# Twist

Thread-based team chat from the makers of Todoist, built to replace always-on chat with asynchronous, on-topic conversations — free forever, or $6/user/mo for full history.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free forever (1 month of message history, up to 500 members, 5GB storage); Unlimited plan $6/user/mo for full history and unlimited storage
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://twist.com/
- **Available via:** Homebrew, Direct
- **Requirements:** macOS supported per the Homebrew cask, which ships a single universal build; no specific minimum macOS version was published there.
- **Maker:** Doist

## Kitsmith's take

Twist is not shy about its target — its own App Store listing opens with “Unlike Slack and Teams, it uses threads to organize all your team’s conversations — asynchronously,” and pitches “no green dots” and “no typing indicators” as features, not gaps. Built by Doist, the company behind Todoist, it trades real-time presence pressure for threaded, topic-scoped discussions meant to survive time zones. The free plan is genuinely usable long-term, not a trial — the catch is a rolling one-month history window; anything older is preserved but not searchable until you upgrade to Unlimited at $6/user/mo.

## Features

- **Threads instead of a live feed:** Conversations are organized as one topic per thread, rather than a single scrolling channel — the core pitch against real-time chat.
- **Built for async work:** No typing indicators or presence dots by design, meant to remove the pressure to respond instantly.
- **Free tier is permanent, not a trial:** The free plan has no expiration and covers up to 500 members — only history depth (1 month) and storage (5GB) are capped.

## FAQ

**Is Twist a Slack alternative?**

Yes — its own App Store listing positions it directly against Slack and Microsoft Teams, trading real-time presence for threaded, asynchronous conversations.

**Who makes Twist?**

Doist, the company behind Todoist, per Twist’s own App Store listing (seller of record: Todoist Inc.).

**Is Twist free?**

Yes, permanently — the Free plan never expires, though message history is limited to the last month. Unlimited history costs $6/user/mo.


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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/twist/