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24 alternatives to Povio

Message friends from your POV

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Povio launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Text▲168

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

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Povio▲7

   Ping your friends & see what's up. (In current YC batch)

   2014 · pov.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shout▲207

   Exchange Anything with the people around you

   2014 · useshout.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Vine Messages▲76

   Fun & easy video conversations with friends

   2014 · vine.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pickld▲68

   Be a Better Friend

   2015 · presscompare.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   WUT▲117

   Anonymously chat with friends

   2014 · wutwut.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Path Talk Places▲159

   Message People and Places in One App

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sup▲129

   See what your friends see

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Click Share Love▲86

   Share your message through your fans' network.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Whatt▲81

    Status update for Friends (I mean real friends)

    2014 · whatt.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chill▲108

    Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

    2015 · iamchill.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Peeps▲84

    See your friends

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dumbstruck▲53

    Send a message. Watch your friends react

    2014 · dumbstruck.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Miimic▲73

    Let your friends text for you.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Let's Meetup▲81

    An easy way to share POIs and addresses in iMessage

    2016 · danielsadjadian.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    @here▲76

    Get the attention of online people in a Slack channel

    2015 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Postcards, Yo▲96

    "Yo" your friends via snail mail

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    FlipBack▲73

    see your friends reactions to your messages

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Connect▲73

    Map Your Friends

    2014 · connect.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pinterest Messaging▲135

    Share your best discoveries

    2014 · about.pinterest.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ClipDis▲83

    Movitize your message

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shhout!▲67

    Shout out to all your friends, all at once!

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pie▲103

    Chat for work

    2014 · 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 →