Using the site for free

Our club is designed to help people connect from all over the world. We want all members to have access to penpals and have ensured our free offering is good and available to all.

Is Global Penfriends Free?

• Free Contact Credits

  Free members are able to search and send messages. Every member receives 1 contact credit every 12 to 24 hours. You can use contact credits to start a conversation with a new penpal. Once the first message is sent, no further contact credits are required to continue this conversation by either the sender or recipient.

• Sending Virtual Smiles

  If you have used your contact credit and waiting for your next credit, you can send a virtual smile to a new profile.. Free members are allowed to send 10 virtual smiles every day. The recipient will receive a message to their inbox letting them know that you are interested in making contact.

• Access to 80% of all profiles

  Free members have access to 80% of all members on the site within age and gender constraints. Giving access to almost all members ensures our free members have a great opportunity to make penpals that could blossom into life long friendships.

• Can always reply to messages

  To ensure our free members can maintain their penpal friendships in a safe manner. We always allow all free members the ability to reply to messages. All free members can reply to a message sent. Once a conversation is started, no further contact credits are required.. this becomes a contact for life.