Why portal.app Could Be Your School’s New Favorite App

Every school has the app everyone is on for a season. Here’s why portal.app could be yours, and what it takes to get it going.

5 reasons it could catch on

1. Getting picked feels good. “Someone picked you for best laugh” is a notification you actually want.
2. It’s your people. Swipe through real pages from your school and city.
3. Your page is home. Posts, memories, your rank and your answering machine.
4. The list. Everyone wants to know who’s #1 at your school.
5. It’s real. No uploads, no AI, no filters from your camera roll.

What it takes

Apps like this catch on when a bunch of people at one school join in the same week. Your school’s list unlocks once enough students join, so the first ones in pull everyone else in with their picks.

Get your school going

• Download portal.app and verify your school.
• Use all 4 picks every day.
• Share your code in the group chat.
• Ask a parent about the Founding Ambassador program.

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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