Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Online Town
Better spaces to gather online
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Online Town launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2020 · hn.town.siempre.io · its alternatives →
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Spaces by Google▲555Small group sharing for everything in life
2016 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
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Instant Map Chat▲198Chat with people in real-time on a Google Map
2016 · introvert.com · its alternatives →
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Houseparty 1.5▲239Live video chat with friends, now with groups and texting 🎉
2017 · 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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Host meetings anywhere. Online video conferencing software.
2020 · teleport.video · its alternatives →
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Couch▲98Your online couch for movies, games, and good times
Apr 2026 · couchspace.live · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built a location-based chatroom with Discord-like servers. This started as a portfolio project to learn WebSockets but has spiraled into something else entirely. There are two features right now: Drop - Single chatrooms that can only be seen within a specified radius and only last for a time less than 48 hours chosen by the user. Hubs - Geofenced servers modeled after Discord. These are not time restricted. They can be created by anyone and the creator becomes the admin able to add channels and set rules. When a user enters the location’s area, they can join the hub and continue…
Nov 2025 · vicinity.social · its alternatives →
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Provide real-time video chat support with screen sharing
2020 · customerly.io · its alternatives →
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