
Gists
Share moments. Chat live.
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About
Gists is where you share the moments of your day and talk with the people who matter, in photos, videos, voice and words.
SHARE GISTS
• Post photos (several at once), videos up to 3 minutes, a voice note, a short text on a colourful card, a GIF or a poll
• Add #topics and @mention friends; tap a topic to see every Gist about it
• Choose who sees each Gist: everyone, your followers, or only your close friends
• React, comment (even with a voice reply), save to your own collections and share to WhatsApp and more
• Swipe through photos and videos full screen
• A Gist of the day picked every morning
STORIES
• Photo, video or text Stories that disappear after 24 hours
• Share a Story with close friends only
• Keep your favourites on your profile as highlights
CHAT AND CALL
• One-to-one and group chats that update instantly
• Voice and video calls, with incoming calls on your iPhone's own call screen
• Send photos, videos, documents, voice notes and GIFs; reply to and react to messages
• Save photos from chats to your phone
• Pin your favourite chats, star messages and archive chats you don't need
• Disappearing messages: 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days
• Message requests: new people need your OK before they can chat with you
GO LIVE
• Start a live voice room and invite listeners up to speak
• Go live on camera; viewers comment and send hearts
GROUPS AND CHANNELS
• Groups with posts, a group chat and event reminders
• Channels for updates that people follow
FOR BUSINESSES AND CREATORS
• Business profiles with contact buttons
• A dashboard showing how your posts and pages are doing
• Ask for the blue verification tick
YOU'RE IN CONTROL
• Hidden words keep Gists and comments with words you don't want to see out of sight
• Report any Gist, comment, message or profile in two taps; our team reviews reports
• Block, mute or restrict anyone, any time, and choose exactly which notifications you get
• Data saver for slow or expensive connections, and Data usage to see how much Gists uses
• Delete your account from Settings whenever you want
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
• English, ChiShona, isiNdebele, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Kiswahili, German, Arabic and Hebrew
Gists is for people aged 17 and over. People aged 17 get extra protections: their accounts are private and they always get message requests.
Terms: https://gists.chat/terms | Privacy: https://gists.chat/privacy | Community Guidelines: https://gists.chat/guidelines
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What's New in Gists
1.3.0
November 12, 2026
A big update for Gists: • Schedule voice rooms: pick a time, add co-hosts, and followers get a reminder before you go live • Voice Gists get captions, a Listen feed, voice replies and a voice intro on your profile • Your city: a local feed, Ask your city questions, and What's on for events near you • Hot takes: debate the topic of the day • Jobs and gigs: post or find work • Price tags on posts with Message to buy • Share Gists to your WhatsApp Status • A fresh new look for posts and chats • Bug fixes and speed improvements
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