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24 alternatives to Airchat

Location-based chatting with group controls

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Airchat launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Airchat▲72

   Location-based chatting with group controls

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   aIRChat▲61

   A better looking, browser-based IRC client

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

4. 4MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Airchat▲3

   Instant Chat Groups wherever you are

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Breakr▲102

   Location-based anonymous chatrooms

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hipchat▲35

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Airsocial▲114

    Meet the people on your flight

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Let's Chat▲321

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    S V Y F T▲68

    Free Team Collaboration Built Around Group Chat

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GoChat▲152

    Location-based chat for Pokemon Go

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ChatGrape for iOS▲88

    Manage your team and your cloud services while on the road

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lo▲195

    Ask and answer "Where you at?" with one tap.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chathouse▲79

    Chatrooms with friends!

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MapChat▲6

    Simple location-based chat web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Tag▲72

    Snapchat with location

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Glimpse▲125

    Disappearing Chat. Make Fun, Not History.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hello for Android▲76

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · 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 →