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24 alternatives to Flinch

Staring contest with strangers

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

1. 1
   Smacktive▲85

   Meet Humans. Do Stuff.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Glimpse▲125

   Disappearing Chat. Make Fun, Not History.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Strangers▲12

   Making strangers less strange

   2014 · storycentral.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Gaze▲103

   Long distance movie night

   2014 · letsgaze.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Skullduggery▲66

   Like Angry Birds, but with skulls (and better)

   2014 · departmentofskullduggery.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Taaalk▲75

   Observe conversations between interesting people

   2015 · taaalk.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Trigger Happy▲89

   An open-source clone of IFTTT

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatous▲99

   Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

   2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tell the Turtle▲80

   Tell strangers stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MTN▲71

    A game of observation

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tickle▲112

    Get out of awkward situations

    2014 · usetickle.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shout▲207

    Exchange Anything with the people around you

    2014 · useshout.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Random Hunt▲147

    StumbleUpon for Product Hunt

    2015 · randomhunt.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reach▲99

    Chat with likeminded people nearby, anonymously

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Curious▲71

    We have questions.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pick Me Up, Knock Me Down▲110

    Get a compliment and an insult from a stranger

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    20 Day Stranger▲121

    Share intimate experiences with another anonymous person

    2014 · 20daystranger.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Blink▲95

    Snapchat meets Tinder meets Vine. Really.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wiith▲98

    Create an event and hang out with a stranger nearby

    2015 · wiithapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Crowd Loot▲114

    Product Hunt for Kickstarter Projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    evitely▲72

    Plan fun. Together.

    2014 · evitely.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    GetReal▲89

    Meet new people, in person

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WriteTheScene▲67

    Realtime storytelling with strangers

    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 →