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24 alternatives to Facebook Place Tips

Using beacons to show relevant information at your location

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Facebook Place Tips launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Facebook Place Tips▲69

   Connect with visitors in FB using free bluetooth beacons

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Facebook Places Directory▲96

   Find the best places across the world

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Steven 1.1▲68

   See what your friends are doing w/o sharing your location

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Live Location in Messenger▲209

   Share your location with your friends right in Messenger

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dot The Spot▲63

   Mark, share, and discover places. Never forget a good place.

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   FB Nearby Friends▲90

   Discover which Facebook friends are nearby or on the go

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Estimote Beacons▲114

   Real-world context for your app

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rooms▲319

   Create a room for whatever you're into (by Facebook)

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Facebook Beacons▲10

   Engage people who visit your business

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tip app▲61

    Discover events in your area

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Beacon▲204

    Signal your availability and hang with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SpotShare▲56

    Discover & share the best spots

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Way - Where are you?▲57

    The fastest way to share location with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Indoor Location▲63

    SDK for indoor location as a service with Estimote Beacons

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tag▲90

    Simple location sharing to meet up with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Meet In The Middle▲243

    Share a link & meet your friends midway

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PinTip▲90

    Crowdsource location-prompted advice

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nomad▲97

    Mark the places you discover

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Placemeter▲88

    See how busy places are in real time

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ShareWhere▲72

    Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Facebook Search▲95

    Search for posts on Facebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    a.placebetween.us▲115

    Find a meeting point based on place type

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WhereIs.co▲77

    Share location with a tweet

    2015 · 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 →