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24 alternatives to MapChat

Simple location-based chat web app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MapChat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Instant Map Chat▲198

   Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Airchat▲72

   Location-based chatting with group controls

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GoChat▲152

   Location-based chat for Pokemon Go

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Geofeedia▲80

   Location-based social media monitoring

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Tag▲72

   Snapchat with location

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MapHub▲142

   Create interactive maps

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9GC
   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 →

10. 10
    Push It▲103

    Simple location aware messaging

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chat by KeyReply▲180

    Simplest live chat widget on the planet

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bants!▲77

    Location based group chat in the browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Whistly▲82

    A location-based social messaging app.

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mapchatter▲6

    Maps meet messaging. Location-based conversations 🗺👋

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mapoji▲108

    Discuss anything with locals right on map.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LinkedChat▲90

    Live chat for Slack, HipChat and Telegram

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lynk Messenger▲116

    A location-based messaging app that knows who you're with

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TweetChat▲68

    The best way to track hashtags and Twitterchat conversation

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    EventChat▲80

    A chat app that creates chats based on events, not groups.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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

    2016 · geochat.hackclub.com · its alternatives →

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    HereHere▲68

    Location based chat app for Android

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Tag▲90

    Simple location sharing to meet up with friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scout▲73

    Your Daily Personal Navigator (with Open Source Maps)

    2014 · its alternatives →

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