Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Hornet Gay Social Network

Hornet becomes first gay app to house editorial content

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hornet Gay Social Network launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Discover by Hornet▲9

   Discover a smart new way to connect to gay life around you

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brizzly▲167

   Like Twitter but by yourself. The next big social network.

   2018 · brizzly.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Graze▲156

   Video first social networking for dating & meeting friends

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mini social network that I made as my first MERN stack project▲64

   Mini social network that I made as my first web app project. - misa-j/social-network

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   misterbnb▲121

   Connect with the global gay community

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Nighthawk▲72

   Powerful and personal companion to the official Twitter app

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SWING▲84

   Connecting groups of likeminded friends for temporary events

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Game Jolt▲67

   Social app for the next generation of gamers

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Beam Messenger▲90

   See what your friends are typing to you, letter by letter

   2015 · flowton.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ScrapItt : The $1 Social Network▲87

    Connecting Hearts; One Scrap at a Time.

    2023 · scrapitt.xyz · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Wing Ma'am▲80

    Mobile app for LGBT women, by LGBT women (iOS)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hive Social▲86

    Bringing the social back to social media

    2016 · hivesocial.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Honey▲72

    Enterprise social network for news sharing

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Surge▲66

    Making gay dating fun again!

    2015 · surgeapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TAG : Next-Gen Social Network▲80

    Purpose driven, micro-communities

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Postagraph 3.0▲67

    Private, intimate, and anonymous social messaging app

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Honey▲67

    Beautiful enterprise social network.

    2013 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Fliike▲85

    The First Physical Facebook Like Counter

    2014 · smiirl.com · its alternatives →

19. 19WB
    We built a popular plugin-based social app using HTML5▲49

    2016 · happening.im · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MeWe▲79

    The next-gen social network with no BS!

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Say▲89

    The simplest social network with no images, no videos

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Newscene▲81

    FB groups meet Mailchimp. Build your own social community.

    2020 · newscene.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Firefly - Gay Dating App▲6

    Connect, chat, and meet like-minded LGBTQ individuals safely

    2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Berkey▲73

    Social and dating app for the gay community

    2019 · apps.apple.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 →