Come gist. Properly.
Start a room, call your friends, or drop into a conversation already going on. Audio first, video when you want it, built for Nigerian data and Nigerian opinions.
Pick a topic, find your gist
Rooms are tagged by topic and language, so the right people find each other.
Four steps to your first gist
From your email to your first room. That is all it takes.
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Confirm your email
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Try a room, right here
Tap a person to unmute them, raise your hand, switch between audio and video, take a note or send a reaction. It is only a demo, nothing is recorded.
Jollof or no jollofLive
Switch anytime
Start on audio, turn the camera on mid-call, or drop back to audio when data gets tight. No hanging up, no calling back.
- Audio first on every call
- Add or remove video any time
- Weak network? One tap back to audio
Audio
Emeka
01:01
Get notified, every time
Turn alerts on once. Calls, messages and friend requests reach you even when the browser is closed. Even if you closed the tab last night.
- Calls ring on your phone with Answer and Decline
- Messages and friend requests arrive as they happen
- Quiet hours when you need peace
Browser closed
Tunde is callingVideo call
AdaSend the highlights abeg
New friend requestIfeanyi wants to be your friendGist happens everywhere
At the danfo stop, the viewing centre, the suya stand and on the rooftop. Gistroom is where the conversation goes when you cannot be there.
Morning
Gist at the danfo stop
Last night's match, this week's fuel price, whatever the conductor is shouting about. Hop in a room before you hop in the bus.
Afternoon
Gist at the viewing centre
The whole centre erupts at once. With a room, the people who could not come erupt with you.
Evening
Gist at the suya stand
Pepper, onions, opinions. Pull up a stool, and let your friends on the other side of town pull up too.
Night
Gist on the rooftop
Music low, lights on, the city below. The late night talks are the best ones.
Live right now
A taste of the rooms people start every day. Pick a card and open its topic.
Chat, properly
Everything you expect from a good chat, with the time on every message.
Voice notes
Hold to record, see the waveform, play at 1x, 1.5x or 2x.
0:147:120:237:14Photos, video and files
A clean preview for every kind of file.
Match day plan.pdfPDF, 240 KBStarred
Keep the messages you want to find again.
Meet at 7, bring the jollof.
No wahala, I will carry the drinks.
The venue don move to Lekki phase 1.
Send me the account number.
Reactions
Both of you can react to the same message.
Ah, I screamed. We move!Time on every message
In your own time zone, with delivered and read ticks.
You dey come tonight?7:12
Oya, I am on my way.7:13
Type a message
Text, emoji, files and voice notes, all from one bar.
Safe by design
You choose who can reach you, and the people running a room have real tools.
Private rooms
Only people you invite, or who open your invite link, can enter.
Moderators
Mute, remove, ban, lock the room and delete chat. Every action is logged for the host.
Block and report
Block anyone in one tap. Report with the last 20 messages kept as evidence.
- Read the safety rules
Built for Nigerian data
Audio comes first, video is held to a lower quality and photos are squeezed on your phone before they upload. Slide the network and watch the call adapt.
Video call, data saver on.
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Questions people ask
The short answers, before you even sign up.
Who can use Gistroom?
Anyone who is 18 or older. Gistroom is built for Nigerians talking about Nigeria, but we do not check where you are from and we never claim to.
Do I need a password?
You confirm your email with a code once, when you sign up. After that you sign in with your email and password, or with Google. You only get a code again if you forget your password.
Who can message or call me?
Only your friends. Someone has to send a friend request and you have to accept it before they can chat with you, call you or invite you to a room.
Will I get alerts when the app is closed?
Yes, once you turn alerts on for that device. Calls, messages and friend requests reach you through your browser or your installed app. On iPhone, add Gistroom to your Home Screen first.
How does it work on mobile data?
Audio comes first. Data saver starts calls with audio only and keeps video at a lower quality. You can switch to video in the middle of a call when you want to.
What is a room?
A room is a live group call for up to 32 people. Anyone can start one on the spot or schedule it. Public rooms show up on the rooms page, private rooms are only for people who are invited.
How do I report someone or something?
Use the report option on a profile, a message, a call or a room. You can also write to safety@gistroom.ng. We keep the last messages as evidence so we can act on a report.
How do I delete my account?
Open Settings and choose Delete account. We ask you to confirm with a code sent to your email. Your files are removed and you show as Deleted user in other people's chats.
Come and gist.
Start a room, call a friend, or drop into a conversation already going on.
Friends are already inside