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24 alternatives to Firefly

What's happening nearby, right now

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Firefly launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   FireFly

   What's happening nearby?

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Firefly 2.0▲69

   The best way to coordinate with friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hardbound 2.0▲308

   Introducing The Nightcap, a quick visual summary of the news

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Zoom Social▲80

   Discover What’s Trending Nearby Right at This Moment.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Soon▲286

   Never miss something awesome

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Superfly▲118

   Watch live interactive videos from, and with, your friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Flight Tonight▲87

   Find flight deals from your location leaving today.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tech Today▲95

   Daily breaking tech news by CNET

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Seen▲83

   A social summary of what’s happening

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Unexpected▲93

    Share a random moment of your day

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Newsflash▲86

    Bring the news to you

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Soon▲150

    What you and your friends are doing next

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talkk▲81

    Great conversations about any topic

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Beta Page▲243

    Be the first to know about the next big app

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ..▲106

    ..

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    ...▲88

    ...

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Soon▲77

    Discover events around the world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Board▲89

    Community of Everything

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Featured▲76

    What's trending in technology news.

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Watcher▲83

    Get home safe

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LIT▲93

    The pop culture keyboard platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BuzzFeed News App▲151

    The most interesting stories from around the web

    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 →