Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to locale

Reconnect with world around you one moment, one location.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Facebook Local▲350

   Discover places to go and events happening near you

   2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Presence▲883

   Connect with your community and culture in new places

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HereHere▲68

   Location based chat app for Android

   2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Activity▲78

   The local social network

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Whereabouts▲66

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

   2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Locale Chat▲11

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

   2025 · locale.chat · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Telegram 4.4▲278

   Broadcast your current location to any chat in real time

   2017 · telegram.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nation Finder▲72

   Social app for travellers and expats

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Outside▲327

   Beautiful countdown & shared calendar app

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Party with a Local▲268

    Connecting travelers & locals who want to party.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Locale▲65

    Easy localization for Rails apps.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Meeve▲74

    A hyperlocal app to connect nearby people via events

    2018 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Now▲143

    The future of online dating, Now.

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166

    Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…

    2022 · flat.social · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ahoy▲93

    A location-based messaging app 📍💬

    2019 · ahoy.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Whistly▲82

    A location-based social messaging app.

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17AV
    A very simple way to share your location▲13

    2013 · mapme.in · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Everywhere▲154

    Every moment, Every place. Your AI: Everywhere

    Nov 2025 · everywhere.sylinko.com · its alternatives →

19. 19SL
    Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on▲89

    I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?

    2012 · whru.at · its alternatives →

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    Tag▲90

    Simple location sharing to meet up with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    a.placebetween.us▲115

    Find a meeting point based on place type

    2016 · a.placebetween.us · its alternatives →

22. 22
    TICE▲68

    Secure location sharing app

    2021 · ticeapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Locale▲95

    Top restaurants, fresh produce, best bakeries, one delivery

    2021 · shoplocale.us · its alternatives →

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