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Twist

Async team messaging organized into threads

Free plan · from $6/moTeam ChatChecked Oct 6, 20264.7 on the App Store
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What is Twist?

Twist is a team messaging app from Doist, the company behind Todoist, built for asynchronous communication. Conversations are posted as titled threads inside channels and collected in each member's inbox, while one-on-one and group messages cover quick exchanges. It deliberately shows no online-status indicators, and video meetings are started through a Jitsi Meet integration.

Twist has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed yearly. See every plan

Good for

  • Distributed teams that reply across time zones rather than in real time
  • Teams that want written discussions kept findable by topic
  • Working with clients or contractors: single-channel guests are free
  • Teams already using Todoist, which has several Twist integrations

Worth knowing

  • Twist's own What's New page says development is on hiatus: no new features and no fixes for small bugs for the time being. Its last entry is from May 2023.
  • The Free plan shows and searches only the last month of comments and messages; older content is kept but hidden until the team upgrades.
  • Free teams are limited to 5 integrations and 5 GB of file storage.
  • On Unlimited every member and multi-channel guest is billed, so a team cannot mix free and paid members.

Key features

Threads
Each conversation in a channel is a titled thread with its own comments. Threads can be closed, pinned, muted or moved to another channel.
Public and private channels
Channels group threads by team, project, topic or client, and can be public to the whole team or private to invited members.
Inbox
The inbox lists every thread a member has been notified about across channels, with Active, Done and Saved views for working through them.
Direct and group messages
Messages sit alongside threads for one-on-one or small-group exchanges, with file attachments, GIFs and emoji reactions.
Search with filters
Search covers threads and messages and can be narrowed by author, channel, thread title and date range.
Integrations and API
The directory covers tools such as GitHub, Google Calendar, Jira Software and Todoist, plus Zapier, Make and n8n, and a developer API for custom automations.

Twist pricing

Starts at
$6 per user / month, billed yearly
Free plan
Access to the last month of comments and messages, up to 5 integrations, 5 GB of file storage, and up to 500 members and 500 guests.
Free trial
None listed
Free$0Up to 1 month of comment and message history, 5 integrations, 5 GB of file storage, 500 member accounts and 500 guest accounts.
Unlimited$6per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly)Full history, unlimited integrations and file storage, unlimited members and guests, priority support, custom groups and Google sign-in.

Read from twist.com on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Twist before you buy.

Pricing in detail

Ways to pay less

  • Annual discount25% less with yearly billing

    Twist Unlimited costs $6 per user / month billed annually against $8 billed monthly. Doist's help center says no other discounts are currently offered.

    Stated on twist.com

How people rate the Twist app

4.7

out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app

1,080 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing

Twist reviews, and where to read more

Works with

Who makes Twist

Twist is made by Todoist Inc., the remote company behind the Todoist task manager, which its founder started in 2007. Twist's own site still signs itself Doist Inc.; the terms of service that cover it name Todoist Inc. The company sells subscriptions to both products, and Twist's changelog says its development is on hiatus.

Based
Remote by design, with team members in 94 cities and 38 countriestodoist.com
Ownership
Privately held. Privately held, with no parent company: its founder describes it on the company's site as bootstrapped, independent and profitable from day one.todoist.com
Funding
Bootstrapped: its Channel Partners page says Todoist has grown since day one without any VC funds or investors, and its founder calls it a completely bootstrapped company in an article on its site.todoist.comtodoist.com
Team
108 team members of 43 nationalities, in 94 cities and 38 countriestodoist.com
Founders and leaders
Hiring
1 open role: General Counsel, listed under finance, full-time and remotetodoist.com
Affiliate program
Todoist Channel Partner program, run through PartnerStack: ambassadors, affiliates and resellers earn up to 25% commission on each Todoist sale. The page covers Todoist and does not mention Twist.todoist.com
Lately
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Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.

Twist alternatives

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Common questions

Is Twist free?

Twist has a free plan. Access to the last month of comments and messages, up to 5 integrations, 5 GB of file storage, and up to 500 members and 500 guests. Paid plans start at $6 per user / month, billed yearly.

How much does Twist cost?

Twist lists 2 plans. Free: $0. Unlimited: $6 per user / month, billed yearly ($8 billed monthly). Prices were read from twist.com on Oct 6, 2026.

What platforms does Twist work on?

Twist is available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android.

Does Twist offer any discounts?

Twist publicly lists the following: 25% less with yearly billing.

How is Twist rated?

Twist's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1,080 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 6, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from us.

Is Twist open source?

Twist is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Does Twist have an API?

Yes. Twist offers a public API, according to its own site.

What does Twist integrate with?

Twist's listing names Todoist, GitHub, GitLab, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Jira Software, Trello and Zapier. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.

Who makes Twist?

Twist is made by Todoist Inc. Privately held, with no parent company: its founder describes it on the company's site as bootstrapped, independent and profitable from day one.

What are the alternatives to Twist?

The closest alternatives to Twist in our directory are Slack, Zulip, Mattermost, Pumble and Microsoft Teams. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Twist.

Sources for this page

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.