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24 alternatives to Compass

I created Compass — a free, open-source platform designed to help people find and form deep connections (platonic, romantic, or collaborative). I'm 28 and over the past years I got to connect with different people and hence get some clarity about who I am and what I'm looking for in life. More recently, I've been trying to find those people who align with my newly clarified values and life vision. I tried different approaches like dating apps, forums, and real-life communities, but I found it very slow and inefficient to find "my" people. Don't get me wrong, I got along with plenty of people…

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

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    Track views, moderate comments, and check visibility.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Compass▲295

    Ask Slack about your data and get answers instantly in chat

    Dec 2025 · compass.dagster.io · its alternatives →

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    Compass▲44

    Simplify digital adoption with smart guidance and support

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Analyze and identify your predominant type of intelligence.

    2019 · sg.jobtome.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, This is a follow-up to our original Show HN post, where I launched the first version of MBCompass. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44155741 Since then, I've added several features based on user feedback and community input... I just released v1.1.9 of MBCompass - Minimal, FOSS compass and navigation app. New in this version: - Theme toggling (Dark/Light) controlled via settings - Fix current location arrow visibility - Compass accuracy alerts - Sensor status indicator - Explicit button for showing the GPS current location - Smooth transitions and many more..…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Better relationships faster.

    2020 · canwe.app · its alternatives →

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    Mirror▲512

    Deeply understand yourself and every relationship

    2025 · mirror-hq.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8AC

    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 →

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    Free and easy way to learn new business and marketing skills

    2020 · shopify.com · its alternatives →

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    Life Compass is a personal growth app inspired by The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Road Less Traveled. Plan goals, build habits, run daily rituals, and keep flow, decision, and relationship journals — all in one place.

    Dec 2025 · lifecmp.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11JC

    My friend and I got tired of job hunting (347 applications, 4 responses) so we built AI agents to help job seekers instead of replacing them. The problem: 73% of applications never reach humans, 250+ people apply to each job, but 85% of positions are filled through networking. Our solution: AI agents that find hiring managers for any LinkedIn job, analyze your profile fit, and generate personalized outreach messages. Instead of competing with hundreds in the application pile, you reach decision-makers directly. Technical bits: LangChain + OpenAI for job parsing, Next.js + Supabase, custom…

    2025 · jobcompass.ai · its alternatives →

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    Want more out of life? Track. Analyse. Act. Live YOUR life.

    2023 · mylighthouseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    A system to live more intentionally in a noisy world

    2023 · innercompass.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Panion▲83

    Meet people with common interests wherever you go

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, I built MBCompass, a lightweight, privacy-friendly compass app for Android. It works fully offline, doesn’t ask for unnecessary permissions (no GPS, no internet), and is open source. Most compass apps out there are bloated or ad-heavy. I wanted something clean, fast, and featurish. So I made this! It’s only ~1.7 in size and uses a low-pass filter to smooth sensor readings. I’d love feedback or thoughts – especially from others building simple, privacy-first apps! https://f-droid.org/packages/com.mubarak.mbcompass/…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Create end-to-end gamified incentive solutions, with Compass

    2020 · xoxoday.com · its alternatives →

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    Meaningful experiences from trusted experts

    2025 · gotrovio.com · its alternatives →

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    Discover like-minded people (using machine learning)

    2017 · heyharmonic.ai · its alternatives →

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    I initially released this as just an IOS app. Since then it has been growing steadily but a lot of people have emailed asking for a web / android version. It took me nearly 2 months to build a version for the web. The nice thing about using Convex as my backend is that all the data is always synced between the app and web. I do not have to setup any syncing logic. The moment you change something in the app, it will reflect on the web version in realtime. I know there are loads of these kind of tools online but it's starting to feel like mine is actually starting to differentiate itself…

    2025 · three-cells.com · its alternatives →

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    Triber▲79

    The first community compass app

    2016 · triberapp.co · its alternatives →

  23. 23WD

    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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    Date open-minded couples & singles

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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