Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Friends forever – Minimalist social network where you can't un-friend
friends!forever started in one part as a Ruby on Rails learning project and in another part as a joke. "It would be fun if you could add a friend but couldn’t delete one, huh" is what I told myself at the time. As I was developing it further, I became more fond of the idea and crystallized the concept more. For now, friends!forever is what Twitter was when it first launched (but with 1500 character limit) that focuses solely on staying in touch with people you know in real life, plus a touch of Basecamp. For me, it’s a middle ground between botnet "social" networks and the fediverse that…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Friends forever – Minimalist social network where you can't un-friend launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Slow Social is a online social network built for growing and sustaining friendships.
2022 · slowsocial.us · its alternatives →
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Hey guys, Endless is an open-source mobile app that curates posts from your favorite websites in one place with a common interface. The application uses custom extractors specifically written for each website. This way you can endlessly scroll through posts and save the ones you like without having to deal with ads. With the Endless server I am hosting you can also upvote and leave comments on posts without creating an account! With random tokens linked to your actions you basically use your device as your account and undo your actions in the future without spoiling your identity. I hope to…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Friend Theory▲149Connect with your friends' friends
2019 · friendtheory.app.link · its alternatives →
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Basement▲163Basement is a social app for your close friends.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Say▲89The simplest social network with no images, no videos
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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TLDR: I built a "quick and dirty " private social network for my friends, posted on Reddit and HN, got some interest so now have built it properly along with my brother. site link: https://intimost.com/login/ demo creds: [email protected] Demo123! Full version: I needed a social network where I can just send updates and nothing else. So I built it, my friends liked and now I have built it "for the world". Everything is private by default. - Text-only updates - No likes. Only views to acknowledge a post - [in development] Comments are private between the poster and…
Oct 2025 · its alternatives →
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Hey there, First time posting on Hacker News in about 2 years! The reason I’m posting is that I thought I’d write about the product I’ve been building, in hopes it resonates with people. Why build yet another social app? Because I deleted almost all social media around 3/4 years ago as it was just net negative on my life. There was very little that was truly interesting, I didn’t care about looking good to other people and because of the ‘media’ and ads, the apps were all designed to make me spend too much time for what I was getting. I hated it and what it meant for people’s behaviour,…
2022 · oncircles.com · its alternatives →
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Wherever you are in life, find friends who fit
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Keep My Friends▲102A lightweight, personal CRM to improve your relationships
2018 · keepmyfriends.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · letsbeamigos.com · its alternatives →
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Contribute to realness-online/web development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Chattitude▲81Find friends by interest, randomly, worldwide.
2020 · chattitude.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
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The most affordable daily friendship platform in the USA.
Jul 2026 · myconstantfriend.com · its alternatives →
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Mini social network that I made as my first web app project. - misa-j/social-network
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Making real friends on the internet.
2015 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, long time lurker first time poster. I built a social network called PIECES. After building a private blog last year after I had to get off IG and Substack, I decided to productize it. It's here now. It has a dedicated web experience + iOS/Android. Would love if you tried it out!
Jul 2026 · try.piecesof.me · its alternatives →
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