continue to try and make mommy friends the old fashioned way.

There is a forum for my hometown I live in with 220 members... yet it doesn’t allow you to see who the members are!! And when I toggle to show local moms so I can FIND some of these moms, it always suggests moms in other states or at least an hour or two away!! I *know* there are at least 220 moms around me whom I’d love to meet but to no avail, it suggests moms further out. I’ve genuinely only come across maybe 6-7 moms in my hometown. This just does not make sense. I’ve seen this complaint a lot online and in other forums. This is such an amazing concept for an app if only it would do its job and connect local mothers! Please fix this so we can meet and connect! This is the second time I’ve downloaded PeanutApp because I was hoping this would be fixed. I tried using it about a year ago, and same problem. I don’t want to get to know moms hours away. The whole point is to find moms I can share life with without it being an all day travel event. Please expose us to local moms and fix this!! Thanks!

Update: I have been using PeanutApp more and I have noticed that I have been finding more people now that I have more in common with. Thanks to the developers for the tips!

I feel that this could be improved even more with more filtering options. For example, I do not participate in some of the activities that others classify themselves as liking. Such as drinking. So it would be nice to filter out all of those preferences to search and find people with more things in common such as hot mess or city girl. Also would be nice to filter people if they have any children the same age as my son because then the children would be at the correct age to get along better. (In PeanutApp , it does have an option to do this; however, it seems that it does not work. Hopefully that will get more clear in the future.) Hope this helps! Thanks for thinking about a great way to connect with other mommies.

I have friends with kids, but they’re all atleast a year older than my 4 month old & that might as well be decades when your baby is that young. I was in major need of friends with babies near my son’s age & peanut helped me find that! I’ve tried other things like mom Facebook groups and even swim classes hoping to meet moms who want to socialize, but have honestly not had much luck with finding people to build friendships with. I’ve had PeanutApp less than a week & actually already found someone that happened to live in the same apartment complex as me & we completely hit it off our first time meeting (as well as our kiddos). I have multiple play dates planned out with different moms & have already planned a pool day for a few moms to come over so we can all have a fun day outside with the babies! I am so happy I downloaded PeanutApp. I wouldn’t have found these girls otherwise. Thanks, Peanut! 😘

PeanutApp is everything I was looking for ! I moved to a new area in 2016 & downloaded a few apps looking for friends, & it wasn’t until PeanutApp that I found something that actually works ! PeanutApp is amazing, very quickly I found my soulmate best friend & a podcast full of ladies that’s touched my soul in ways I can’t even begin to explain ! I found myself here , myself that was lost for YEARS ! And it’s so nice to have a safe space as a mother & everyone’s so supportive and there’s something for everyone here. It’s so user friendly & you really meet nice connections. Or if not you have the option to check out the podcasts which are a great way to interact. PeanutApp helped me with my mental health , my connections & my spiritual self ! I recommend it to everyone & they would do great to make a second app for just women ,who aren’t moms) !

I really love PeanutApp. I think it is such a great concept and it can definitely be a 5 star rated app if a few things are worked on. I think that notifying you when you have a like or a comment on a post would be a great addition. I think PeanutApp should also have more of an area that encourages moms that are nearby each other to post so that we can actively see which moms are there to look for a friendship and not only advice. It is very hard to find friends as an adult and even harder when you have the responsibilities of a job and children. I think if you work a little more on connecting moms nearby each other who want to be connected, it would make it even better! It would also be nice if you can search by name to see if any friends are already on PeanutApp ! Thank you for the wonderful app, I do love it!

I recently joined PeanutApp. I am a business owner . And I have joined groups specifically for those who are seeking a job or opportunity especially remote. I advertised on one of the pages for a remote Opportunity just like everyone else and a day or two later with no warning I was locked out of the account . There was a statement stating that I was banned due to my post that went against their policy . Ummm, I shared an opportunity like many others have , so why was I picked out of everyone and banned for a similar opportunity other mothers posted ! The owner of PeanutApp could have kindly messaged me but if she did that then she would have had to remove everyone else’s post and so I guess she’d rather be prejudice. I’m assuming because of my whiteness , she was looking for any reason to ban me. After being banned there was a page to read and check off as stating I read the policy and will never post my opportunity again . Once I checked it off it was suppose to allow me back in , but it did not !

I met my husband through match many years ago. While PeanutApp seems cool in order to meet new friends; there are things I would like improved. If it’s going to notify you that people are waving at you or even looking at your profile, then allow a button to go right to those people. I want to see who’s waving at me and reply back. I have 2 kids and don’t have time to go through many profiles just to SEE who’s waving at me. Also, the main page, I want to see a list of the moms, not my main page being 1 mom at a time. Maybe seeing the geography of where they are located or a list of everyone in general or even who’s been on most recently. Have options for how to organize PeanutApp . It’s also dumb not to see who’s waving at you unless you wave back. What’s the point. Seems in order to start connecting you need to write something to them first that way they are notified and can respond.

I’m so glad I made the leap and joined the platform! As a first-time mom I don’t have much of a network of local moms and am always looking for advice and new friends for me and my little one. PeanutApp provides that and so much more! It’s so easy to find other moms close by- and you can even filter if you’re looking for those with kiddos the same age range as yours! So many groups of varied interest to join and learn from. I like that it’s separate from other social media platforms since it stays parenting specific and is great to expand your network in a new way. Plus you can be as involved as you want to be- no overwhelming alerts to keep track of. It can feel a bit like dating, but that’s just making new friends, in general- so fun! Highly recommend it!!

Hey Mommas! 👋

When my son was born, I was constantly filled with anxiety and worry. The baby blues became so much more. It turned into Adjustment Disorder with anxiety and depression. I needed help. Before I was brave enough to go to the doctor, I had PeanutApp.

