Growth · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a group chat app because I find social media overwhelming launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello for Android▲76

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Rocket.Chat▲152

   Your own open source Slack-like chat

   2015 · rocket.chat · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ChitChat▲180

   No FOMO group chat

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6MC
   Mobile Chat Groups for Whatsapp and Telegram▲41

   I don't know how many of you remember SlackChats - a place to find Slack groups, which is now known as http://www.chitchats.co. I made this after being inspired by that site. A ton of people use Whatsapp and Telegram groups so you may find it useful to have a kind of Yellowpages for groups, to be able to find them online. The idea is to make it easy to find and connect with people that share your interests. Any and all feedback welcome. The link is: http://mobilechatgroups.com/

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kong▲86

   Group GIF chat

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Happening▲86

   Turn boring group chats into fun experiences with friends!

   2016 · happening.im · its alternatives →

9. 9
   hello▲157

   Connect with people who share your interests

   2016 · hello.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    HipChat 2.0▲120

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Homescreen Homie▲130

    Turn yourself into an app on your friend's phone

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    6People▲78

    App to meet 5 new people every day, now on Android and iOS

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    You & Me▲81

    HowAboutWe's messaging app for couples.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hipchat▲35

    Group chat and IM built for teams.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    OP Delivers▲78

    A group of redditors have made a mobile game about reddit

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Yummy Crowd▲63

    Food emojis to share with your friends.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SpareMin▲96

    Making conversations possible again

    2016 · sparemin.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HelloTalk▲90

    The world's 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Bonfire for Android▲70

    Facebook's group video chat app is now available on Android

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Vyu for iOS▲67

    Group video chat on Twitter

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hie Chat▲73

    Know what your friends are doing and chat without typing

    2017 · hie.me · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Pie for Android 1.0▲83

    Deliciously simple chat for work

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24WP
    We put together a messaging app over a beer brainstorm▲5

    https://itunes.apple.com/dk/app/id880331892 One of those side projects that turned out fun, but have absolutely no idea on how to get people using it. (we keep sharing it on our social networks, and got close to a 100 downloads) Funny story about the name is that we made up a name before we knew what the app was going to be. It was just a fun exercise we indulged in at the pub, a bunch of laughs over silly app names for imaginary projects.

    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 →