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24 alternatives to Dip Social

Check-in and chat at your favourite locations 📍💬

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dip Social launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bants!▲77

   Location based group chat in the browser

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Abode▲357

   Fresh take on group spaces with friends.

   2025 · abode.space · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SocialChat by Buffer▲214

   Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.

   2018 · buffer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GoChat▲152

   Location-based chat for Pokemon Go

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Callbell Chat Widget▲132

   Chat with visitors using messaging apps by Callbell

   2019 · callbell.eu · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chatr.▲81

   A location based social media for college campuses.

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chill▲108

   Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

   2015 · iamchill.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

10. 10
    pop.in▲104

    The chat room, reinvented – topical, never empty and live

    2017 · pop.in · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ChatHop▲97

    Take your conversation anywhere.

    Sep 2026 · chathop.tech · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ChatOut - Meet IRL▲76

    Venue-based social app - Check-in, make friends & date IRL

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lo▲195

    Ask and answer "Where you at?" with one tap.

    2014 · lo-yo.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gel▲71

    Connect with friends across social networks in a few taps

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Spoke▲86

    Instantly discover and decide what to do with friends.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Banter▲71

    simple way to way to chat about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chatter▲92

    Live chats for sports, current events, or discussions

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Let's Chat▲68

    Let others know when they should call you

    2016 · letschatapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ChatGrape for iOS▲88

    Manage your team and your cloud services while on the road

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tack App▲84

    Interact with your local community

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Smile▲96

    See your friends reaction while they reply to your chat.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Spray▲78

    Local chat, made simple

    2016 · spraynetworks.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Banter▲76

    Stay in touch with your friends through video messages

    2020 · 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 →