Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to lightfriend
Hey! I know many people are addicted to their smartphones including me, so I built a way to actually use a dumbphone in today's world. You just connect your stuff like whatsapp, email, calendar etc. and can then access them through SMS or voice calling with an AI assistant. There are a lot of apps on smartphones that allow you to reduce screen time but they all require you to fight the desire to not delete them. Even if you are disciplined, it takes away energy from your life that could be used elsewhere. Moving to a dumbphone frees you completely since there is no way to get lost to the…
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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Light Phone▲500Phone designed to be used as little as possible
2017 · thelightphone.com · its alternatives →
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- 3DT
2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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text.ai▲342Group chat app that remembers plans and helps you meet IRL
2025 · text.ai · its alternatives →
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Dumb Phone▲453Turn your iPhone into a minimalist style phone
2024 · dumbphone.so · its alternatives →
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Daymi▲278Your AI clone for iMessage conversations that feel real
2025 · daymi.ai · its alternatives →
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Hey Hacker News, I’m excited to share a tiny service that’s very close to my heart - Today Has Been. Here’s how it works: We have a phone number that has WhatsApp Business API enabled. Your messages sent to this number (after you activate your free trial) are added to your journal. It’s a super light weight journaling service - no app download or registration is required. We also send you a daily nudge asking “How did your day go?” and after you have a few posts we send you a random blast from the past. Why I built it: I was an active user and fan of Ohlife - only journalling app that could…
2024 · todayhasbeen.com · its alternatives →
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Dumbphone▲73Turn your Android into a dumbphone for a set period of time
2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Text▲168Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Light Phone▲48Phone designed to be used as little as possible
2018 · thelightphone.com · its alternatives →
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Amber▲133Hi HN! Excited to share early access to Amber. I’ve tried every all-in-one messenger out there (Beeper included) but they always fell short. No real folders, no AI, clunky UI, no CRM features… As a founder who speaks with hundreds of people every quarter, I needed something better. So I decided to rebuild the entire experience from ground up. Thoughts from one of our users: "The app I've been searching for for a looong time." Check it out for free today! Demo: https://www.loom.com/share/8b5bc80b9893436b9190ae41fc3f0f50 Features: - All messages (Whatsapp, Telegram,…
2025 · useamber.app · its alternatives →
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1. In the US, about 1/5 children are hospitalized each year that don’t have a caregiver. Caregiver such as play therapists and parents’ stress can also affect children's emotions. 2. Not everyone is good at making friends and not everyone has a BFF to talk to. Imagine you're having a hard time in life or at work, and you can't tell your parents or friends. So, we built an open-source project Starmoon and are using affordable hardware components to bring AI characters to real-word objects like toys and plushies to help people emotional growth. We believe this is a complement tool and it…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Turn WhatsApp chats into revenue on autopilot
Jan 2026 · kipps.ai · its alternatives →
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Your SMS AI Buddy for connection, conversation and knowledge
2025 · peppi.ai · its alternatives →
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