Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to LocalChat

First live chat for physical locations, restaurants.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LocalChat launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Instant Map Chat▲198

   Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bants!▲77

   Location based group chat in the browser

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   initial launch ▲2

   first public build

   Feb 2026 · milechat.com · its alternatives →

4. 4MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Telegram 4.4▲278

   Broadcast your current location to any chat in real time

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Crisp Livechat▲381

   The most modern experience to talk to website visitors

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SpatialChat 2.0▲316

   Virtual space for events & teams of any size

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Geochat▲3

   Real-Time, Location-Based Chat Rooms. Meet people near you.

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LocalChat▲6

   Chat with people nearby

   2025 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    SurfChat▲171

    Chat with anyone on any website

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Whereabouts▲66

    Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SocialChat by Buffer▲214

    Start conversations on your site. Keep them going on social.

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13GC
    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 →

14. 14
    Chatway▲161

    Your website's new live chat

    2024 · chatway.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HereHere▲68

    Location based chat app for Android

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Live Chat by Sumo.com▲240

    Instantly communicate with customers, prospects & visitors

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Locale Chat▲11

    Locale Chat is a locale-based and time-limited chat platform

    2025 · locale.chat · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Shopify Chat▲136

    Chat live with store visitors. Turn visitors into customers.

    2019 · its alternatives →

19. 19GY
    Geochat – You are your city. Speak to the world▲20

    2016 · geochat.hackclub.com · its alternatives →

20. 20LR
    Local real-time chat in dynamic areas, worldwide to your neighborhood▲22

    2016 · hoody.im · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chatr.▲81

    A location based social media for college campuses.

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TextChat for Shopify▲68

    Receive live chats via text message

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    SpatialChat▲87

    Immersive virtual events with proximity audio and video

    Jun 2026 · spatial.chat · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hey▲69

    Live chat that allows users to discuss on any website 🚀

    2019 · 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 →