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24 alternatives to Banter

A smarter way to follow politics

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

1. 1
   Banter▲71

   simple way to way to chat about what matters to you.

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pretty Poli▲87

   Make politicians pretty!

   2014 · prettypoli.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Countable▲73

   Direct Democracy with Countable

   2014 · myactionable.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Waved▲108

   Voxer meets TapTalk: the fastest way to say a lot

   2014 · waved.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wonk▲111

   Chatbot to keep you informed about the presidential debates

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Alder▲92

   Get one relevant political action every day

   2017 · getalder.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   HillaryDonald Go▲83

   Introducing augmented politics

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hipvote▲18

   Making democracy fun and engaging

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Staance▲68

   State your opinion on politics, tech & more with a click

   2015 · staance.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Voter▲125

    Find which politicians have views that match your own

    2015 · voter.xyz · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Post the Bern▲100

    Put *any* tweet onto Bernie's Senate floor poster

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Suspend The Rules▲5

    Political talking points—reinvented

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Politwoops▲188

    Tracking politicians’ deleted tweets

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Call To Action▲247

    Call Congress with a tap

    2016 · corporatemagic.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Change Politics▲75

    Engage with candidates & find endorsements on your phone

    2016 · change.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Town Hall Project▲65

    Empower constituents to have conversations with their reps

    2017 · townhallproject.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Vox▲124

    Understand the news.

    2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Represent▲82

    Find lawmakers, votes and bills

    2016 · projects.propublica.org · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Socialist▲161

    Organize the things you love

    2014 · sociali.st · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DebatesClub▲72

    Chatroulette for election debates. Be #1 in the leaderboard

    2016 · debatesclub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    5 Calls▲107

    Turn your passive participation into active resistance.

    2017 · 5calls.org · its alternatives →

23. 23
    FastVoted▲121

    Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

    2015 · fastvoted.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tech For Campaigns▲70

    Connecting Tech Talent Volunteers w/ Political Candidates

    2017 · techforcampaigns.org · 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 →