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Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Anticipatalk

A messaging app to test how much you know about each other.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Anticipatalk launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Appew▲105

    Start a conversation around your app

    2015 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Talkshow▲299

    Texting in public

    2016 · talkshow.im · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Hey HN! Alexis here, I’m a product manager and software developer in Berlin by way of New York. I want to show you this app I made – It’s like a "buddy" for those, like myself, who inadvertedly talk too much in meetings. The app gives me feedback and a little more in control of what I have influence over by: * Keeping track of how long I’ve been speaking * Catching myself before I talk too much * Developing a better sense of timing I truly love having conversations with people in real-life. But online meetings, especially group calls, tend to make me nervous. I can't read body language. The…

    2022 · unblah.me · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    A messaging productivity app Apple doesn't want you to have

    2014 · contrast.co · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting

    2015 · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

  10. 10
    RealTalk▲201

    A friendly place to exchange anonymous videos with strangers

    2016 · its alternatives →

  11. 11
    Knock▲119

    Between a call and a text!

    2014 · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    Taaalk▲75

    Observe conversations between interesting people

    2015 · taaalk.co · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Messaging app that limits conversations to 1 minute

    2015 · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    Kindly▲218

    Chat with helpful strangers. Private, anonymous, & safe.

    2014 · its alternatives →

  15. 15
    App▲78

    Connect with others

    2016 · its alternatives →

  16. 16
    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · talkk.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17

    Know what your friends are doing and chat without typing

    2017 · hie.me · its alternatives →

  18. 18
    Fuffr▲141

    A new way to interact with your phone

    2014 · fuffr.com · its alternatives →

  19. 19
    Hey!▲57

    "The premiere low effort communication app"

    2014 · its alternatives →

  20. 20
    Nod▲147

    Anonymously text with people around you

    2015 · its alternatives →

  21. 21
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22
    Speakup▲71

    Real conversations with people everywhere.

    2015 · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    Textcast▲128

    Messaging meets blogging

    2015 · its alternatives →

  24. 24
    Qu▲144

    Tinder for Questions

    2015 · its alternatives →

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