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Nod is an anonymous messaging app that connects people in close physical proximity. Launched in 2015, it allows users to send messages to others nearby without revealing their identity. The service is designed for… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nod – Anonymous proximity messenger launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nod▲147

   Anonymously text with people around you

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2AM
   Anonymous messaging with a 1km radius▲194

   2016 · zonemessenger.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chatible▲313

   Anonymously chat with strangers on Facebook Messenger

   2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Airchat▲848

   A social walkie-talkie

   2024 · air.chat · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Wondr▲267

   Start an anonymous chat session with your Twitter followers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Facebook Messenger▲427

   Facebook's standalone Messenger for the web

   2015 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MushRoom▲90

   Private messaging app to stream or share files

   2021 · neogi.in · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Nod▲111

   Chat with emotion

   2015 · nodapp.co · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Cache Messenger▲69

   Send and receive hidden text messages and photos.

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Talkshow▲299

    Texting in public

    2016 · talkshow.im · its alternatives →

11. 11
    FaceCat▲130

    Chat anonymously with your friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Nod▲2

    Fast and secure video chats

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bump by Facebook▲145

    Start fun, anonymous chats with people in your community

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pac Chat▲133

    A realtime, anonymous chat made using node and Google maps

    2016 · pac.chat · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lynk Messenger▲116

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shadowticks▲122

    Anonymous messaging, chat in incognito mode, encryption

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Magnet▲134

    Foursquare meets Tinder: real-time attraction!

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Postmodern.▲254

    Anonymous, short, ephemeral conversations with others

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chatible – Anonymously Chat with Strangers in Facebook Messenger▲50

    2016 · chatible.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Text▲168

    Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Babble – Communicate privately on state-sponsored social media▲100

    Thanks for checking out Babble! You might wonder why this app is even useful and why not just use Signal/PGP. This app's target audience is actually ordinary people in China or similar countries who are under severe government surveillance and censorship, where access to Signal and similar E2EE messaging software is blocked by nationwide firewalls, such as the Great Firewall of China (GFW). Chinese people have been deprived of freedom of speech even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Li Wenliang, who was among the first to notice the spread of the virus and warned his colleagues about it in…

    2022 · babble.landrop.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stealthy: Secret Messenger▲87

    Chat anonymously with friends & strangers

    2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tick Chat▲92

    Chat via nearby persons. Instant, Secure, Anonymously. 🕶

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Palaround▲103

    Meet people you should be friends with.

    2016 · palaroundapp.com · its alternatives →

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