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What it is
Jodel is a local social networking app for anonymous conversations with people nearby. Users can share messages, images, and videos, ask questions, and follow local updates without profiles. Its feed includes local news, events, confessions, jokes, and other nearby posts. Longer threads, pinned content, and channels provide ways to follow topics. Upvotes and downvotes shape visibility: a post leaves the feed when its vote difference reaches minus five. Sensitive posts are hidden by default, with session-level content preferences available. Direct messaging includes blocking in chats and muting replies from selected users on your posts. Jodel says AI scans uploaded images and videos for non-compliant content and detects spam or coordinated abuse; uncertain cases can go to human moderators. Some website posts can be viewed without an app account. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web, is free with in-app purchases, and requires users to be at least 16. Personal data may be processed outside the EU and EEA with stated safeguards.
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Jodel is a local social networking app for anonymously posting and viewing short messages in your community.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- Purpose
- Jodel connects users with people nearby for local conversations and posts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Support
- Jodel directs users to contact support through the app.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Headquarters
- Berlin, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · jodel.com
- Company
- The service is provided by The Jodel Venture GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Advertising
- Jodel offers businesses and recruiters advertising access to a young and engaged audience, with customized solutions by market.Read 9 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- AI moderation
- Jodel says it uses AI to scan uploaded images and videos for non-compliant content, with human review when automated systems cannot decide reliably.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Business advertising
- Jodel offers businesses and recruiters advertising options and directs advertisers to market-specific contacts for customized solutions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- Channels
- Users can join channels for more tailored content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Community features
- Users can view and interact with nearby posts, and some features let people view posts on the website without an app account.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Community voting
- Users can upvote or downvote posts, and a post disappears from the feed when its vote difference reaches minus five.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- Data transfers
- Jodel says personal data may be processed outside the EU and EEA and describes safeguards including EU Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Eligibility
- The terms say users must be at least 16 to register and use the app, and the services are for private consumers and non-commercial purposes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Feed controls
- Sensitive posts are hidden by default, and users can adjust content preferences for the current session.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- Free app listing
- The App Store listing describes Jodel as free with in-app purchases.Read 8 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
- Interaction controls
- Users can block people in chats and mute replies from specific users on their own posts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- Live local feed
- The app describes its feed as showing local news, questions, events, confessions, and jokes.Read 8 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Mobile availability
- Jodel links to downloads on the App Store and Google Play.Read 8 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Moderation
- The Trust Hub says moderators review cases that need a closer look, and users can appeal decisions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · trust.jodel.com
- Nearby conversations
- Users can share thoughts, questions, and updates with nearby Jodelers without revealing their identity.Read 8 Oct 2026 · support.jodel.com
- No profiles
- The official site describes Jodel as having no profiles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Post types
- Users can share messages, images, and videos with other users nearby.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Posts and threads
- Users can post messages and photos, create longer threads, and pin content they want to follow.Read 8 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
- Privacy and transfers
- Jodel says personal data may be processed outside the EU and EEA, with safeguards such as standard contractual clauses used where applicable.Read 8 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Privacy safeguards
- Jodel says external AI providers are bound by data processing agreements and contractually prohibited from using data to train the AI models it uses.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Spam and abuse detection
- Jodel says it uses AI systems to detect and remove spam and coordinated abuse, including commercial spam and off-platform contact solicitation.Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
- Voting and reporting
- The Trust Hub says user upvotes, downvotes, and reports help keep the feed safe, relevant, and respectful.Read 9 Oct 2026 · trust.jodel.com
Plans and prices
Jodel Free Free to use; in-app purchases are available Read 9 Oct 2026 · jodel.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Anonymous local posts without user profiles
- Feeds include news, events, questions, and jokes
- Channels, threads, and pinned content organize topics
- AI and human moderation processes are described
- Available on Android, iOS, and web
Limits
- Posts disappear at a vote difference of minus five
- Sensitive content is hidden by default
- In-app purchases are available
- Personal data may be processed outside the EU and EEA
Who it suits
Jodel suits people aged 16 or older who want anonymous, nearby conversations and local posts. It also offers businesses and recruiters advertising access.
Verdict
Jodel centers on anonymous, location-based community posting with voting, channels, messaging, and moderation controls. It is free to use, while purchases and data-transfer policies are relevant considerations.
Where Specifiction places it
- Online Community Platforms#14 of 548.4
