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portal.app vs Gas
Gas was the compliments app that hit #1 in 2022. Discord bought it in January 2023 and announced that October it was shutting it down. Here’s how portal.app compares.
Gas
- Anonymous compliment polls about classmates
- Launched school by school
- Paid “God Mode” to get hints about who picked you
- Shut down by Discord in 2023
portal.app
- 4 picks a day, compliments only
- They find out they got picked, never who, with no paid reveal
- Your own page with posts and an answering machine
- Camera-only feed, no uploads, no AI
- Lists for your school, city, state and USA
- Free on iPhone, 13+
The verdict
If you loved Gas, portal.app is the closest thing to it today, with a page, a feed and the list so there’s a reason to stay after the picks.
FAQ
Is Gas still around?
No. Discord bought Gas in January 2023 and announced in October 2023 that it was shutting it down.
What replaced Gas?
portal.app has the same picks idea: 4 picks a day for positive superlatives, and you never find out who picked you.
Can you pay to see who picked you on portal.app?
No. Nobody can see who picked them, and there’s no paid reveal.
your friends pick you.
4 picks a day. compliments only. Free on iPhone, 13+.