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24 alternatives to Gowalla

Keep up with your friends in the real world

Gowalla is a social mapping application that helps users stay connected with friends in the physical world. Users can add favorite locations to a map, check in when visiting places, and find their friends' locations in… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gowalla launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Friend Theory▲149
Connect with your friends' friends
2019 · friendtheory.app.link · its alternatives →
2
Small World▲90
Keep track of friends around the world
2022 · smallworld.kiwi · its alternatives →
3
Mapmelon▲68
Upload your next location and check where your friends are
2022 · mapmelon.com · its alternatives →
4
GoSayHELLO App▲150
Discover new people & events within a short walk from you
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Swarm 5.0▲426
Keep up & meet up w/ your friends (pre-launch)
2017 · swarmapp.com · its alternatives →
6
Zenly 5.0▲305
The app that maps your world
2022 · zenly.com · its alternatives →
7
Swarm 4.0▲286
Compete with friends based on the places you go
2016 · its alternatives →
8
GoGaga▲75
A dating app that connects you to friends of friends
2019 · go-gaga-app.com · its alternatives →
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A geofence-based social network app 6 years in development▲78
My name is Adrian. I'm a Software Engineer and I spent 6 years developing a perimeter-based geofence-based social media app. What it does: - Allows you to load a custom perimeter anywhere on the geographic map (180° E and W longitude and 90° N and S latitude), to cover area any area of interest - Chat rooms get loaded within the perimeter - You can chat with people within the perimeter I developed a mobile app that uses an advanced geofence-based networking system from 2013 to 2019. My goal was to connect users within polygon geofences anywhere in the world. The app is capable of loading…
Jan 2026 · localvideoapp.com · its alternatives →
10
matcha▲79
A new community experience, flow from URL to IRL
2022 · its alternatives →
11
mymap.xyz▲80
Keep track of the cities you have visited
2019 · mymap.xyz · its alternatives →
12
Overlap - Nomads & Travelers▲68
Stay connected to your travel friends all over the world
2022 · overlap-app.com · its alternatives →
13
PathTime▲78
A collaborative app to plan get-togethers with your friends.
2018 · its alternatives →
14
MeetPoint▲71
A mappable, social schedule for meeting your friends
2019 · its alternatives →
15
Geo-Frame▲64
A competitive location based social media application.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Haveyoubeenhere 2.0▲80
The social media app for travelers
2021 · haveyoubeenhere.com · its alternatives →
17
Walls.io Social Media Wall▲83
The Social Wall for Everyone
2014 · walls.io · its alternatives →
18
Pinpoint▲86
See your Twitter friends and followers nearby on a map
2023 · pinpoint.city · its alternatives →
19
Postreel▲73
A social media app that allows you to find real people
2021 · postreel.com · its alternatives →
20
Activity▲78
The local social network
2021 · its alternatives →
21
Sociera▲9
Social Networking 2.0 for Real-Life Connections
2025 · sociera.com · its alternatives →
22
Wander▲13
Location-based social app
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
P2P Social▲2
The mobile app that shows people on the map in real time.
2023 · its alternatives →
24
MapMates - Found your friends▲7
Don't lose your friends again
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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