Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to initial launch

first public build

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   LocalChat▲7

   First live chat for physical locations, restaurants.

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   #Startup Chat▲358

   The global startup community, on Slack

   2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bants!▲77

   Location based group chat in the browser

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Whereabouts▲66

   Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!

   2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Instant Map Chat▲198

   Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map

   2016 · introvert.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HereHere▲68

   Location based chat app for Android

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   We made a proximity-based video chat for events▲11

   2021 · unnamed.chat · its alternatives →

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    Chat with people around you▲38

    2018 · oyoy.app · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hello for iOS▲125

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hello for Android▲76

    Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nearby Chat▲3

    Free anonymous city chat — meet people nearby, no signup

    Jun 2026 · nearby-chat.com · its alternatives →

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    Geochat – You are your city. Speak to the world▲20

    2016 · geochat.hackclub.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CF
    Camp Fire – chat with people within a radius▲151

    2020 · campfire.rest · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Bubi Chat▲113

    Location based anonymous chatting app

    2019 · bubichat.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tick Chat▲92

    Chat via nearby persons. Instant, Secure, Anonymously. 🕶

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatOut - Meet IRL▲76

    Venue-based social app - Check-in, make friends & date IRL

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Geochat▲3

    Real-Time, Location-Based Chat Rooms. Meet people near you.

    2024 · its alternatives →

20. 20GC
    Gis.chat – a Geospatial Community▲86

    Hi folks! I'm excited to show you gis.chat, a geospatial chat platform in both senses: a platform about geospatial topics and a geospatial platform itself, referencing the location of our communities. The setup is fairly simple and reproducible: a plain Zulip instance and a homepage with geospatial search capabilities. It seems almost trivial but it has some very nice features. I guess you should be familiar with Zulips stream/topic model to follow along (https://zulip.com/help/streams-and-topics). The core idea is that there are city-specific streams (currently…

    2023 · gis.chat · its alternatives →

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    Space▲122

    Interactive audio conversations with others

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Locale Chat▲11

    Locale Chat is a locale-based and time-limited chat platform

    2025 · locale.chat · its alternatives →

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    Local real-time chat in dynamic areas, worldwide to your neighborhood▲22

    hoody is a new take on chat, bringing back the curious, open spirit of the Internet. Revive the feeling of IRC, public message boards, and newsgroups with a localized twist.

    2016 · hoody.im · its alternatives →

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    Ahoy▲93

    A location-based messaging app 📍💬

    2019 · ahoy.ai · its alternatives →

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