---
title: "Ontryst: Social Network in Africa"
description: "Post photos, stories, voice notes and music; join city & interest Zones; go live on audio/video; chat and find people nearby. 12 languages."
canonical_url: "https://liners.com/ontryst"
markdown_url: "https://liners.com/ontryst.md"
type: "product"
language: "en"
image: "https://assets.liners.com/storage/v1/object/public/media/tools/ontryst/screenshot.webp?v=1790244074680"
published_at: "2026-09-24T15:06:51.666Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-24T15:08:23.088Z"
---

# Ontryst: Social Network in Africa

Post photos, stories, voice notes and music; join city & interest Zones; go live on audio/video; chat and find people nearby. 12 languages.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social)
- [Ontryst](/ontryst)

## Summary

Meet people nearby and build communities across Africa

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.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://ontryst.com/ |
| Tagline | Meet people nearby and build communities across Africa |
| Primary country | DR Congo |
| Platforms | Web, Android |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

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.

## Features

- [Communication & Social](/categories/communication-social): Category
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Community Platform](/tags/community-platform): Product feature or technology
- [Messaging](/tags/messaging): Product feature or technology
- [Social Networking](/tags/social-networking): Product feature or technology
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/countries/cote-divoire): Market
- [DR Congo](/countries/dr-congo): Market
- [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/ontryst/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/ontryst/reviews)
- [Transparency](/ontryst/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/ontryst)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)