Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Create anonymous private chat for your friends or strangers launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IY
   If you need discord/Reddit alternative I have created unique web chat▲8

   Follow live discussions across public channels: posts, threads, images, video and real-time chat. Jump into a conversation on heahy.

   2021 · heahy.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Discord/Reddit alternative with follow functionality (mongo/meteor.js)▲8

   Follow live discussions across public channels: posts, threads, images, video and real-time chat. Jump into a conversation on heahy.

   2021 · heahy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   RealTalk▲201

   A friendly place to exchange anonymous videos with strangers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4IL
   IRC like chat platform with 4chan like reply system▲14

   Hello HN, I want to share something that I worked on for quite a while as my side project - www.heahy.com an IRC like chat where you can share various media and even record yourself (using web MediaRecorder api). Here is a thread with short explanation on how it works: https://www.heahy.com/channel/homepage/thread/3900adb9e441a09abc757461 I am looking for any feedback and if you have any ideas, advice or questions I am eager to hear it here or on heahy!

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Chatible▲313

   Anonymously chat with strangers on Facebook Messenger

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Live Chats on Threads▲77

   Threads by Meta is now rolling out real-time public chats

   Apr 2026 · threads.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ghoulchat▲74

   Anonymous group chats with friends

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Whoo▲91

   Chat with your Facebook Friends Anonymously

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Keychat▲108

   Start a free secure chat with anyone without signing up

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stealthy: Secret Messenger▲87

    Chat anonymously with friends & strangers

    2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WUT▲117

    Anonymously chat with friends

    2014 · wutwut.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Video Live Chat for Websites▲104

    Provide real-time video chat support with screen sharing

    2020 · customerly.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Village▲73

    See discussions, questions and conversations around you

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14NP
    New project for on-demand chat rooms▲37

    I created a pet project to see if it is of use and interesting to people. The idea is on-demand real-time chat rooms for trending topics and for personal use. You can go to the main page at www.urshoutbox.com to create your own room then share it across your social networks/email, etc. I created a hacker news specific "shoutbox" at http://www.urshoutbox.com/bLmYAL/hacker-news . If nobody is in there, please be patient and (I hope) people will join soon to start talking. The idea is to have trending topics on facebook/twitter/etc and have chat rooms to get…

    2014 · urshoutbox.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Chatible – Anonymously Chat with Strangers in Facebook Messenger▲50

    2016 · chatible.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    RandomChat.io▲7

    Free secure Video / Text Chat | Live Translation | No Login

    Nov 2025 · randomchat.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AnonChat▲6

    Create and share anonymous chat rooms in 2 seconds

    2019 · anonchatapp.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reddit/Discord alternative with unique look and feel and features▲12

    2024 · heahy.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Local real-time chat in dynamic areas, worldwide to your neighborhood▲22

    hoody is a new take on chat, bringing back the curious, open spirit of the Internet. Revive the feeling of IRC, public message boards, and newsgroups with a localized twist.

    2016 · hoody.im · its alternatives →

20. 20SP
    Send private messages to anyone on HN▲27

    https://fro.app This is an experimental app that I've been working on. I wanted to send a direct private message to someone on HN (similar to what they have on Reddit). - You create an account - You connect your HN account (by inserting a code on your HN about) - You type HN username and send a message - The message will be "received" once the other person also connects their HN account. Some built-in rules - Send up to 5 messages within 24 hour period. - If you get flagged as SPAM more than twice within 24 hour period, you won't be able to send a message for the next 24 hours. I'm…

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    An anonymous chatting app for anyone to deploy▲15

    A public chatting room for everyone. Contribute to liam-ilan/sendverse development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Shushh▲12

    Send and recieve messages completely anonymously

    2024 · shushh.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    24/7 Live Anonymous Chat▲9

    Free 1V1 Random Video Chat

    2024 · chatmatch.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Randomize▲11

    Talk to strangers, random text chat, fully anonymous

    2025 · its alternatives →

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