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24 alternatives to Bolt

Live 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▲1

   Real time messenger

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bolt▲86

   Wicked fast photo messaging (pre-launch)

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cheeky Chat▲122

   Live GIF messages that move

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hatch Messenger▲129

   Slack for your personal life

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JibJab Talkies▲110

   Make messaging GREAT again!

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flock▲168

   Real-time team messenger tool

   2016 · flock.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pundit▲99

   Live Q&A talks with your Twitter audience

   2015 · getpundit.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Taptalk▲133

   Personal video and photo messaging

   2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Textcast▲128

    Messaging meets blogging

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · talkk.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dispatch Messenger▲78

    The get-anything app (London only)

    2015 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hatched▲66

    Messages worth the wait

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Digg Dialog▲156

    Live AMA’s w/ people who make the best stuff on the internet

    2015 · digg.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    MSTY▲100

    The Music Messenger

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Nod▲111

    Chat with emotion

    2015 · nodapp.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Flock▲118

    A messaging app for making plans

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SpareMin▲96

    Making conversations possible again

    2016 · sparemin.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Incubate▲105

    Time-delay messaging app

    2015 · myincubate.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Birdplane▲65

    Live video with two way chat

    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 →