Everything you need to gist, live.
Friends, chats, calls and rooms in one app. Audio comes first, video is there when you want it, and none of it eats your data for breakfast.
Ada
typing...
Tunde
02:14
Chat all you want, anytime
Every message carries its time. Swipe to reply, tap to react, star what matters and delete what does not. Made a typo? You have 15 minutes to fix it.
- Typing, delivered and read, with read receipts you can switch off
- Delete for yourself, or for everyone in the first hour
- Archive a chat and it stays archived
Ada
typing...
Switch anytime
Start a call on audio and turn your camera on in the middle of it, or drop the video and keep talking when data gets tight. No hanging up, no calling back.
- Audio or video from any chat
- One tap to add or remove video
- Rings your phone even when the app is closed
Tunde
02:14
A room for every gist
Start one on the spot or schedule it for later. Pick a topic and a language, go public or keep it private. Up to 32 people can join, and moderators keep it civil.
- English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa tags
- Mute, remove, ban and lock from the moderator tools
- The host sees a log of every moderator action
Jollof or no jollof
Food and chop, English
ChidiHost
NgoziModerator
Bayo
Kemi
Musa
Funke
Ngozi: jollof party is the answer 👏
Alerts that find you
Turn alerts on once and calls, messages and friend requests reach you through the browser or installed app, even if you closed the tab last night.
- Quiet hours for when you need peace
- Missed calls always show in your call log
- Per type switches for in-app, push and email
Browser closed
Tunde is callingVideo callAdaSend the highlights abeg
New friend requestIfeanyi wants to be your friend
Built for Nigerian data
Data saver is on by default. Calls start with audio, video is held at a lower quality, and photos are compressed on your phone before they upload.
- Audio first on every call
- Weak network banner with a one tap switch to audio
- Messages queue offline and send when the network returns
Video
The small things that add up
Friends first
Nobody can message you out of the blue. Send a request, chat once it is accepted.
Voice notes
Hold to record up to five minutes, with a waveform and playback at 1x, 1.5x or 2x.
Photos, video and files
Share images, video, PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, with a clean preview for each.
Starred messages
Star the things you want to find later and open them from one list.
Block and report
Block anyone. They see the chat as unavailable and are never told why.
Dark mode
Light by default. Switch to dark, or let your device decide.
No app store needed
Add Gistroom to your Home Screen or desktop straight from the browser. No big download.
Works offline
Open your recent chats without a network. New messages wait in the outbox.
The settings behind the promise
These are real limits in the app today.
- people in a room
- 32
- to edit a message
- 15 min
- a call rings before it counts as missed
- 45 sec
- longest voice note
- 5 min
Your people are waiting.
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