Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to shortwave
Short-range anonymous messaging (Secret meets Firechat)
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. shortwave launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Easy, anonymous, content sharing and discovery.
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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FireChat▲115Hyperlocal anonymous chat network (no Internet required)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Shortwave▲299Email smarter & faster with a reinvented Gmail experience
2022 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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Chat anonymously with friends & strangers
2015 · antiland.com · its alternatives →
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Text▲168Push notification messaging with friends (WUT w/o anonymity)
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Dweet▲64Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.
2014 · dweet.io · its alternatives →
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An anonymous community for tech professionals
2017 · us.teamblind.com · its alternatives →
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Convoy▲95Anonymous one-on-one conversation with someone via text
2015 · startconvoy.com · its alternatives →
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