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24 alternatives to IS App

Close Friends Made Closer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IS App launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Closer App▲3

   Social map messaging

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Text▲168

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Friendly▲81

   Make friend's through nearby events

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Appew▲105

   Start a conversation around your app

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CatchApp▲80

   Notifies when your close friends are 'free to talk'

   2021 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Phone-A-Friend▲108

   Find a friend who is free to talk on your commute

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Connect▲73

   Map Your Friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Spotify Group Playlists for Messenger▲144

   A seamless new way to build playlists with friends

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Talkshow▲299

    Texting in public

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Group Text+▲99

    A messaging productivity app Apple doesn't want you to have

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Friends Up for Messenger▲81

    Pop culture quizzes with friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Versus for iMessage▲72

    Let friends help you make the best decisions

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Point for iOS▲243

    Send and discuss links with friends, now on your iPhone

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Threads by Instagram▲130

    An app for keeping up with your close friends by Instagram

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Public▲205

    Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Whatt▲81

    Status update for Friends (I mean real friends)

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    App▲78

    Connect with others

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    friendsUp▲66

    Tinder for friendships among women

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    NearGroup▲112

    Discover people via chatting, not swiping (Speed+Blind Date)

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Yes/No Messenger▲118

    The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Likely▲107

    Social sharing buttons that aren’t shabby

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    hello▲157

    Connect with people who share your interests

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Between Us▲69

    A Social App for Couples

    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 →