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24 alternatives to chatback

Automatically connect to people around you & chat

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

1. 1
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kindly▲218

   Chat with helpful strangers. Private, anonymous, & safe.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   App▲78

   Connect with others

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wave▲163

   Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SoChat▲147

   Chat with everyone

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Scrollback▲67

   Easy peasy embeddable chat rooms.

   2014 · scrollback.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatra▲132

   Talk to your website visitors- live chat software done right

   2015 · chatra.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chatmunk▲286

   Experience topics & events in real-time channels for Twitter

   2016 · bj8839.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Talky▲120

    Truly simple video chat and screen sharing for groups

    2014 · talky.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hooks Chats▲117

    Push notifications meet real time conversations

    2016 · gethooksapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chat by KeyReply▲180

    Simplest live chat widget on the planet

    2015 · getrezonate.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shout▲207

    Exchange Anything with the people around you

    2014 · useshout.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Vicinity▲73

    Connect with people around you

    2016 · vcnty.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gather▲84

    Meet new people around you and tap to start chatting!

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ChatGrape for iOS▲88

    Manage your team and your cloud services while on the road

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Backchannel▲102

    Start a conversation, right inside your beta.

    2015 · tilt.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Flows▲135

    Chat Without Internet

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hie Chat▲73

    Know what your friends are doing and chat without typing

    2017 · hie.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Facefeed▲88

    Chat face-to-face with people around you

    2014 · thefacefeed.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ChatGrape▲104

    Chat that autocompletes your company data while typing

    2014 · chatgrape.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chalk▲130

    Spontaneous group chat

    2016 · heychalk.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Chathouse▲79

    Chatrooms with friends!

    2014 · apps.apple.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 →