Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A phone based missed connections board launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Phonable▲81

   Missed calls, handled: callers get a text, you get the gist

   18d ago · phonable.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bad Numbers▲137

   A reverse telephone lookup of unwanted calls

   2016 · badnumbers.info · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slipper▲61

   Find missed connections

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Accounts▲114

   A people network for your phone

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wabi▲84

   A new kind of messenger that gets things done

   24d ago · wabi.ai · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dots Phone▲72

   A phone-calling plugin for OpenAI Dots

   3d ago · phone.gabea.nyc · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Callr▲113

   Connect to your call on time without lifting a finger

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8CM
   Call Me Not: solving the "when to call?" problem.▲5

   2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AH
   A hybrid messaging/photo message board▲9

   2021 · mebeam.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PS
    People's Voicemail – a voice-based message board▲7

    2020 · peoplesvoicemail.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    KarmaBoard▲63

    A vintage split-flap message board for any TV

    15d ago · karmaboard.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spottedmap▲57

    Tinder for missed connections

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cheekd▲4

    App that makes missed connections obsolete

    2015 · cheekd.com · its alternatives →

14. 14BT
    BizzBuzzer: Two-Way communication from the web to any mobile phone▲9

    2016 · bizzbuzzer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15PA
    PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9

    2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

16. 16PM
    Personal messaging with a 2-7 day delay▲8

    2021 · tardamail.com · its alternatives →

17. 17BQ
    Backwards qr: a simple way to send data from phones to computers▲5

    2021 · backwards-qr.easrng.us.to · its alternatives →

18. 18ZA
    ZeroQueue, A low-code queue management system▲6

    2020 · zeroqueue.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19MA
    MyPastes, a quick way to share text b/t devices & people (via MHacks)▲8

    2013 · mypast.es · its alternatives →

20. 20BA
    Baseconv: a (very) tiny number conversion utility▲5

    2016 · baseconv.ddns.net · its alternatives →

21. 21SC
    Switchboard.chat▲7

    2016 · switchboard.chat · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    Routy – A clean, minimal subnetting calculator for Android▲9

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23TA
    Taking a line for a walk -- a code experiment▲5

    2016 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The simplest tool to test website latency from multiple locations▲7

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →