Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Meet people, have more conversations about what truly interests you
Hi all, Andrew here. I hate smalltalk[1] but love deep conversations and want more of them, for myself and for others. This is why I made pairup.social. It's a conversation-finding and friend-finding app based on the things you'd most like to talk about. Sure, you have your friends, colleagues and family you can talk to, but it can be hard to go deep on your unique interests. Finding and reaching out to people on the internet is possible, but in practice I find I don’t really do it that much. It’s a bit awkward. If I found them on a single-topic discussion group, I don’t know much else about…
Pairup.social is a conversation and friend-finding app that connects users based on shared interests they want to discuss deeply. Rather than relying on single-topic forums or existing social networks, the app lets… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Meet people, have more conversations about what truly interests you launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Meetup for iOS and Androidfree tier▲343Discover groups that are all about the things you love
2016 · meetup.com · its alternatives →
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Discover local activities & make new friends
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chattitude▲81Find friends by interest, randomly, worldwide.
2020 · chattitude.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →
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Friend-finding app based on thought-provoking questions
2021 · its alternatives →
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You Should Meet▲162An app to make quick and easy introductions between 2 people
2017 · youshouldmeet.com · its alternatives →
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Meet New People Through Real-Time Video Conversations
Apr 2026 · pairup.chat · its alternatives →
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2021 · cq.mtc.dev · its alternatives →
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Exprescial▲74An interest based app to express and socialize
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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FriendStart▲114Meet like-minded people and attend events together
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Cliques▲78Find & match with people that have the same interests as you
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · down.life · its alternatives →
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