Is portal.app the Next Gas? What to Know Before Your School Gets On

If your school is starting to talk about getting picked on portal.app, you’re probably wondering if it’s the next Gas. Here’s what’s the same, what’s different, and why it might last longer.

What’s the same as Gas

• You get picked for compliments by people at your school.
• You find out you got picked. Never who.
• It spreads school by school, so whole grades join together.

What’s different

• No paid reveal. Nobody can see who picked them, and you can’t pay to find out.
• Your page. Your posts, memories, bio and spot on the list live in one place.
• The machine. Friends leave messages, anonymous questions and 15-second video messages.
• A real feed. Everything is shot live, with no uploads and no AI.
• The list. #1 at your school, then your city, state and USA.

Why it might last longer

Gas and tbh were built around one moment: getting picked. Once the picks slowed down, there was nothing else to do. portal.app keeps picks as the reason to open it, then gives you a reason to stay: your page, your machine, your friends’ posts and the list.

How to be first at your school

1. Download portal.app free on iPhone.
2. Verify your school in the app.
3. Make your 4 picks. The friends you pick get invited.
4. Share your code (your username).

Want to help launch it? Founding Ambassadors are first at their school.

About portal.app

portal.app is a free iPhone app where your friends pick you. You get 4 picks a day to vote friends for positive superlatives like “best laugh” or “most likely to be famous.” They find out they got picked. Never who. You also get your own page with an answering machine, a camera-only feed with no uploads and no AI, and lists for your school, city, state and the USA. See what’s new in 2.0.

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