Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Skylight Social

Decentralized Short video app on AT Protocol

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1SD
   s@: decentralized social networking over static sites▲414

   Social networking over static sites

   Mar 2026 · satproto.org · its alternatives →

2. 2SC
   Skylight – Cross Platform Tinder for Apartments▲37

   2014 · getskylight.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Skype▲531

   Completely redesigned with GIFs, group video chat, & stories

   2017 · teams.live.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AA
   An anonymous P2P social network for Android, written in Clojure▲257

   2013 · nightweb.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Twitter Lite▲380

   Loads quickly, takes up less space, and is data-friendly.

   2017 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   beme▲491

   Share video, honestly. A new app by Casey Neistat.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Skycle▲60

   Find your friends on the Bluesky

   2023 · skycle.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   I built a fun video meeting app with 2D physics and proximity chat▲166

   Hi HN! https://flat.social is a web video meeting app for organising fun online meetings & social events. Each participant can move around and talk with others in their proximity. Here is a quick demo if you wanna see it in action: https://youtu.be/Y2yH3twjrx4 I’ve been on it solo for around a year right now. Tech used is Next.js, Typescript, PIXI.js on the front-end and Node, Mediasoup, Socket.io and Matter.js (physics engine) on the backend. Feel free to jump in into the demo room (https://flat.social/f/Flat.Social-Demo) to say hi, I’ll be…

   2022 · flat.social · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Skylight▲94

   A Smart Profiler (and much more) for Rails Apps

   2015 · skylight.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Volley▲324

    Community powered by video messaging

    2021 · volleyapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bluesky▲172

    Building a Social Internet

    2023 · bsky.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HiHo▲160

    Asynchronous video discussion forums with infinite threading

    2021 · hiho.video · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bonfire▲299

    The new group video chat app from Facebook 🔥

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Uptime▲317

    Watch YouTube videos with friends, made by Googlers

    2017 · uptime.area120.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption▲167

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    We built a terminal-only Bluesky / AT Proto client written in Fortran▲145

    Yes, that Fortran.

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Campfire▲138

    Watch videos with friends. Perfectly in sync.

    2020 · campfire.gg · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Skype Qik▲111

    A New Video Messaging App from Skype

    2014 · teams.live.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sociall (Beta)▲216

    A secure and private decentralised social network for all.

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20SA
    Skypulse – a dashboard to watch the Bluesky firehose▲10

    Skypulse: a client that shows you everything happening via the Bluesky firehose.

    2023 · skypulse.dvy.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Nightlight▲20

    Inclusive, customizable & limitless social media platform.

    2025 · night-light.cz · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Slap▲86

    Video-based social planning app

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lampost▲68

    Let's meetup. Share snaps.

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bonfire for Android▲70

    Facebook's group video chat app is now available on Android

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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