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24 alternatives to DormChat

Fun way to meet the people that make up your local community

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DormChat launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   WUT▲117

   Anonymously chat with friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CoffeeMe▲122

   Tinder for Professional Networking

   2013 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sneek▲59

   Share funny photos and videos of friends with your campus

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   RoomPik▲66

   Live with people you like

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slackin▲293

   Create your own public Slack chat community

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   #Startup Chat▲357

   The global startup community, on Slack

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chathouse▲79

   Chatrooms with friends!

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ClusterFlunk▲97

    Share notes & discuss with classmates

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shout▲207

    Exchange Anything with the people around you

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Reveal▲130

    Simple, safe, and fun anonymous chat

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Gather▲84

    Meet new people around you and tap to start chatting!

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Campus Cribz▲106

    College student rentals and roommate matching

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hello for Android▲76

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Snap Me Now▲125

    Snapchat for the web

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Streetchat▲70

    Anonymous local message boards

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Wiith▲98

    Create an event and hang out with a stranger nearby

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hipchat▲35

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Peeps▲84

    See your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BedKin▲90

    Homesharing for friends

    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 →