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24 alternatives to Keep Ups

An iMessage Game

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

1. 1
   Shoot Some Hoops▲60

   An iMessage Game

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MojiWorks▲61

   Turn Apple’s iMessage into a social gaming platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Let's Pong It▲62

   Turn-based iMessage table tennis with custom stakes

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Xmas 2017▲59

   Christmas game with iMessage Stickers

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Snowball▲195

   All your messages in one place (on Android)

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   SUPER MARIO RUN Stickers▲174

   It's a me, Mario, in your iMessages!

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gamebytes▲114

   Games for iMessage

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Who Up?▲87

   An evening-only iOS messaging app for night owls

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Pocket for iMessage▲143

   Share your favorite stories without leaving the conversation

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Slack for Mobile 2.0▲310

    Rebuilt from the ground up

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Airdrop Cards▲128

    Airdrop fun with strangers

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hatch▲125

    The app that loves you back

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Threads▲125

    Troll your friends with fake, funny iMessage threads

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Talkshow▲299

    Texting in public

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Let's Meetup▲81

    An easy way to share POIs and addresses in iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dubsmash for iMessage▲115

    Share hilarious sounds with your friends 🎤 👯

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Rejoinders Sticker Pack▲82

    Nuanced historical emojis in iMessage

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GameBot▲88

    Telegram's in-app gaming platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Toasty▲215

    Photo messages that can't be missed

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TechMoji▲77

    Talk tech with stickers from the iMessage store

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Phoneys▲173

    Troll your friends by putting words in other people's texts

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Betadrop▲100

    Feedback from friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · 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 →