Limbo, one of the largest mobile communities in the US, announces that its application for the iPhone and iPod touch is available free from the Apple App Store beginning today.  I’m still not convinced that a non-web based social network will be able to gain significant traction compared to Facebook and Myspace, however, in this Apple App world, anything is possible.

“The combined knowledge of activities, friends and locations in a simple to use mobile dashboard amplifies the social lives of our two million members,” said Jonathon Linner, Limbo CEO. “The ability to simultaneously message with groups of friends makes it easier to arrange activities and to keep in touch on the move.”

Limbo began as a mobile social-games company where members socialize and play games via text messaging or online. Limbo amplifies the social lives of its two million members by making it easier to connect with friends in the real world.

• Activity matching. Many other applications make it possible to find friends or nearby restaurants, but Limbo’s new application adds activities to the social equation. In addition to finding people nearby, members can also find people doing specific things, such as drinking at a nearby pub, playing basketball, or shopping at the mall. The combination of what, who and where, creates more social opportunities for Limbo members.
• Group Chat. Shout, Limbo’s group messaging tool, enables threaded chat with anyone, on any mobile phone or network. Groups can now arrange meet-ups more quickly and efficiently.
• Viral Location. For phones without GPS or other LBS (Location Based Service) technology, Limbo offers ‘viral location’. Using a drag and drop action or a single text message command, users can adopt the location of a friend or a group simply by joining them.
• Cross platform. Limbo works on all cell phones, is available on all US carriers and can be used through text-messaging, mobile Web, and downloadable phone applications or any internet-connected PC.
• Free. Limbo is free to use for all members.

Limbo’s new application is available for free beginning today from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch, at the App Store, and at www.limbo.com.

Through building the largest mobile community in the US, and working with mobile and privacy experts, Limbo is seeking to establish best practice in the evolving mobile community space. Limbo hides all users under the age of 18, and with features such as “Do Not Disturb” Limbo’s members can control their own availability and interactions with others.