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24 alternatives to Circles

A private place for the most important people in your life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Circles launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Circle▲106

   Connect with people near you

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Circle▲172

   Internet. Reimagined. Manage content and time online.

   2015 · meetcircle.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spaces by Google▲555

   Small group sharing for everything in life

   2016 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Circles.app — coordinate your family; organize your life▲6

   2018 · circles.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Circles▲5

   Coordinate your family; organize your life.

   2018 · circles.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   MyCircle▲76

   MyCircle is a voice-based social app

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Safe Circle▲62

   Allow friends to track your safety during specific events

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cocoon▲674

   A private app for the most important people in your life

   2019 · cocoon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Circle▲753

   The modern community platform for creators

   2020 · circle.so · its alternatives →

10. 10CC
    Circle – Connect with people near you▲8

    2017 · circle.onl · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chat Circles▲71

    Meet people. Hang out. Explore.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cercle▲116

    The bat signal for your closest friends.

    Jul 2026 · cercle.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cliques▲78

    Find & match with people that have the same interests as you

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    flatx.▲204

    List flats with friends

    2024 · flatx.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Circles for Zoom▲180

    Transform your Zoom experience to get your desktop back

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16WJ
    We just launched the Circles concept.▲10

    2011 · sharescribe.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Present 2.0▲85

    Do things with people nearby

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Track with Circles: Location Tracker App▲11

    Find my kids, family & friends with real-time GPS tracking

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Activity▲78

    The local social network

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TheirCircle▲79

    Private social networking for groups, uni's & corporations

    2022 · theircircleapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21WD
    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 →

22. 22
    Beacon▲72

    The most secure way to find family and friends.

    2022 · jatter.ai · its alternatives →

23. 23
    HUB▲159

    Your private social network

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Transitory▲101

    The easiest way to share your location.

    2015 · transitory.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 →