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 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hoy▲69

   Share short messages with people near you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Huddle▲351

   Video messaging to connect with people you feel close to

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Peach▲666

   Keep up with friends and be yourself 🍑

   2016 · lenostube.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲448

   Bring your team together

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lynk Messenger▲116

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Bubi Chat▲113

   Location based anonymous chatting app

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Palaround▲103

   Meet people you should be friends with.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Whistly▲82

    A location-based social messaging app.

    2020 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Oom▲170

    The chat app that skips the small talk

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Location by amo▲189

    The friend map is back

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WhosDown▲139

    Friend making app designed for genuine real-time meetups

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Holo▲120

    Leave a message at a certain location and share it

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Taffy▲109

    The chat-first way to meet

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tick Chat▲92

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Circle▲106

    Connect with people near you

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bridgefy▲84

    Offline messaging app to communicate with Bluetooth

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Theo▲5

    Chat with Anywhere

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Airchat▲72

    Location-based chatting with group controls

    2013 · its alternatives →

24. 24WM
    We made a proximity-based video chat for events▲11

    2021 · unnamed.chat · 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 →