Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Ahoy

A location-based messaging app 📍💬

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ahoy launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   HereHere▲68

   Location based chat app for Android

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Whereabouts▲66

   Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!

   2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

4. 4AC
   Ahoy – Connect with people near you▲6

   2019 · ahoy.fm · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hoy▲69

   Share short messages with people near you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Huddle▲349

   Video messaging to connect with people you feel close to

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

8. 8OA
   Oruapp – a minimal, location based messaging▲17

   2015 · oruapp.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lynk Messenger▲116

   A location-based messaging app that knows who you're with

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10CW
    Chat with people around you▲38

    2018 · oyoy.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

    2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bubi Chat▲113

    Location based anonymous chatting app

    2019 · bubichat.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Palaround▲103

    Meet people you should be friends with.

    2016 · palaroundapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AM
    Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius▲194

    2016 · zonemessenger.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Whistly▲82

    A location-based social messaging app.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AHOY▲90

    Yo for location

    2014 · getahoy.com · its alternatives →

18. 18PG
    Ping.gy – An app to connect with people within 1km from you▲62

    2018 · ping.gy · its alternatives →

19. 19WC
    WiFi chat. Chat with people on your Wifi network.▲30

    2012 · wifichat.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Peacock!▲78

    A location specific social networking & messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tick Chat▲92

    Chat via nearby persons. Instant, Secure, Anonymously. 🕶

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bridgefy▲84

    Offline messaging app to communicate with Bluetooth

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Zocal - Travel based messenger▲77

    Stay in touch with friends on the move

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Theo▲5

    Chat with Anywhere

    2019 · 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 →