Not a day goes by that a new application enters our lives. The Gain application entered the market by targeting only mobile users in a market dominated by Netflix and where online media providers try to hold on with competitive TV series such as Blutv. In addition to the programs of well-known names such as İlber Ortaylı, Engin Günaydın, Vedat Milor, Mirgün Cabas, many short-term programs are broadcast with more vertical images in the application. I started following from the first day and The most beautiful programs in the Gain app I made my own selection. In this article, a little What is the Gain application, how to use it I will talk about the part of it, as well as share the programs I recommend.

What is the Gain App?

What is the Gain App?
What is the Gain App?

Gain himself on his website; “It is a mobile application that offers personalized broadcast streams and consists of innovative, educational and entertaining short content.” he defined. We can say that it targets people on the go, young people who are accustomed to using applications such as instagram reels and tiktok, with its content consisting of short-term broadcasts and its use only on smartphones and tablets. It was intended to make a difference, especially with its vertical format publications. They especially highlight the 2-3 minute programs that you can watch while waiting in the market in the taxi.

You can watch the commercial of the application, which started broadcasting on December 30, 2020, below. The fact that the advertisement film of the application, which started with the claim of short contents, was 1 minute and 56 seconds, was quite contradictory.

Who's Gain App?

The application name is mentioned as Gain Media in some places. Its founder, Gözde Akpınar, is also the owner of the Filli Boya company.

How to Use Gain App?

How to Use Gain App?
How to Use Gain App?

Required time: 2 minutes

Let's see step by step how to use the gain application ?

  1. Download the Gain app

    You only need to download the application of the platform, which consists of content that you can watch on your mobile phone and tablet, which is compatible with your phone and / or tablet.

  2. Become a member

    After you download the application and become a member, you can start using the application.

  3. Reach the video screen

    As soon as you open the application after becoming a member, the video screen will welcome you.

  4. Discover up-to-date content

    You can scroll through the current content by swiping the screen to the right or left. You can go forward or backward by tapping right or left repeatedly.

  5. Scroll down to exit

    When you want to exit, just scroll down the page.

  6. Scroll down to the Explore screen

    When you scroll down the screen, you will switch to the “discover” screen.

  7. Choose content based on your interests

    On the Discover screen, you can see the programs and contents according to your interests and choose from them. Here you can choose from categories such as movies, news, current, series.

  8. Search for the content you want in the search bar

    If there is a content you want to watch in particular, you can search by typing it in the "search" bar.

  9. Review content details

    When you search and find the content you found, you can reach the content detail by swiping up. On this page you can add the content to your lists. Or you can share.

  10. Find the My Lists page

    You can access the lists you have created from the "my lists" menu at the bottom left.

  11. Watch your unfinished content

    You can watch the unfinished content on the My Lists page.

  12. Share on your TV

    If your phone has a sharing feature on the TV, you can watch the content in the application by transferring it to your TV.

At the moment, I can't help but say that the application has problems with user experience. It is difficult to return to the programs you watched and left unfinished. For example, I wanted to add some programs to my favorites and watch them later, but there is no such feature, it took me a while to find the add to list part. If I haven't watched a program from the Discover area to the end, I couldn't find a place where I can see the previous episodes of that program as a list. These are the shortcomings I saw at first glance. It definitely needs a lot of improvement in terms of user experience.

Is the Gain App Paid?

After downloading the application to your smartphone or tablet, you need to log in to watch the broadcasts. The Gain app is free for now, it is said to switch to a paid model, but it has not been announced yet how it will be charged.

Best Programs in Gain App – Top 8

If we have removed the question marks in your mind about the application, we can now move on to our list of the most beautiful programs in the Gain application. Travel, history, documentaries and food contents dominate the list more than I am the pick of the programs.

1. Istanbul Account 

Istanbul Account
Istanbul Account

The first program I watched and liked in the Gain application was the Istanbul Account by Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan. Taylan puts 50 TL in his pocket and tours a district of Istanbul. Staying within his budget, he both travels and fills his stomach. Sometimes he takes the city bus, sometimes he gives formulas for visiting Istanbul with the most affordable price. Since the neighborhoods he visited were the ones he knew, he tells about 10 minutes by giving both his own memories and the past of the shopkeepers there. I really enjoyed watching. Those who know that I love being a tourist in Istanbul already know. This program is shot horizontally, you can watch it by transferring it to the television.

3 episodes have been released so far.

  1. From Beşiktaş to Arnavutköy
  2. Section from Cihangir to Şişhane
  3. From Beşiktaş to Yeniköy

I hope it will continue and our Istanbul pleasure will continue.

