Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Instant Map Chat is a real-time communication tool that integrates Google Maps with Socket.io technology. It allows users to see each other's locations on a map and chat simultaneously. The service is designed for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Instant map chat using Google maps and socket.io launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Instant Map Chat▲198

   Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map

   2016 · introvert.com · its alternatives →

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

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Hangouts Chat by Google (Early Access)▲450

   Bring your team together

   2017 · blog.google · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hangouts Chat by Google▲546

   Intelligent team communication

   2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

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   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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   Instant 4.0▲385

   Google Analytics for your life, now with a chatbot coach

   2016 · instantapp.today · its alternatives →

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   The New ChatGPT▲361

   ChatGPT can now see, hear, speak, and access the internet

   2023 · openai.com · its alternatives →

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   MapHub – A Google My Maps Alternative, Based on OpenStreetMap Data▲244

   MapHub allows you to create, share and collaborate interactive maps online.

   2016 · maphub.net · its alternatives →

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   Mapme▲517

   Medium for maps

   2016 · mapme.com · its alternatives →

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    Stream Chat▲327

    Build, code and ship in app messaging in a few hours

    2019 · getstream.io · its alternatives →

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    SpatialChat 3.0▲505

    All-in-one space for collaboration, all-hands and networking

    2022 · spatial.chat · its alternatives →

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    Let's Chat, a self-hosted chat app for small teams▲350

    Self-hosted chat for small teams.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Chat▲88

    turn your backend into a chat app instantly

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Telegram 4.4▲278

    Broadcast your current location to any chat in real time

    2017 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

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    Let's Chat▲323

    Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

    2015 · sdelements.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Maplist Beta▲282

    The reddit of maps

    2019 · maplist.co · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT Minimap▲203

    Get a minimap overview in every ChatGPT conversation

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ChatGPT on 2-Dimensional Map▲175

    I build ChatGPT-2D with the idea to enable people to branch AI conversations interactively, pose contextual questions based on AI response and visualize your entire dialogue on a 2 dimensional map interface. What do you think?

    2023 · superusapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Pac Chat▲133

    A realtime, anonymous chat made using node and Google maps

    2016 · pac.chat · its alternatives →

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    Mapoji▲108

    Discuss anything with locals right on map.

    2016 · mapoji.com · its alternatives →

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    Mapbuzz▲114

    Make friends and find places to hangout

    2023 · mapbuzz.com · its alternatives →

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    Textomap 2.0▲77

    Turn text sources and ChatGPT prompts into interactive maps

    2023 · textomap.com · its alternatives →

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

    2016 · geochat.hackclub.com · its alternatives →

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    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

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