Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Say Hi 1.0

A fun way to stay in touch with your team, wherever they are

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Say Hi 1.0 launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SayHi▲115

   A fun way to stay in touch with your team, wherever they are

   2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello▲310

   Houseparty for web. Change the URL and chat in your room

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hello 3.0▲187

   Video chat that works in browser. No signups. No Downloads.

   2018 · itshello.co · its alternatives →

5. 5AB
   A browser extension which blocks chat/helpdesk widgets▲510

   2019 · hellogoodbye.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Helloii▲236

   Bye Google, ChatGPT in your browser home

   2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   hi.new▲571

   Prevent spam, stay reachable

   2024 · hi.new · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chatfully▲145

   All-in-one chat tool for teams: texting, web chat, & more

   2021 · trychatfully.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hello for Android▲76

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spot 2.0▲288

    The next-gen communication app for teams

    2022 · spotvirtual.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hyphen▲128

    Chat with teams outside your company

    2017 · hyphenapp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Helloify▲117

    Customer and team messaging

    2014 · helloify.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HelloList▲81

    If Wunderlist and Slack had a baby

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quill▲414

    Messaging to make your team better

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hello Aria▲163

    I built HelloAria because every task manager I tried required too many steps to do something simple. The core idea: say "remind me to review the PR tomorrow at 10" and it creates the task, sets the reminder, and files it. No forms, no manual input. It works on iOS natively and also through WhatsApp, Telegram, and email — so you can capture tasks from wherever you already are. Tech stack: Swift/SwiftUI on the client, with NLP handling the intent parsing and entity extraction from natural language input. Looking for feedback from the HN community. What would make this actually useful for…

    Apr 2026 · helloaria.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Conversations by Thursday▲466

    Time for new social rituals for your remote team

    2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HelloTalk▲90

    The world's 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HeyUpdate▲131

    Keep your team in sync

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hie Chat▲73

    Know what your friends are doing and chat without typing

    2017 · hie.me · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hello▲219

    Caller ID and blocking for Android by Facebook

    2015 · about.fb.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hi!▲93

    Your Local Concierge

    2017 · poker-lounge99.cc · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Yo 2.0▲205

    The simplest communication tool in the world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Typetalk▲79

    Escape your inbox. Real-time messaging for modern teams.

    2016 · nulab.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    tada.team▲82

    Communicate as usual and create tasks from the messages

    2019 · its alternatives →

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