Peanut.

What a life saver.

I got to talk to other new moms and not new moms about what I was feeling, advice about breastfeeding, advice about my son. This helped me A LOT.

Peanut is a community of mommas. A community of first time moms, of step moms, of single moms, of not first time moms. It’s a community of moms helping each other. Women helping women, gathering with each other to let you know you’re not alone.

Need time to talk to another adult? Schedule a play date with a local mama!

Need advice because your baby is sleeping on their belly for the first time? Make a post and ask other mamas about their experiences.

Need an estimate on what other mamas have paid for day care? Make a post!

The great thing about Peanut is you’re connected to other mamas in YOUR community! Mamas you probably didn’t know existed because we stay inside all the time! LOL!

Peanut is NOT just for first time moms either! It’s for ALL moms! We know how hard it is to be a mom. We all need support! Come find your mom gang with Peanut. ❤️

i downloaded PeanutApp 3 years ago when my husband started a full time graduate degree. needless to say i parented alone 24/7 for 2 full years. but having the ability to find other moms who were looking for friends just like i was SAVED my life!
since then we have now moved to a brand new area and being able to find moms who live in my same area has saved my life again!
nothing beats having another mama who you connect with instantly and i love PeanutApp that it gives me the ability to do that! it has helped me reach out and meet other mamas i wouldn’t never met!
also connecting to moms with kids who are similar ages to mine and being able to have so much in common just based off our families is my favorite part!
come meet new mamas and find new friends for you and your kidos! SO MUCH FUN!

What a great app! I recently moved to my area and knew no one. I’m not involved in any groups and my two year old keeps me busy. I was told about PeanutApp and thought I’d download it for fun. I kind of ignored it for awhile after not having any luck. My husband harassed me every day trying to get me to use it lol. Finally, I picked it back up and made an amazing connection within hours! We chatted in the message app and then swapped numbers! We continued chatting until late that night and picked it up the next morning. We have taken our kids on several play dates and were even invited to a birthday party! We have plans to go to a museum later this week! Peanut has helped me find a really awesome friend that I may have never met! Take the chance and put yourself out there. What’s the worst that could happen??!

I love the idea of PeanutApp and I think developmentally, it's almost there. But I have some questions:
Are "New Connections" people who have also waved back at you? Or people you have matched us with based on our common interests?
Can we possible have a way to better search for moms? So that we don't have to wait until they randomly pop up in the rotation? I'd like to decide if I'm tired looking at a moms profile, maybe an ignore option that would not show them for a week or so?
What's the difference between "chats" and "messages"? They seem like they would basically be the same thing. I have chats going yet "no messages"?
I hope more mamas choose to join as the selection of local moms is on the slim size. It's a great idea for an app, and I think more marketing (maybe a commercial eventually) would bring in more people. I never heard of PeanutApp until I did a specific search for mom apps.

UPDATE: My app got fixed, and the response team was very nice and replied to me in a timely and professional matter.

I like using PeanutApp (hence the 3 stars) but I reported a mom on Sunday for mom shaming, and ever since then every time I write a status it disappears. Same with if I like or comment on a status. I don’t know why it started to do this AFTER I reported the other mother, but I never got anything (message or email) from Peanut saying I violated any terms. If it doesn’t get fixed, I’m just going to have to delete PeanutApp , which saddens me because I’ve been having some good conversations with other mothers in messages, but I would like to be able to write my own statuses and like/comment on others without my stuff disappearing. If anyone can please tell me how to fix this, it’d be greatly appreciated.

As a first time momma whose friends either live far away or don’t have kids, I felt completely disconnected from the world. I’m a stay at home mom and I soon found that the most rewarding job would become a very isolating one. I spent all day communicating with an infant and then with my exhausted fiancé, that was it! I needed moms out there who understood me and needed me just as much as I needed them when I was stressed, confused or just in need of a glass of wine! Peanut is EXACTLY this! I have connected with so many amazing and beautiful mommas who get me and empower me as a mom! If you’re a mom who has ever had a question, felt overwhelmed or just wanted a gal pal to chill with while your kids play, this is the place for you! 💗🥜👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👩🏻‍🦱👩🏼‍🦱👩🏽‍🦱👩🏾‍🦱👩🏿‍🦱👩🏻‍🦰👩🏼‍🦰👩🏽‍🦰👩🏾‍🦰👩🏿‍🦰👩🏻‍🦳👩🏼‍🦳👩🏽‍🦳👩🏾‍🦳👩🏿‍🦳

First, seriously what a genius idea! I have never craved socialization so much in my life since I became a stay at home mom and completely lacked the resources to find other moms until I found PeanutApp! I tried Facebook, church, and even tried Googling mom groups in my area- nothing came close to the results I found with PeanutApp. I think the preview of the profiles are great, I enjoy seeing the ages of the children because of course I want to find someone with a child close to my sons age. The moms I’ve connected with are responsive and we are working on spending time together which should honestly be easy because we already go the same places so it’s just a matter of being there at the same time. I love PeanutApp and I’m so much happier finding other mommas like me!

No one ever tells you about the weeks following your sweet little one’s arrival. How sometimes in those rare quiet moments you can find yourself feeling alone and craving a place to share your joys, frustrations, and insecurities. I was lucky enough to have accidentally stumbled upon PeanutApp and it did wonders for me while I was on my maternity leave. And a year later, it’s still my favorite go-to guide for belonging and acceptance. PeanutApp provides a community of strong women, all in it for one thing, Mama Love. 💕 And you’ll find plenty of that plus so much more. I’ve met amazing women in all different stages of their journey through motherhood. I’ve even had a play date! I absolutely recommend PeanutApp to all Mamas, no matter how small or big your littles are.