nearbyKinshasa · Lagos · Abidjan

Your world,in motion.

Short videos, real connections. Watch Pulse, answer with an Echo, find your Scene — starting with the creators around you.

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01Watch as a guest — no account needed02African-first, open to the world
the idea

One video creates a Pulse.
People answer with Echoes.
Echoes become Scenes.

pulse

Two ways to watch.

Other apps give you a wall of clips. Pulse starts with a card — the creator, their city, the Scene, the sound, and a peek at what's next. Tap it and you're full screen. Minimise and you're back on the same video.

  • ✓For You learns from what you love, Echo and finish
  • ✓Nearby is your city or the radius you pick
  • ✓Following is only who you chose, newest first
echo

Videos that talk back.

A repost is a dead end. An Echo is a video answer tied to the video it answers — a reaction, a remix, a dance response, a correction, a continuation. It stays in a visible chain, always credited to the original.

Swipe up for another video. Swipe sideways to walk the conversation. Branches happen when an Echo answers an Echo.

reactionremixdance responsecontinuationanswercorrectioncollabchallenge
scenes

Find your Scene.

Communities around an interest, a place or a moment — with a feed, a chat, weekly prompts and challenges. Local Scenes surface your city; worldwide Scenes connect you to everyone who cares about the same thing.

nearby

Around you, not on top of you.

Nearby is a Pulse filter for what's happening in your city — the comedian three streets over, the dance crew at the stadium, the fashion kid from your quartier. Creators share a city or an area, never a pin. Tubaar never shows anyone where you are.

It's a filter, not a wall: For You keeps the world coming, and worldwide Scenes reach everyone who cares about the same thing.

create

Capture. Shape. Publish.

1
Filming a friend with the Tubaar camera

Capture

Camera, voice, text or music. 15s, 60s, 3 min or live. Clips stack into a timeline you can reorder.

2
Editing a clip in the Shape step

Shape

Trim, caption, sticker, pick the sound. Captions double as the accessibility track.

3
Publishing a video with friends watching

Publish

Pick a Scene, decide who can Echo you, choose whether to share your city. Drafts stay on your phone.

why tubaar

their feed.
their rules.
we start
around you.

A creator filming a Kinshasa street at golden hour
Kinshasa, golden hour — the city is the subject.

Tubaar grows from the technology behind Ontryst, with a different purpose. Ontryst begins with the people nearby. Tubaar begins with the content and creators nearby — expression, entertainment, creativity, community.

It starts African-first without being limited to Africa. Creators, music, humour, dance, fashion, languages and daily life from Kinshasa to Lagos shape its early identity, and the platform stays open to the world.

  1. 01Two ways to watch. Card browsing and immersive full screen — same place remembered when you switch.
  2. 02Echo chains. Videos answer videos, in a visible chain that always credits the original.
  3. 03Scenes with structure. Prompts, challenges, a chat and moderators — not just a hashtag.
  4. 04Nearby, not exact. Local culture and local creators without exposing anyone's location.
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safety first

Built in, not bolted on.

Report any video, comment, profile, message or Scene. Block, mute, filter comments, control who can message or Echo you. Teens get a protected experience by default. Every moderation decision comes with a reason and an appeal.

Child Safety Standards
⚑Report anything, anywhereHuman review, same-day for safety reports.
⊘Zero tolerance for CSAMPermanent ban, evidence preserved, authorities notified.
✎Creators see what happenedRemoved, restricted, not recommended, audio muted — with a reason and an appeal.
pull up

your creativity.
your community.
your world in motion.

Open the app and start watching. Make an account when you're ready to post, Echo or follow.

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