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Gistmo is where you gist with your people. Chats, voice notes, calls, Status and games, made in Nigeria and built to stay light on data.

Open Gistmo on the web and choose Sign up. Continue with Google, or use your email and we will send you a code. Then set your name and photo.

How sign up works

Gistmo is free to download and use.

On a computer, open web.gistmo.app in any modern browser. On iPhone, use Gistmo in Safari and add it to your Home Screen. On Android, the tester build is shared by invite for now, so use Gistmo on the web in the meantime.

Get Gistmo

Show your profile QR code and a friend can add you in one scan. You can also find people nearby on the map and send them a friend request.

No. Gistmo runs in Safari, and you can add it to your Home Screen in a few taps.

1. Open web.gistmo.app in Safari.
2. Tap the Share button, the square with an arrow.
3. Scroll and tap Add to Home Screen.
4. Tap Add, then open Gistmo from your Home Screen and log in.

See it step by step

Gistmo works best from the Home Screen icon. It opens on its own, like your other apps, without the Safari bars around it.

Yes. Open web.gistmo.app in any modern browser and log in.

Keep iOS up to date, and send anything you notice to privacy@gistmo.app. A screenshot helps a lot.

Download the Android app from our Get Gistmo page, then open the file to install it.

The Android tester build is shared by invite for now. Use Gistmo on the web in the meantime.

Android asks this for any app that does not come from a store. Only install Gistmo from gistmo.app, then allow the install when your phone asks.

Yes. You can send an Android app file (APK) in chat, so a friend can install the app you are using.

Hold the mic, talk, and let go to send. Good for a quick hello or a long gist.

Yes. Share photos and stickers in any chat, and react to messages with emoji.

Telegram and WhatsApp links open in their own apps, so nothing gets lost.

Yes. Delete it just for you, or for everyone in the chat. When you delete a message for everyone, its content is wiped from our servers.

Yes. Open the chat info and turn on Disappearing messages. New messages then disappear after 24 hours.

Open the chat and tap the voice or video call button. Calls are one to one for now.

More about calls

Yes. Open the chat info and tap Mute notifications. You can also pin a chat to the top or archive it.

Status shares your day with your friends. A Snap is a quick photo or video you send to the friends you pick.

You choose every time you post: all your friends, or only the friends you pick.

Only if you let them. Turn on Allow reposts when you post, and friends can repost it to their own Status. Leave it off and they can only watch.

Add stickers and emoji, or record a voice note for a quick hello or a longer gist.

Start a new group from your chats, give it a name and add your friends. The flatmates, the family, the squad: one place for every gist.

Yes. Post a poll in the group and everyone can vote. Owambe or beach on Sunday? Now you know.

Reply to a message so everyone sees what you are answering, and react instead of sending one more message.

Whot, Ludo, Ayo, Four in a row and more, right inside your chat.

See all the games

Challenge them from your chat. They get an invite, you both play, and the banter continues in the same conversation.

Yes. Chase your best score in the Arcade, or play against the computer.

Go to Settings, then Games, and turn off Game sounds. They also follow your phone's silent switch.

A smart helper pinned to your chat list. Ask it anything, snap your homework, or send it a document you need explained in plain English.

Gistmo AI is built into Gistmo.

Yes. Send a photo of the question and see every step, not just the answer.

Yes, it can. Check important answers before you rely on them.

No. When you share, people only see a rough area about 500 m wide, never your exact spot.

Your friends, and people nearby if your profile is discoverable. People you block never see you. You can turn Map discoverability off in Settings.

Ghost mode hides you from the map in one tap, while you can still see others. New accounts start in Ghost mode, so nothing is shared until you choose.

You drop off the map after 7 days without sharing. Turn on Ghost any time to disappear at once.

Only the people in the conversation can see it in Gistmo. If you report a message, our team reviews it to keep people safe. Read our Privacy Policy for the details.

Open their chat info and tap Block. They will not be able to message or call you, and they will not be told. You can unblock them in Settings, under Blocked.

Open the chat info and tap Report, or open the menu on a message and report it there. Pick a reason, and the last few messages go to Gistmo for review. The person is not told.

You can also email privacy@gistmo.app.

Yes. In Settings, choose who sees your Last seen and online: Everyone, Friends or Nobody. You can turn off Read receipts there too.

Read it on our Privacy Policy page. See all your controls on the Safety page.

Not yet. Gistmo Cash is not available yet. Nothing goes live until every approval is in place.

When it launches, you will be able to send ₦ in chat and split bills with your group.

More about Gistmo Cash

Every transfer will need your PIN.

We will tell you in the app when Gistmo Cash is ready.

Open Gistmo, tap Continue, then sign in with Google or your email. With email, we will send you a code.

How log in works

Go to Settings, then Security, then Linked devices. Tap Sign out of all other devices to log out everywhere else at once. Those devices will need a new email code to sign in again.

Open your Profile and tap Edit profile.

Go to Settings, then Notifications. Pick what you hear about, such as messages, calls, friend requests, games and Status, and choose whether previews show on your lock screen.

Deleting your account in the app is not built yet. Email privacy@gistmo.app from the email on your account and ask us to delete it.