Not open yet. Here is exactly how far we are.
Gistlify is in closed testing. There is no uptime figure on this page because there is no public service to measure yet — and a made-up 99.9% would be the only dishonest thing on this website. Once the line opens, this page becomes a real status board.
| Component | Where it is |
|---|---|
Transcription Pidgin, Yorùbá, Igbo, Hausa, Naija English | In closed testing |
Summarisation TL;DR and suggested replies | In closed testing |
WhatsApp delivery Awaiting Business API number approval | Building |
History & search Saved transcripts | Building |
Payments Card and transfer, in Naira | Queued |
Target at launch: 99.5% monthly availability
What we have solved so far
- 11 July 2026
Code-switching holds across three languages
Closed-test notes that move between Igbo, Pidgin and English inside one sentence now transcribe without dropping into the wrong language mid-clause. This was the hardest thing on the list and the reason we started.
- 24 June 2026
Yorùbá tone marks are load-bearing
An early build stripped diacritics, which quietly changed the meaning of words. Tone marks are now checked on every release, and a note that loses them fails the build rather than reaching a person.
- 2 June 2026
Group digests, six notes into one summary
Family groups were the loudest request in interviews. Multiple notes from multiple people now collapse into a single set of decisions and asks.
- 15 May 2026
Audio deletion pipeline
Files are transcribed and destroyed rather than retained. We wanted this working before a single real voice note touched the system, not after.