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24 alternatives to HOOKED

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HOOKED launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kindly▲218

   Chat with helpful strangers. Private, anonymous, & safe.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hooked 2.0▲140

   Tell a story through text messages

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Talkk▲81

   Great conversations about any topic

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ask Me Anything▲353

   The official Reddit AMA app

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tap by Wattpad▲130

   Addictive chat stories

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Soon▲286

   Never miss something awesome

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HOOKED▲27

   Bite-sized stories for the snapchat generation

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    60dB▲104

    Today's best short audio stories

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Volume▲325

    Listen to startup and tech focused Medium stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    #Startup Chat▲357

    The global startup community, on Slack

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Espresso Chat▲216

    Productive conversations start here

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    King for a day▲123

    Reddit AMA's Meets Ethan Chat.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Let's Chat▲321

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wave for iPhone▲76

    Stream all your podcasts and discover new trending stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chill▲108

    Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Gather▲84

    Meet new people around you and tap to start chatting!

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    hello▲157

    Connect with people who share your interests

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hooks Chats▲117

    Push notifications meet real time conversations

    2016 · 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 →