Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to SameGrain

Take the strange out of strangers

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. SameGrain launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Meetup for iOS and Androidfree tier▲343

   Discover groups that are all about the things you love

   2016 · meetup.com · its alternatives →

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   Happn▲127

   Find people you've crossed paths with

   2014 · happn.com · its alternatives →

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   North▲461

   Discover, remember, and share great places with friends

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Swappy Books▲102

   Exchange books with people nearby.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Character▲138

   Find new friends based on thought-provoking questions

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Affinity.me▲120

   Discover like-minded people (using machine learning)

   2017 · heyharmonic.ai · its alternatives →

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   Cohort▲250

   Find the people you need, through the people you trust

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   JumpIn▲59

   Discover people & events nearby for your interests & goals

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   exactly.me▲106

   Discover and message people who are exactly like you

   2017 · its alternatives →

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    You Should Meet▲162

    An app to make quick and easy introductions between 2 people

    2017 · youshouldmeet.com · its alternatives →

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    Downtown▲64

    Match with people going to the same events as you

    2017 · twitter.com · its alternatives →

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    Palaround▲103

    Meet people you should be friends with.

    2016 · palaroundapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Sameroom▲126

    A bridge to connect users across chat services

    2015 · help.8x8.com · its alternatives →

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    Cliques▲78

    Find & match with people that have the same interests as you

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Explore▲88

    Discover interesting people in your 2nd degree network.

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16IM
    I’m an introvert – made an app to help maintain connections with people▲169

    2021 · cq.mtc.dev · its alternatives →

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    Hatch▲137

    A photo-sharing experiment. Follows tags, not people. iOS 8.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Tworlds▲116

    Swap photos with strangers around the world, anonymously

    2015 · tworldsapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Swappy▲85

    The app to swap Items with people around you

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Onesaid▲76

    Explore unique perspectives and the stories that shaped them

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Chattitude▲81

    Find friends by interest, randomly, worldwide.

    2020 · chattitude.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Friendly▲81

    Make friend's through nearby events

    2016 · joinfriendly.com · its alternatives →

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    Swap▲89

    Instantly follow someone on multiple social platforms

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24AC
    A “CRM” for personal relationships▲126

    Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spreadvk.e... iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-new-elim/id6463781107 We know life can be busy. And we often struggle to make time for the people that matter most to us. According to a Harvard study from 2021, "36% of all Americans [...] feel “serious loneliness.”" [1] We created an app to help people focus on their most personal relationships and guide them through forming more meaningful connections with them, in the hopes to combat the "Loneliness Epidemic". We just…

    2023 · elim.app · its alternatives →

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