Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Fireside

Conversation activities for families, classrooms, and teams

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Fireside▲63

   Chat with experts, fund American democrats.

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Conversations by Thursday▲466

   Time for new social rituals for your remote team

   2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Together▲114

   Interactive video chat for families

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5CF
   Camp Fire – chat with people within a radius▲151

   2020 · campfire.rest · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Campsite▲818

   Your team's posts, calls, docs, and chat in one app

   2024 · campsite.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lunchclub Firesides▲241

   Virtual panel discussions with domain experts

   2020 · lunchclub.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   icebreakers▲291

   A beautifully designed home for icebreaker questions

   2024 · icebreakers.wiki · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

   Self-hosted chat for small teams.

   2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Around for iOS & Android▲294

    Video calls for the future of remote work, now on mobile

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Clubhouse▲184

    Audio-based social app

    2020 · clubhouse.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bonfire▲299

    The new group video chat app from Facebook 🔥

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Firefly 2.0▲69

    The best way to coordinate with friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Swingby▲87

    Spontaneous video conversation for remote teams

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WhatsApp Communities ▲115

    A new discussion feature from WhatsApp

    2022 · blog.whatsapp.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166

    Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…

    2022 · flat.social · its alternatives →

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    Fireside Provisions ▲107

    Meals for camp fires, cabins, or back-country

    2015 · 93www.co.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Clubhouse on Android▲265

    Drop-in audio chat app

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Funnster▲126

    The best way to get together with your friends and family

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22OA
    Online Activities for Remote Teams▲67

    2020 · onsite.fun · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Slides With Friends▲124

    Make group video calls more fun

    2021 · slideswith.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Klasroom▲68

    Parent/teacher communication reinvented

    2018 · klassroom.co · its alternatives →

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