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24 alternatives to Povio

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

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
   Povio▲117

   Message friends from your POV

   2014 · pov.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Sup▲129

   See what your friends see

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Peeps▲84

   See your friends

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PingTune▲62

   The Music Messaging App

   2013 · pingtune.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Whatt▲81

   Status update for Friends (I mean real friends)

   2014 · whatt.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chill for Pebble▲139

   The easiest way to ping your friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chill▲108

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

   2015 · iamchill.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Playtest▲89

   Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

   2014 · playte.st · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Ping!▲110

   Ping your teammates with one click when you need them

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Yroulette▲68

    Chatroulette for YO

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Down to Chill▲80

    See who's free. Swipe down to chill with your friends.

    2014 · downtochill.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pingy▲87

    Notifications that matter

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pinpon▲166

    The ping pong bot for Slack

    2015 · pinpon.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FriendsTonight▲81

    Meet new friends to join your friends, tonight

    2015 · friendstonightapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Munchee▲94

    Yelp + Instagram for cravings

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · fluky.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cue▲70

    Getting together with friends offline

    2014 · cue.is · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Betadrop▲100

    Feedback from friends

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Clubz▲61

    Video-based Social Clubs

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Chatous▲99

    Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

    2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Yo Meerkat▲76

    Get a Yo when your twitter friends start a stream

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Steam Broadcasting▲86

    Watch friends play games on Steam (Beta)

    2014 · steamcommunity.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Yabbly▲70

    Ask interesting people anything

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Zoom Social▲80

    Discover What’s Trending Nearby Right at This Moment.

    2015 · locussocial.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 →