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24 alternatives to Mapchatter

Maps meet messaging. Location-based conversations 🗺👋

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mapchatter 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. 2MA
   MapChat – A simple location based chat in 300 lines of code▲205

   2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Snap Map▲501

   A whole new way to explore the world, by Snapchat

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mapme▲521

   Medium for maps

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MapChat▲6

   Simple location-based chat web app

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Whistly▲82

   A location-based social messaging app.

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Globetrotter▲113

   Your new fave app for photos, memories, and maps.

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mapoji▲108

   Discuss anything with locals right on map.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   HereHere▲68

   Location based chat app for Android

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10GC
    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 →

11. 11
    Path Talk Places▲159

    Message People and Places in One App

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Whereabouts▲66

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

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Wander▲13

    Location-based social app

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MetaMap▲77

    Comments feed for everywhere.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mapbuzz▲114

    Make friends and find places to hangout

    2023 · mapbuzz.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MeetPoint▲71

    A mappable, social schedule for meeting your friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17SL
    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 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ahoy▲93

    A location-based messaging app 📍💬

    2019 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lynk Messenger▲116

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    GoChat▲152

    Location-based chat for Pokemon Go

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mapmelon▲68

    Upload your next location and check where your friends are

    2022 · mapmelon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stuntmark▲92

    We use AI sentiment analysis for location based content

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MapPost▲86

    Save location-based content on your own personal map

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OverHere - Location. Messaging. Social.▲7

    More than just location based application

    2017 · its alternatives →

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