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24 alternatives to Chaf

Chat with strangers using GIFs

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chaf launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gifasent▲59

   Start conversations filled with semi-random GIFs!

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GIF Messenger▲91

   A messenger that forces people to converse using just GIFs

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   gifs▲404

   Create personalized GIFs in your browser 😮

   2016 · gifs.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kong▲86

   Group GIF chat

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gif Jam▲72

   Make GIFs with friends

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Relay GIF Messenger▲113

   Easily search and send GIFs to friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   GIFGIF▲75

   Mapping the Emotional Language of GIFs

   2014 · gifgif.media.mit.edu · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Gif Talk▲72

   Speech to Gif (Chrome)

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Guggy▲223

   Make your friends laugh with personalized GIFs

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cheeky Chat▲122

    Live GIF messages that move

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Gipher▲91

    Tinder for GIFs

    2016 · gipher.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GifWang▲65

    Tinder for GIFs

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    RightGIF▲158

    Less noise, better GIFs. A better /giphy for Slack.

    2015 · rightgif.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GifSwipe▲63

    Tinder for Gifs

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    gifs.cam▲74

    Co-star with your favorite gifs. Make fun video instantly

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Rif▲103

    Product Hunt for reaction GIFs

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Giphy Cam▲165

    Create and share your own wacky GIFs

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    GIF Battle▲88

    An all-GIF chat battle for talking trash on the Internet.

    2016 · icebreakerspot.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GIFted▲113

    Create and discover GIFs acted by real people

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Rando.me a GIF▲62

    An easy way to find random GIFs

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chatty▲89

    Chat with strangers all around the world in Messenger

    2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GistVid▲89

    Chat with any video on the internet.

    2023 · gistvid.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    @slashgif▲105

    A simple search engine for GIFs, built inside Twitter

    2015 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MeRightNow▲116

    Say more with text on GIFs

    2014 · merightnow.me · 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 →