Talk. Vibe. Connect Africa.
An AI-powered communication super-app built Africa-first. Messaging, status, communities, voice, and commerce — all in a futuristic shell that feels like nothing else.
Built for the African context
AI-native
Smart replies, summaries, translation, and scam detection built in from day one.
Africa-first
Optimized for low bandwidth, multilingual, designed for the way Africa actually communicates.
Private by design
Encrypted transport, hidden chats, and a roadmap to full E2EE.
What Zumis does today
Every feature below is labelled with its real maturity. Live service health is published on our status page.
- Available now
Real-time messaging
One-to-one and group chats with delivery and read receipts, media sharing, and message requests.
- Available now
Voice & video calls
One-to-one and group calls with automatic relay fallback, quality monitoring, and call diagnostics.
- Beta
Ringing when the app is closed
Web Push wakes the service worker so incoming calls ring on supported browsers with notifications enabled.
Reliability depends on your browser and OS battery settings.
- Available now
Install as an app
Add Zumis to your home screen or desktop for a full-screen experience with offline-safe loading.
- Beta
End-to-end encryption
Calls negotiate device keys and encrypted call metadata storage with rotating session keys.
Encrypted media for every session is still rolling out; transport is always encrypted.
- In development
iOS & Android apps
Native call shells with system-level incoming call screens.
Not yet published to the App Store or Play Store.
Getting started takes a minute
Step 1: Create your Zumis
Sign up with your email and pick a username. Verification keeps your account yours.
Step 2: Install and allow notifications
Add Zumis to your home screen, then allow notifications so calls and messages reach you when the app is closed.
Step 3: Find your people
Search a username, send a message request, and start chatting or calling straight away.