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24 alternatives to Journali.st

Create beautiful real-time broadcasts from Telegram

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

1. 1
   Telegram Voice Journaling Bot▲114

   An open source voice journal - just press record 🎙

   2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

2. 2JT
   Journalist – Telegram bot for creating real-time broadcasts▲5

   2016 · journali.st · its alternatives →

3. 3
   iCliniq on Telegram▲90

   telegram bot that will get answers from real doctors

   2015 · icliniq.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Telegram 8.0▲313

   Live streams, flexible forwarding, trending stickers & more

   2021 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Telegram 2.0 for Mac▲139

   A new era in messaging

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NowTrendingBot▲83

   Explore Google, Twitter, + YouTube trends/videos on Telegram

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   IFTTT bot on Telegram▲185

   The first messaging app to be fully integrated with IFTTT

   2016 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Buch▲71

   A Telegram book reader bot

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Convos▲143

   Create sharable, conversational content for Messenger

   2017 · octaneai.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A new media news bot▲87

    Staying informed has never been so easy.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Notifications Bot for Telegram▲90

    Easiest way to stay up to date on anything by notifications

    2016 · telegram.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Messenger BotLetter▲115

    Personalized newsletters directly in Facebook Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lumi News Chatbot▲75

    The first news bot covering all online publishers

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    journi 3.0▲134

    Easily create a journal, even together with friends

    2014 · journiapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Telegram Gaming Platform▲136

    Use bots to play games in your chats

    2016 · core.telegram.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    BitJournal▲69

    Online journal encrypted with a cipher

    2015 · bitjournal.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Alex WikiMessenger Bot▲98

    A Wikipedia bot for messenger

    2016 · happybots.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Forbes newsbot on Telegram▲88

    News stories pushed to you via Telegram messenger

    2016 · telegram.me · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Converter Bot▲120

    Convert files and websites easily on messenger

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    MessageUs▲71

    Intercom for SMBS

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bot for BetaList▲121

    Receive a daily digest of the newest startups on Messenger!

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Messenger – Weekly newsletter on chatbots & messengers▲116

    Curated newsletter on messengers, chatbots, industry experts

    2016 · orat.us3.list-manage.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meming Bot▲83

    Create your own memes for Telegram

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    TelegramThat▲97

    Order a telegram, hand delivered and read aloud (SF only)

    2015 · 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 →