Twist
Free forever (1 month of message history, up to 500 members, 5GB storage); Unlimited plan $6/user/mo for full history and unlimited storage
Price checked at source August 29, 2026.
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.
Our 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.
- 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
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS supported per the Homebrew cask, which ships a single universal build; no specific minimum macOS version was published there.
- Get it via
- Homebrew · Direct
- Developer
- Doist
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Who made this
Doist ✓
Doist’s own site credits founder and CEO Amir Salihefendić by name — in his own words, he used the productivity system he built to grow Doist into "a fully remote company of over 70 people," the same team behind Twist.
What it does
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.
The deal
- Free: $0/user/mo forever, 1 month of message history, up to 5GB file storage, up to 500 members
- Unlimited: $6/user/mo, full history and unlimited storage/integrations
Twist — questions people ask
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.
Is Twist free?
Twist is free to use with optional paid unlocks.
Does Twist work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Twist lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Twist?
Twist is available via Homebrew, Direct.
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Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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