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24 alternatives to I hacked up a hybrid android / iphone app in a week...
Last week I decided to have a go at building a location based app, using native APIs for both android and iphone, but using a webview to display the content. It came together pretty well I think, still waiting for the ios app store to approve or reject the app. The app sends messages to anyone within 100 metres of you: http://herenow.nolanconsul.com/ I blogged a bit about it here: http://bennolan.com/2014/05/27/herenow-retrospective.html
This is a location-based messaging app for Android and iPhone that lets users send messages to anyone within 100 metres of their current location. Built using native APIs for both platforms with a webview for content… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I hacked up a hybrid android / iphone app in a week... launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Herenow▲81Send and receive messages with anyone within 100 metres.
2014 · herenow.nolanconsul.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →
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Send native push notifications with a simple unified API
2019 · ably.com · its alternatives →
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Telegram 4.4▲278Broadcast your current location to any chat in real time
2017 · telegram.org · its alternatives →
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I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?
2012 · whru.at · its alternatives →
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Mobilize for iOS▲270The messaging app for large groups and communities
2017 · forj.ai · its alternatives →
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My name is Adrian. I'm a Software Engineer and I spent 6 years developing a perimeter-based geofence-based social media app. What it does: - Allows you to load a custom perimeter anywhere on the geographic map (180° E and W longitude and 90° N and S latitude), to cover area any area of interest - Chat rooms get loaded within the perimeter - You can chat with people within the perimeter I developed a mobile app that uses an advanced geofence-based networking system from 2013 to 2019. My goal was to connect users within polygon geofences anywhere in the world. The app is capable of loading…
Jan 2026 · localvideoapp.com · its alternatives →
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Location SMS▲188Locate your device with a text, even when it's offline 📱🌎
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Whereabouts▲66Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!
2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →
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Updated w/ location sharing, stickers and material design
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · zonemessenger.com · its alternatives →
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