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24 alternatives to Flamingo

Modern instant messaging

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

1. 1
   Paste.lol▲79

   An infinite message board

   2016 · paste.lol · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Textcast▲128

   Messaging meets blogging

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Flamingo for Twitter▲8

   New Android app for Twitter

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Studio▲124

   Roleplaying based messaging app

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dweet▲64

   Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.

   2014 · dweet.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fuse▲89

   Ephemeral, group messaging

   2014 · fuseenergy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Taptalk▲133

   Personal video and photo messaging

   2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Penflip▲119

   A social writing platform

   2013 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PingTune▲62

    The Music Messaging App

    2013 · pingtune.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tlk ▲95

    A simple web chat

    2013 · tlk.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TweetPing▲69

    Tweets in real time.

    2014 · tweetping.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talk Turkey▲126

    Instant message interviews

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hey!▲57

    "The premiere low effort communication app"

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Capsule▲148

    Text the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Flock▲118

    A messaging app for making plans

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rando▲96

    Send a random photo, GIF, or quote. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Helloify▲117

    Customer and team messaging

    2014 · helloify.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    hearthis.at▲75

    A serious SoundCloud alternative

    2015 · hearthis.at · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Storming.me▲92

    Tweetstorms as a screenshot of text

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pingly▲86

    A new messaging platform working to evolve email

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mixely▲69

    An offline social network

    2014 · mixely.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · 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 →