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24 alternatives to Closer App

Social map messaging

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Closer App launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

   Rebuilt from the ground up

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dot▲78

   Social maps for groups of friends

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Linkedin Messaging ▲151

   People centric professional messaging

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Snowball▲195

   All your messages in one place (on Android)

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Studio▲124

   Roleplaying based messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Truemessenger▲78

   Smarter, more social SMS on Android

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Babble▲92

   A more personalized social network

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Peacock!▲78

   A location specific social networking & messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Atlas by Layer▲245

    Add messaging to your mobile app w/ this open source UI kit

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Meddler▲61

    Bringing the web to basic messaging

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lynk Messenger▲116

    A location-based messaging app that knows who you're with

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Twitter Explore▲125

    Making it easier to find what you want

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Push It▲103

    Simple location aware messaging

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Charm▲180

    A little companion app for collecting Tweets

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Geofeedia▲80

    Location-based social media monitoring

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TeamNote▲91

    Slack for mobile workforces

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Yes/No Messenger▲118

    The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    IS App▲2

    Close Friends Made Closer

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hive Social▲86

    Bringing the social back to social media

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Between Us▲69

    A Social App for Couples

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Appew▲105

    Start a conversation around your app

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Path 5.0▲124

    Simple, personal social networking

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OverHere - Location. Messaging. Social.▲7

    More than just location based application

    2017 · 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 →