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24 alternatives to Beam – if texting app showed what your friend is typing (try with bot)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beam – if texting app showed what your friend is typing (try with bot) launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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See what your friends are typing to you, letter by letter
2015 · flowton.com · its alternatives →
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Type Status▲116See when youre friends start typing to you on iMessage
2015 · typestatus.com · its alternatives →
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for that friend who's too lazy to open ChatGPT
2025 · hereletmeaithatforyou.com · its alternatives →
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text.ai▲342Group chat app that remembers plans and helps you meet IRL
2025 · text.ai · its alternatives →
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RingBot▲153Have a bot call someone and tell them your message!
2019 · ringbot.me · its alternatives →
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Add AI text automation to all your apps
2023 · typedesk.com · its alternatives →
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Text▲168Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Get ai-driven text message suggestions within apps
2022 · socialkeyboardapp.com · its alternatives →
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