Nigerians have a lot to say. Gistroom gives it somewhere to go.
Gistroom is a place to talk about Nigeria out loud, built in Nigeria.
Jollof or no jollof
Food and chop, English
ChidiHost
NgoziModerator
Bayo
Kemi
Musa
Funke
Ngozi: jollof party is the answer 👏
The best conversations in Nigeria happen out loud: under an umbrella, in a barbershop, on a rooftop, in a danfo. Most apps squeeze that into text, or burn through your data trying to carry it.
Gistroom puts the voice first. Rooms are quick to start, calls work on weak networks, and the app is shaped around the way people here actually talk.
What we hold to
Audio first
Voice is the default. Video is there when you want it and your network allows it.
Friends decide
Private chats and calls only happen between people who accepted each other.
Safe by design
Block, report, moderators and private rooms are part of the product, not an afterthought.
Honest words
We never claim to verify people we do not verify, and we never make up numbers, reviews or logos.
The Developer
Gistroom is built by @oyedokunken, one developer who wanted this to exist. You can see the rest of the work at oyedokun.dev.
Visit oyedokun.dev
Behind the scenes
Some of the tools that keep Gistroom running.
TypeScriptTypes everywhere
Next.jsThe web app
ReactThe interface
Tailwind CSSThe styling
Node.jsThe realtime service
Socket.IOLive updates
LiveKitCalls and rooms
PostgreSQLThe database
PrismaTalking to the data
SupabaseDatabase and storage
ZodChecking every input
VitestThe tests
VercelWhere the app lives
RenderWhere realtime lives
ExpressThe realtime server
Come and gist.
Start a room, call a friend, or drop into a conversation already going on.
