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24 alternatives to Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on
I find myself often texting people, "where are you?" so I wrote this little iPhone app that lets me text them a special link. When they click the link, it uses the HTML5 geolocation API to report their location and shows it on a map. http://whru.at/ It's only as accurate as the HTML5 geolocation API, but I've been finding it pretty useful. What do you think?
Spacetime is an iPhone app that helps users locate contacts by sending them a text message with a special link. When recipients click the link, the app uses HTML5 geolocation to determine their location and displays it… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spacetime locates a contact on a map by texting them a link to click on launched in 2012; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Location SMS▲188Locate your device with a text, even when it's offline 📱🌎
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · idoco.github.io · its alternatives →
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Share a link & meet your friends midway
2018 · mitm.nishchith.com · its alternatives →
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Track places, times, thoughts, and information.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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My name is Adrian. I'm a Software Engineer and I spent 6 years developing a perimeter-based geofence-based social media app. What it does: - Allows you to load a custom perimeter anywhere on the geographic map (180° E and W longitude and 90° N and S latitude), to cover area any area of interest - Chat rooms get loaded within the perimeter - You can chat with people within the perimeter I developed a mobile app that uses an advanced geofence-based networking system from 2013 to 2019. My goal was to connect users within polygon geofences anywhere in the world. The app is capable of loading…
Jan 2026 · localvideoapp.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · mapme.in · its alternatives →
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Lightweight API service to get geolocation data from IP addresses. - risk3sixty/geoapi
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Find a meeting point based on place type
2016 · a.placebetween.us · its alternatives →
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Whereabouts▲66Write posts and chat (group or 1-on-1) with people nearby!
2017 · aelchim.com · its alternatives →
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Open any geotagged photo and navigate to the exact place where it was taken. A compass for your photos. Free iPhone app. Works with Photos, Messages, and any image with location data.
2015 · getphotofind.com · its alternatives →
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Mapmelon▲68Upload your next location and check where your friends are
2022 · mapmelon.com · its alternatives →
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Share your current location as easy as possible. Create Longitude links and send to your friends whenever you need to see each others location. Shown in real-time on a beautiful map!
2013 · longitude.me · its alternatives →
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Geo-Frame▲64A competitive location based social media application.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Last week I decided to have a go at building a location based app, using native APIs for both android and iphone, but using a webview to display the content. It came together pretty well I think, still waiting for the ios app store to approve or reject the app. The app sends messages to anyone within 100 metres of you: http://herenow.nolanconsul.com/ I blogged a bit about it here: http://bennolan.com/2014/05/27/herenow-retrospective.html
2014 · its alternatives →
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2012 · appmap.mobi · its alternatives →
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locale▲11Reconnect with world around you one moment, one location.
2025 · locale.lovable.app · its alternatives →
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2014 · wherethey.at · its alternatives →
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