2. The Best with Vedat Milor

The Best with Vedat Milor
The Best with Vedat Milor

Vedat Milor, a gourmet and television programmer for years, has turned into a social media phenomenon with his social media polls. The “Best with Vedat Milor” program in the Gain application allows us to see the funny side of Vedat Bey. He synthesizes and explains the answers to questions such as whether the menemen is with onions or not, with surveys and expert opinions. It also informs us with programs of 10-11 minutes. This program is vertically shot, mobile viewing.

It is a program that will be liked by those who love Vedat Bey's naivety. This program has only 3 episodes aired yet.

  1. Episode: Kayseri pastrami or Kastamonu pastrami?
  2. Episode: Have Mortar at the Table – Wine
  3. Episode: Pita or Pizza?

3. Time Machine with İlber Ortaylı

Time Machine with İlber Ortaylı
Time Machine with İlber Ortaylı

Another of the famous programs of the Gain application is published in the historical documentary category. Time Machine with İlber Ortaylı. İlber Hodja tells the events in history with his own style and experience. Events, people and concepts that changed history are discussed in this program. We have already started to learn about the important characters of history from Hitler to Caesar in the 8-11 minute episodes. This program is vertically shot, mobile viewing.

This program has only 3 episodes aired yet.

  1. Episode: Hitler
  2. Section: Questions about Hitler
  3. Episode: Betrayal (You too, Brutus?)

4. 10 Thousand Steps

10 Thousand Steps
10 Thousand Steps

10 Thousand Steps, A mini-series that humorously tells the story of two ex-lovers, Ezgi and Memet, who decide to walk together, following the recommendation of "10 thousand steps a day", which has been accepted as a reference for a long and healthy life all over the world in recent years.

The comedy series '10 Thousand Steps', the story of which belongs to Engin Günaydın and Devin Özgür Çınar and the script was written by Devin Özgür Çınar, is "Is it possible to stay friends with an ex?" Focusing on the question, it examines the friendship left over from love in an adventure of ten thousand steps.

The 5th episode of the series, which is one of the first programs of the Gain application, has already been published. Episodes around 11-12 minutes are watched quickly. This program is shot horizontally, you can watch it by transferring it to the television.

5. Confessions of a Healing Addict 

Confessions of a Healing Addict
Confessions of a Healing Addict 

Documentary series based on the book of the same name by Ela Başak Atakan Confessions of a Healing Addict It started broadcasting on the Gain app with the name. Ela Başak Atakan, who is also the author of the book within the scope of the series, which focuses on the subject of 'healing', which is becoming popular with the influence of social media day by day, shares her adventure of becoming a 'healing addict' and the healing stops she visited with the audience in a sincere language.

In the documentary, based on the book of the same name by Ela Başak Atakan, who turned her route to the world of alternative medicine to find a cure for her daughter's disease, which is said to be incurable, and gradually turned into a healing addict, in the documentary, Atakan's paths in this journey to find the cure and all the methods he knocked on his door are discussed in detail. is presented to the audience.

In the documentary series directed by the experienced and successful director Caner Özyurtlu, everything from yoga to shamanic rituals, from breathing therapy to leech therapy, from family syntax to ayurvedic nutrition is tried. New episodes of the series, which focus on an adventure of seeking healing from the ground up, can be watched every Sunday on GAIN.

This may be one of the longest content in Gain, the first aired episodes of 18-21 minutes, this program is also shot horizontally, can be transferred to television.

6. If You Watch, You Like Category

Gain - If You Watch, You Like Category
Gain – If You Watch, You Like Category

The category you love to watch is included in the discover section of the Gain application as a personalized title. You can't find it when you search within the application, another lack of user experience… These content in the documentary category are mostly about travel and animals and are 1-2 minutes long. Vertically prepared content is for fast consumption, which serves the purpose of the application.

7. Attached to My Telescope 

Attached to My Telescope
Attached to My Telescope 

Erdem Topsakal buys a telescope from Sirkeci with a bargain to watch the craters of the moon during the pandemic period. When he gets bored of looking at the moon, he turns the telescope to Istanbul, starts to watch ordinary things and catches undiscovered stories.

The program has just aired 2 episodes. It consists of short recordings such as 2 minutes. Again, a good option for Istanbul lovers like me. Since the program is short, it has been prepared vertically in parallel, it is mobile viewing.

8. Istanbul Apartments 

Istanbul Apartments
Istanbul Apartments 

An archival documentary about the construction process of the apartments, which were built as a house style imported from Europe, instead of the wooden buildings that burned in the 1870 Beyoğlu fire, their stories, who lived and their stories stretching to the present day. Istanbul Apartments. The first story told is Apelyan Apartment. You can watch the 7-minute program in horizontal format by transferring it to the television.

Your Gain Media What are your favorite content? Don't forget to write in the comments!

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