Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Social hour

Engaging virtual social events, for work, friends, & family

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

1. 1
   Teamday▲76

   Fostering work friendships in remote teams

   2024 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Conversations by Thursday▲466

   Time for new social rituals for your remote team

   2022 · thursday.social · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Socially - The Friendship App▲147

   Discover local activities & make new friends

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Social Lounge▲111

   Your team's place to connect beyond work

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LinkedIn Events▲132

   A new way of connecting people from LinkedIn

   2019 · linkedin.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Knit – Your Virtual Meeting Place▲97

   Enabling meaningful interaction between people during events

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   IRL Social Calendar▲157

   Helping friends spend more time together In Real Life!

   2019 · irl.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Connect.Club▲328

   Real networking in a virtual world

   2020 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   VirtualCoffee by Trivia▲193

   Introduce teammates, break the ice, & socialize inside Slack

   2021 · springworks.in · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Gather - Virtual Social Events▲28

    Stay close when you're distant with easy group video chat!

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Virtual Assembly▲112

    Directory of free virtual events, courses & tools

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Remotely▲152

    Avatar-based social hub with meetings, games & activities

    2022 · remotelyhq.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Teamup Calendar▲64

    Shared Calendar for Groups

    2016 · teamup.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Officehours Teams▲96

    The platform for your organizations’ office hours

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Initial▲76

    Get things done with friends

    2019 · initial.app · its alternatives →

16. 16
    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 →

17. 17OA
    Online Activities for Remote Teams▲67

    2020 · onsite.fun · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Meetings Podcast - The Social Media Marriage▲53

    Meetings and Events Industry News

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Connect by Twitter▲103

    A better way to connect with people

    2016 · blog.x.com · its alternatives →

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    Robin, by Reddit▲118

    Humans make connections. Sometimes they grow, stay, collapse

    2016 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

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    Teamder▲111

    Tinder, but for creating teams at work.

    2016 · atlassian.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    emble▲92

    Plan better events with your friends

    2014 · harmonymedicalacupuncture.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Creww For Teams▲110

    Easiest way to use your team's untapped social media reach

    2018 · creww.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    WFH Happy Hour▲107

    Join virtual happy hour events on Zoom

    2020 · its alternatives →

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