A low-data social network with encrypted messaging
A social app for people in Africa and the diaspora to share posts and stories, join location and interest zones, go live on audio or video, and message verified users.
Ontryst Product Overview
Is Ontryst Right for You?
Liners prepares and updates these highlights as product information changes. Editorial standardsBest For
- People nearby
- African diaspora
What It Does Well
- Posts and stories
- Location and interest zones
Things to Check
- Verified user requirements
- Live video data use
About Ontryst

Ontryst is a consumer social networking app for people in Africa and the African diaspora (and anyone else interested) to post, find nearby profiles, join communities, and interact in real time.
Key features include:
- A social feed for sharing posts, photos, disappearing stories, voice notes, and music.
- Zones, user-created communities organized around cities, interests, culture, faith, and other shared themes, with the ability to join or start zones.
- Live audio and video so users can broadcast and “pull up” to live sessions happening near them.
- Messaging plus location-based discovery to find and interact with people nearby.
Available on Web, and Android,
Designed for B2C users aged 18+, with a focus on people living in African cities and diaspora communities worldwide.
Notable for its selfie verification before a first post, support for 12 languages (including Lingala, Swahili, French, and Arabic), and stated safety measures such as in-app reporting with same-day human review and published child safety standards, along with an official account deletion process.
Ontryst Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions About Ontryst
Ontryst is a social networking app for people in Africa, the African diaspora, and others interested in connecting with them. Users can share posts, photos, stories, voice notes, and music, join or create location- and interest-based zones, discover nearby profiles, message other users, and participate in live audio or video sessions.
Ontryst is free to use. No paid plans or pricing details are published.
Ontryst focuses on Africa and the African diaspora, including users in cities such as Kinshasa, Lagos, and Abidjan, as well as diaspora communities worldwide. A complete list of operating countries is not published.
You can sign up through Ontryst on the web or its Android app. iOS users can join the beta through Apple TestFlight. Accounts require selfie verification before a user can publish a first post.
Yes. Ontryst is available on the web and Android.
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