Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Ectochat

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

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   Hello▲310

   Houseparty for web. Change the URL and chat in your room

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello for Android▲76

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   StrangerBot▲125

   Meet strangers from all over the world, via Telegram

   2015 · strangerbot.com · its alternatives →

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   ChatHop▲97

   Take your conversation anywhere.

   Sep 2026 · chathop.tech · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hello▲85

   A 100% peer-to-peer video chat

   2018 · vasanthv.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Somebody▲209

   Send a message delivered verbally by a stranger

   2014 · somebodyapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Hey▲95

   Say "Hey" to people nearby

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Node.js Messenger▲140

   A small alternative to Slack

   2017 · totaljs.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I was tired of people dmming me just "hi", so I made this - NoGreeting▲24

    most people on social media don't know how to text they think starting with a greeting and waiting for a response is kind because that's telephone etiquette, but don't understand that doing that over text is like someone calling you, saying "hello," then putting YOU on hold. literally making the other person do extra work to find out what you want. so I made this website Instead of spending time explaining them this concept (and maybe coming off as very rude), I just keep this in my bio or send them this link when they do. Pick your name. Pick the greeting trigger. Get a link. (optionally…

    Oct 2025 · nogreeting.kuber.studio · its alternatives →

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    Tomo for ChatGPT▲98

    Ask anything. Then play it, Duolingo-style.

    7d ago · heytomo.app · its alternatives →

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    Converse.js▲126

    A free and open-source chat client for your website

    2014 · conversejs.org · its alternatives →

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    nombre▲85

    Easy way to use people's first names in your Tweet replies.

    2014 · ninjasandrobots.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Appsonchat▲78

    A slack bot to manage your todo, tasks and polls

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Metachat▲76

    A news feed for unread Slack messages

    2016 · metachat.io · its alternatives →

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    TxtBck▲68

    Actually remember to text that person back

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    DormChat▲70

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Ectochat▲7

    The P2P chat that doesn't care to track you.

    2021 · ectochat.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello – A 100% peer-to-peer video chat using WebRTC▲21

    Keeping things simple and stupid.

    2018 · vasanthv.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Anonymous Chat with a Link Share▲5

    2020 · kchatty.com · its alternatives →

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    Send yourself messages on WhatsApp▲9

    2018 · messageyourself.com · its alternatives →

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    1code▲9

    Send/exhcange all of your contact info with 1 code

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24WC
    WhatsRoulette, ChatRoulette for WhatsApp▲6

    2015 · whatsroulette.com · its alternatives →

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