Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Flashes

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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.

1. 1
   Flashgap▲82

   Time-delayed photo-sharing app of last night's embarrassment

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Clips by Apple▲621

   A new iOS app for making and sharing fun social videos 📸

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Boomerang by Instagram▲399

   Create and share 1-second video loops

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Momento 4.0▲310

   Bring Your Photos to Life

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Flashgap 2.0▲105

   Time-delayed photo-sharing app inspired by the movie ‘The H…

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dehaze▲149

   NOW FOCALMARK! :)

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Retro▲244

   A friends-only photo journal for moments big and small

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Instagram 7.5▲406

   Instagram, now with portrait and landscape photos/video

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ClipDrop Relight▲308

   Add spectacular lights to your photos in seconds with AI

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    tweet.pics▲365

    Make beautiful images for your tweets & threads

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blink▲259

    Supercharge your screenshots!

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shout▲248

    Create GIF slides for social media in seconds

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Momento▲211

    Share your memories as GIFs in iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Flashbomb▲84

    Social space for users to create galleries of shared moments

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mirage▲88

    Camera messaging app. Send photos & videos in a tap.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Glance▲106

    A gram of entertainment for Reddit.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    ViewBug▲91

    Photo contests for amateurs

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AirGlow▲85

    Create magical videos to share 📸✨

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Instants by Instagram▲160

    Send disappearing, unedited photos to Close Friends

    May 2026 · about.instagram.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Flash▲125

    Messages that embed on an incoming call.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Instagram 6.0▲131

    New tools to adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Photoflow▲166

    A native Mac app for Instagram

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Giphy 4.0▲159

    The GIF search engine

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Sparks▲128

    The best way to express what you really think (w/ GIFs)

    2014 · 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 →