Not an update to Watusi 3. A new app, written again for the WhatsApp you use today.
Rebuilt from scratch
Every feature written again for today's WhatsApp, up to iOS 27 and Liquid Glass.
Four tweaks in one
Stalky, OnlineNotify and ContactSync come built in. Nothing extra to install or buy.
Real multi-account
Settings, vault, recordings and history are kept apart for every WhatsApp account.
Big new tools
Sticker Studio, Media Vault, Call Recording, Message History, Backups and more.
Nothing gets lost
Deleted messages, statuses and recordings live in Watusi's own storage and survive relinking.
Looks like WhatsApp
Every screen uses WhatsApp's own colours and your theme, in light and dark mode.
Works when WhatsApp is closed
Alerts arrive as real iOS notifications, and Notification History keeps the ones you missed.
Kept up to date
WhatsApp ships a new version almost every week. Watusi is fixed for each one, continuously.
Since 25 March 2014
Watusi has grown from a handful of tweaks into a complete toolkit for WhatsApp, through Watusi 2, Watusi 3 and now a full rebuild.
2014
Watusi
2016
Watusi 2
2020
Watusi 3
2026
The new Watusi
Why the number is gone
Watusi 1, 2 and 3 were each a new app you bought once. They got updates until WhatsApp changed too much, and then the next number started over. The new Watusi doesn't stop: it's one app that keeps being updated for every WhatsApp release. No more starting over, so no more numbers.
Why a yearly licence
WhatsApp ships a new version almost every week, and each one can rename, move or rebuild the parts Watusi relies on. Keeping up is ongoing work that a one-time price can't pay for.
If you own Watusi 3
Watusi 3 is no longer sold, and keeps getting fixes for about a year. Here's how it compares, and what you get to try the new one.
Feature
Watusi 3
The new Watusi
Updates
Fixes only, for about a year
Every WhatsApp release
New features
Sticker Studio, Call Recording, Media Vault and many more
Licence
One-time, no longer sold
$17.99 a year, free trial first
Stalky, OnlineNotify, ContactSync
Bought separately
Included
Multiple accounts
Each account kept apart
What's inside
The biggest new and rebuilt features. Tap a screenshot to see it full size.
New
Sticker Studio
Make stickers from photos, videos, GIFs, text, emoji or a drawing, and keep them editable.
One-tap background removal, with erase, restore, lasso and magic wand
Outlines, shadows, styled text, motion and animated stickers up to 30 fps
Packs that go straight into WhatsApp's sticker tray
New
Call Recording
Record voice and video calls, then play, trim or export your side and theirs separately.
Record everyone, chosen contacts, or only when you tap
Editor with a waveform per side, precise trim, cuts, volume and fades
Video calls with everyone's camera in a grid
New
Message History
Deleted and edited messages, with their photos and videos, kept in Watusi's own storage.
Every earlier version of an edited message on a timeline
Survives relinking, logging out and restoring WhatsApp
Search, filters, stars and Show in Chat
New
Media Vault
A private place for photos and videos you save from chats, statuses, view once and calls.
Folders, favorites, search and filters by contact or source
Passcode and Face ID lock
Kept per account, included in backups
Rebuilt
My Status Archive
Your statuses kept past 24 hours, with who viewed and liked each one.
Insights: reach, like rate and your best time to post
Top viewers and likers, with a profile for each one
Search who viewed your status by name or number
Rebuilt
Online Activity
See when tracked contacts come online, type or read your messages, with a timeline per person.
History and alerts set separately, per kind of event
30-day activity chart, peak hour and online today
Quiet hours, co-online alerts and CSV or JSON export
Rebuilt
Themes
Themes apply instantly and reach every screen, because they go through WhatsApp's own colours.
Custom fonts, wallpapers, bubble colours and corner radius
A theme per chat, per profile, for dark mode or on a schedule
Browse and share themes in the Watusi theme library
Rebuilt
Hide Chats
Hidden chats leave the chats list, calls, search and share sheet, and open from their own screen.
Secret code in search, passcode and a decoy passcode
Optional: block their calls and blur the app switcher
Move WhatsApp's own locked chats in with one tap
Long-standing problems, fixed
Things Watusi 3 users asked about for years.
Settings grouped by what you want to do, with search that understands everyday words like “ghost” or “blue ticks”.
Contact Photos Sync works on linked devices, matching contacts by phone number.
Deleted messages survive relinking, and deleted GIFs and videos keep their media.
A voice note played with read receipts off no longer stays unplayed for the sender.
Replying marks every unread message as read, not just the newest ones.
Auto Reply answers even with the chat open, muted or notifications off.
Online and update alerts reach you when WhatsApp is closed.
Themes apply instantly, with no relaunch.
Custom tones always ring, even on the lock screen.
Big histories stay smooth, even with thousands of status viewers.
And everything else
The rest of what's new, folded so the page stays short.
Get Watusi
Needs iOS 15.1 or later. On a jailbroken iPhone, the new Watusi replaces Watusi 3: the two can't be installed together.
