Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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
   PSTMRK▲116

   Meet people from around the world (Frontback w/ penpals)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   hello▲157

   Connect with people who share your interests

   2016 · hello.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Isayu▲105

   Connect with people who share your interests

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Browser Buddy▲156

   Hey HN, thank you for being a part of the internet we love. We’re Arnav, Mo, Jeremy and we’re building an “Internet for-you page” that recommends blogs and essays based on your interests. Try it here (https://www.browserbuddy.com/)! We love to discover and learn from personal blogs, essays, and articles on the internet. But despite exciting advancements in language modeling, it’s felt harder to discover interesting links from real people. We believe there is untapped potential to use these language models as “curators” rather than “creators”. To explore this, we’re building a…

   Dec 2025 · browserbuddy.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Backseat Hunter▲230

   A space for not-invited people to discuss posts on PH

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Podshare▲125

   A membership based live/work community.

   2017 · podshare.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Word Geeks▲133

   A curated marketplace of on-demand writers

   2016 · wordgeeks.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Foreign Buddy▲123

   Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

   2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Taaalk▲75

   Observe conversations between interesting people

   2015 · taaalk.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Podglomerate▲70

    A hybrid podcast network and production house

    2017 · thepodglomerate.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Onty▲67

    A connected MindMap for private sharing

    2016 · onty.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ClusterFlunk▲97

    Share notes & discuss with classmates

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OpenLikes▲74

    Discover people with similar interests

    2014 · openlikes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Knozen▲88

    Rate & share personalities w/ co-workers anonymously

    2014 · knozen.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unhangout▲79

    An open source platform for running unconferences online

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Amino ▲78

    Mobile communities for niche interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chainy▲62

    Connecting creative people

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Marko▲6

    Hyper-local content sharing (constrained discovery)

    2013 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Slackshot▲34

    A Slack community for designers on Dribbble.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21PI
    Project Ivory - a minimalist forum for intellectual discussions▲6

    2012 · pivory.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CF
    Curated – Find, share and discuss great content with friends▲6

    2018 · curated-app.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CY
    Connecting you to discussions with scientific and global visionaries▲7

    2015 · guaana.com · its alternatives →

24. 24MC
    MoreIdeasThanTime – Connecting people with ideas and resources▲5

    2014 · moreideasthantime.com · 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 →