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24 alternatives to Hoy

Send push notifications to friends with just a button push

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hoy launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hoy▲69

   Share short messages with people near you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Alerty▲96

   Send yourself push notifications from your apps and servers

   2023 · alerty.dev · its alternatives →

3. 3
   hoy▲261

   Shared to-do lists for teams

   2024 · hoy.im · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Text▲168

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

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hyperlink▲266

   Get push notifications when your links get clicked

   2019 · usehyperlink.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A tool to send push notifications to your phone, written in Go▲241

   Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using PUT/POST - binwiederhier/ntfy

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Holo▲120

   Leave a message at a certain location and share it

   2017 · holoapp.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hody▲107

   Your SMS assistant for overcoming procrastination

   2024 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Yo▲256

    A simple app to say "yo" to friends

    2014 · justyo.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Push Chat▲113

    Your decentralized, uncensorable & web3-native chat solution

    2023 · app.push.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Thready▲103

    Simple like texting. Organized like Slack.

    2019 · getthready.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Push More▲223

    Receive webhook requests in Telegram

    2018 · pushmore.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    push it▲124

    Send custom push notifications to your friends.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pusha▲135

    Send push notifications from your desktop or web application

    2018 · haaretz.co.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AA
    Ahey – A simple pub-sub service built on top of web push▲107

    2025 · ahey.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hoot▲10

    Social Feeds Reimagined

    2025 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hi Messenger▲71

    Send 1 Line Messages as Push Notifications

    2015 · hiiiii.me · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Polly▲92

    Opine funnily & anonymously

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Shout▲248

    Create GIF slides for social media in seconds

    2018 · shoutgif.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hoya - Free team recognition for slack▲29

    Fun, simple recognition slack bot to get your team motivated

    2023 · hoyaapp.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mobiopush▲146

    Push notifications for website. Compatible w/ all browsers.

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23AS
    Airgram - Send iOS/Android notifications, without building an app▲121

    2012 · airgramapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    sendamessage.to▲256

    Send a Personalized Message to Your Friends

    2014 · 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 →