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portal.app vs NGL
NGL lets people send you anonymous messages through a link on your story. portal.app has anonymous questions too, with a lot more guardrails. Here’s the difference.
NGL
- Open text anonymous messages via a story link
- Answers shared back to your story
- Paid hints about who sent messages
- Banned from offering the app to users under 18 in a 2024 FTC settlement
portal.app
- Picks are compliments only from a set list
- Anonymous questions go only to you, never public
- Limited number of anonymous questions per person per day
- Delete or report anything in two taps; reports reviewed within 24 hours
- Adults can’t DM students
- Free on iPhone, 13+
The verdict
NGL is open-ended anonymous messaging. portal.app keeps the fun part, getting picked and getting asked, and puts limits around it.
FAQ
Is portal.app like NGL?
Partly. Your portal.app page has an answering machine where friends can ask you things anonymously. Unlike NGL, questions are limited per person per day and can be reported, and picks are compliments only.
Is NGL allowed for under 18?
Under its July 2024 settlement with the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney, NGL was banned from offering the app to users under 18.
Is portal.app free?
Yes. portal.app is free on iPhone.
your friends pick you.
4 picks a day. compliments only. Free on iPhone, 13+.