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24 alternatives to Hoodstarter

Turn vacant spaces into local hotspots

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hoodstarter launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   RentHackr▲116

   Hacking a better way to find apartments

   2014 · renthackr.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hoods▲97

   Find out what's going on near you

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cluster 2.0▲97

   Private spaces for you and your friends

   2014 · cluster.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CARMAnation▲83

   The Airbnb for driveways

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Jink▲61

   Delightful Location Sharing

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Boxbee▲90

   Simple urban storage

   2014 · boxbee.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ShareWhere▲72

   Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Cozy▲126

   Make renting easy for landlords and renters

   2014 · cozy.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Superb▲88

   'Hot or Not' for Local Places

   2014 · dosuperb.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    RootsRated▲67

    Find places to go outdoors

    2014 · rootsrated.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tower▲64

    Changing the way you interact w/ your community (pre-launch)

    2014 · tower.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spaces▲100

    Broadcast useful things to everyone nearby, in real time

    2015 · spacesapp.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hoodline▲153

    Hyper-local SF news from the former editor of TechCrunch

    2015 · hoodline.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Splacer▲99

    Find inspiring spaces for your upcoming events.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Trunk▲92

    Private spaces to collect and distribute digital content

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Enquire ▲122

    Ask Anything in a Hood

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Optlook▲81

    Get more traffic from social media

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hood Honcho▲55

    Compete with friends for the best local suggestions

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    CrowdPlace▲64

    Follow what matters, filter the rest

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MakeSpace▲84

    Pop-Up Coworking Community

    2015 · showupmakespace.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    SPOT Park▲85

    Airbnb for parking spots

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    RedZone▲90

    Avoid the shady parts of town.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CrowdHall▲55

    An online town hall

    2014 · views4you.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    NextSociety▲81

    Foursquare for professionals.

    2014 · nextsociety.com · 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 →