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24 alternatives to Bolt

Real time messenger

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bolt launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bolt▲4

   Live Messenger

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bolt▲86

   Wicked fast photo messaging (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flock▲168

   Real-time team messenger tool

   2016 · flock.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Beam Messenger▲64

   Real-time texting app

   2014 · flowton.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Soma▲99

   The world's fastest messenger

   2015 · forsale.dynadot.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hatch Messenger▲129

   Slack for your personal life

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chatmunk▲286

   Experience topics & events in real-time channels for Twitter

   2016 · bj8839.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   TechCrunch on Messenger▲225

   Personalized news recommendations bot on Facebook Messenger

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Yellow Messenger▲76

   Order anything on Chat

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cheeky Chat▲122

    Live GIF messages that move

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hooks Chats▲117

    Push notifications meet real time conversations

    2016 · gethooksapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Quip Chat Rooms▲194

    Real-time chat with your team

    2015 · quip.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Incubate▲105

    Time-delay messaging app

    2015 · myincubate.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PocketSuite▲112

    Business messenger for the service economy

    2017 · pocketsuite.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Slacking Pigeons▲109

    Chat in real time with your users directly from Slack

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Yes/No Messenger▲118

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Shift Messenger▲85

    Get shifts covered, trade with coworkers

    2015 · branchapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Mountain hub▲101

    Your real-time network for the outdoors

    2016 · mountainhub.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slack▲85

    Be less busy. Real-time messaging, archiving & search.

    2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Taptalk▲133

    Personal video and photo messaging

    2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TweetPing▲69

    Tweets in real time.

    2014 · tweetping.net · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Got A Minute?▲102

    Messaging app that limits conversations to 1 minute

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.com · 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 →