Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Help A Stranger Out

Anonymous, decentralized acts of kindness towards strangers.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Help A Stranger Out launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   With Strangers▲78

   Connect with strangers to give, get help

   2022 · withstrangers.softr.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soothe▲180

   Anonymous app for kindness

   2024 · sootheapp.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Happyday▲64

   Give your neighborhood a helping hand

   2020 · happyday.life · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Send kind and aspirational words to a stranger who needs it▲30

   It is simply a reason to be kind to one another, for kindness may be the only medicine for the world’s pain.

   2025 · kindnesssender.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   HandUp Gift Cards▲293

   Give directly to a homeless neighbor on the street

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Every.org▲248

   Give to any charity with friends - the easiest way to give!

   2020 · every.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Help a Helper▲71

   Help health care workers with grocery shopping or child care

   2020 · cwinhall.adalo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   VolunPeer▲100

   "VolunPeer today to help someone's tommorow"

   2022 · figma.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ALMA▲118

   The easy way to support local non-profits

   2018 · alma.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Helpster▲101

    Putting the power to save lives in your hands

    2023 · helpstercharity.org · its alternatives →

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    Chummy▲133

    The simplest way to ask for help and pay it forward ❤️

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Kindness 4 Corona▲96

    Crowdsourced funding to help those who need it most

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Feed-A-Friend▲76

    Help feed people in need while supporting local business.

    2020 · feedafriend.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lunch Auction▲109

    Raise money for charity by selling an hour of your time

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HandUp Campaigns▲133

    Assemble your community to donate to those in need

    2015 · handup.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Text For Humanity▲89

    Send a text you would love to get, to a stranger.

    2020 · sinch.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Socionity▲82

    The community where you can find personal help

    2018 · socionity.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pillrs▲78

    Get daily chances to change a stranger’s life.

    2017 · pillrs.com · its alternatives →

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    Human▲77

    Human helps you move 30 minutes or more, every day.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DonorSee▲83

    Give directly to people in need, get raw video updates

    2017 · donorsee.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ThoughtfulPost▲87

    Cherish each moment & plan gifts for unique people together

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Helpouts By Google▲64

    Real help from real people in real time.

    2013 · support.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Compute for Humanity▲77

    Raise money for charity with your computer's idle processing

    2015 · computeforhumanity.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    BeKind▲71

    Build a habit of kindness with daily acts of kindness ideas

    2020 · bekind.app · 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 →