Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Active Circles

Invite friends' friends to your event with SNAPS!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Active Circles launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Active circles, invite friends' friends to your event▲7

   Are you looking for a great get together? Well, you can post it on facebook and twitter. Majority of them are strangers and you don’t want them anywhere near your event. But still… you want your event to be a success and your circle of friends is nowhere near enough. What do you do? Did you know your friends’ friends are people you met with but never had a chance to get to know them better? But you don’t have them in your contacts, what do you do? Now you can with Active Circles. “Pull” people into whatever you’re doing by a simple tap on a “circle”. Planning for a new party, need friends…

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   FriendMap▲138

   Find My Friends got the glow up we all wanted

   2025 · friendmaps.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hoop▲125

   Make new friends on Snapchat 👻🔥

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Squad (Acquired by Twitter in 2020)▲240

   Screen share with friends from a group video chat ✨

   2019 · squadapp.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Facebook Local▲350

   Discover places to go and events happening near you

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Snapshots▲118

   Post your friends, be the main character

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Meet In The Middle▲243

   Share a link & meet your friends midway

   2018 · mitm.nishchith.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Snappables, by Snapchat▲160

   Bringing AR games to Snapchat

   2018 · snap.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Events, from Facebook▲331

   Find things to do near you

   2016 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Friendly▲81

    Make friend's through nearby events

    2016 · joinfriendly.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Snapchatters▲190

    Carefully handpicked Snapchatters to add on Snapchat

    2015 · snapchatters.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pinpoint▲86

    See your Twitter friends and followers nearby on a map

    2023 · pinpoint.city · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Meetsy▲63

    Invite friends for your events and gather everybody's photos

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Tappt▲82

    Share your travel plans with your friends ahead of time

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Any Distance 4.0: Active Clubs▲224

    A new social network for your active lifestyle

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Snapchat Custom Stories▲293

    Capture group moments with friends

    2017 · snap.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Circle▲106

    Connect with people near you

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FriendStart▲114

    Meet like-minded people and attend events together

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Snapstick▲136

    Turn your camera roll into group chat chaos

    Apr 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Snap Games▲127

    Play mobile games inside of Snapchat 👾

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Present 2.0▲85

    Do things with people nearby

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Safe Circle▲62

    Allow friends to track your safety during specific events

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    WYA: Where You At▲98

    Events app for Snapchat

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Selfie Challenge▲72

    Snap a Selfie and Share it with your friends

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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