Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Cercle

The bat signal for your closest friends.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Circle▲106
Connect with people near you
2017 · its alternatives →
2
Circle▲753
The modern community platform for creators
2020 · circle.so · its alternatives →
3
Circles▲86
A private place for the most important people in your life
2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →
4
Emote▲130
Mood journaling app that shares your moods with friends
2023 · its alternatives →
5
Circle for Roommates▲67
Live with your friends
2018 · its alternatives →
6
A friendship-centric journal▲96
Spend time with the people you care about. Introvert-tested. Extrovert-approved. - JacobEvelyn/friends
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
7
Vital - Build Activity Streaks▲147
A friends-only activity journal
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Friendzone▲130
Privacy-first second brain for relationships
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
KarmaCircles▲98
Advise others or receive free advice from 14000+ experts
2016 · karmacircles.com · its alternatives →
10
Friend Theory▲149
Connect with your friends' friends
2019 · friendtheory.app.link · its alternatives →
11
vibecheck▲202
Take a quiz to build your personality & match w/ people
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12AC
A “CRM” for personal relationships▲126
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spreadvk.e... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-elim/id6463781107 We know life can be busy. And we often struggle to make time for the people that matter most to us. According to a Harvard study from 2021, "36% of all Americans [...] feel “serious loneliness.”" [1] We created an app to help people focus on their most personal relationships and guide them through forming more meaningful connections with them, in the hopes to combat the "Loneliness Epidemic". We just…
2023 · elim.app · its alternatives →
13
Cap▲170
A backchannel for fun with your friends (beta)
2014 · its alternatives →
14CC
Circle – Connect with people near you▲8
2017 · circle.onl · its alternatives →
15
Vibes Widget▲109
A lock screen social network
2023 · vibeswidget.com · its alternatives →
16
MyCircle▲76
MyCircle is a voice-based social app
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Chat Circles▲71
Meet people. Hang out. Explore.
2018 · its alternatives →
18
NearestBuzz▲83
Connect to the buzz near you, anonymously!
2017 · its alternatives →
19
Present 2.0▲85
Do things with people nearby
2018 · its alternatives →
20
TheirCircle▲79
Private social networking for groups, uni's & corporations
2022 · theircircleapp.com · its alternatives →
21
Friendly▲105
Improve your friendships with relationship management tools
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Pocket by Meta▲69
Vibe-code games, then share them like TikToks
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23WD
What do you think of my new social app?▲76
Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour,…
2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →
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Swirl▲71
Share challenges to your story and tag friends!
2020 · its alternatives →

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