Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hooks Chats

Push notifications meet real time conversations

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

1. 1
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Blastchat▲88

   A push notification themed mass messaging app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hooks for iOS▲172

   All your alerts in one mobile app

   2014 · gethooksapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hooked 2.0▲140

   Tell a story through text messages

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Push▲86

   Notifications made for you.

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chatmunk▲286

   Experience topics & events in real-time channels for Twitter

   2016 · bj8839.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slacking Pigeons▲109

   Chat in real time with your users directly from Slack

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Drift for Slack▲200

   Talk to your website visitors & customers in real-time

   2016 · drift.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PUSH▲31

   Push Notifications made easy & social.

   2014 · push.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Push Chat▲113

    Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution

    2023 · app.push.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Text▲168

    Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nod▲111

    Chat with emotion

    2015 · nodapp.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Espresso Chat▲216

    Productive conversations start here

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hatch Messenger▲129

    Slack for your personal life

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Rounds▲109

    Instant live group conversations

    2015 · rounds.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pusher▲81

    Create a chat app in 5min

    2014 · pusher.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hop▲171

    Turns email into a chat interface

    2014 · spikenow.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wave▲163

    Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cheeky Chat▲122

    Live GIF messages that move

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pusher Chatkit▲114

    Developer-driven chat done simply.

    2017 · pusher.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Node.js Messenger▲140

    A small alternative to Slack

    2017 · totaljs.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 →