Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to smplr

A words-only social network

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. smplr launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Mute▲404

   Crowdsourced words list to mute on social media

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Superpeer▲448

   1:1 video calls between influencers and their followers

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Polly▲92

   Opine funnily & anonymously

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Say▲89

   The simplest social network with no images, no videos

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Subreply▲76

   Text-only social network focused on comment threads.

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6SD
   s@: decentralized social networking over static sites▲414

   Mar 2026 · satproto.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sampld 2.0▲394

   Unsplash for sounds, made for content creators

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8TI
   This is what social media could be▲123

   I made what I believe is a joyful slow social media. Would love to know what you think!

   2023 · bloom.tendtoyourgarden.xyz · its alternatives →

9. 9
   squabbles▲247

   A new kind of social media, a community powered platform

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Emojili▲152

    The emoji-only network (pre-launch)

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sociall (Beta)▲216

    A secure and private decentralised social network for all.

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Post News▲95

    Everything you love about social media without the trolls

    2023 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    QVOTR▲82

    It’s like Pinterest, except for words.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Myriad Social▲135

    A free-speech social network you can host yourself

    2024 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Emotely▲78

    First social network for sharing emotions

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thrddr▲64

    Tell your story in a thread, each post is a thread

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Emojicate▲93

    An emoji social network. Communicate without words.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Rhyme▲31

    Better conversations online. Built for people.

    Jun 2026 · rhyme.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Riffr▲93

    An audio-based social network

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Poivide (Beta)▲77

    Easily share web content to your family and loved ones

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hitr▲90

    Create trendy video memes for your socials

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Subreply News▲62

    Your daily social newspaper.

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Twitter▲37

    Really short blog posts, unclear if it'll take off at all

    2014 · 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 →