Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Sidechat

Fun, personal group chats for you and your best friends.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sidechat launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Chathouse▲79

   Chatrooms with friends!

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

3. 3
   WUT▲117

   Anonymously chat with friends

   2014 · wutwut.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Banter▲71

   simple way to way to chat about what matters to you.

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reveal▲130

   Simple, safe, and fun anonymous chat

   2014 · revealchat.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chatous▲99

   Meet new people and talk about what matters to you.

   2014 · chatous.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hipchat▲35

   Group chat and IM built for teams.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   DormChat▲70

   Fun way to meet the people that make up your local community

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Glancd▲76

   Chat built around you, your friends, and the things you do.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blastchat▲93

    Mass communication done easy

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tex▲101

    Chat Safe with your Friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Chatty▲89

    Chat with strangers all around the world in Messenger

    2017 · facebook.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HelloTalk▲90

    The world's 1st Language Exchange Social Networking App

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Talky▲120

    Truly simple video chat and screen sharing for groups

    2014 · talky.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Offerchat▲82

    100% free live chat for your website

    2014 · offerchat.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    hello▲157

    Connect with people who share your interests

    2016 · hello.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Airchat▲72

    Location-based chatting with group controls

    2013 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Sharechat▲120

    File sharing with chat & storage

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Let's Chat▲68

    Let others know when they should call you

    2016 · letschatapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Smile▲96

    See your friends reaction while they reply to your chat.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tlk ▲95

    A simple web chat

    2013 · tlk.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Connect by Twitter▲103

    A better way to connect with people

    2016 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hie Chat▲73

    Know what your friends are doing and chat without typing

    2017 · hie.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Popchat▲69

    Make new friends & play trivia

    2016 · bots.kik.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 →