Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Spectr
Social network designed for communication, not addiction.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spectr launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Slow Social is a online social network built for growing and sustaining friendships.
2022 · slowsocial.us · its alternatives →
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2017 · currentlyapp.io · its alternatives →
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Say▲89The simplest social network with no images, no videos
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Social networking over static sites
Mar 2026 · satproto.org · its alternatives →
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Nostria▲13Nostria, a fully peer-to-peer social protocol designed to eliminate reliance on centralised message relays - a common bottleneck in the Nostr ecosystem. Led by long-time open-source contributor Sondre Bjellås (https://github.com/sondreb/), they are currently raising a small pre-seed round to develop the minimum viable product (MVP) and expand our user base. We would love to get feedback from the HN community: - What do you think of the approach? - Are there any technical issues you can see? - Is anyone here experimenting with alternative Nostr architectures?
Apr 2026 · nostria.app · its alternatives →
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WT:Social▲156A news focused social network from the founder of Wikipedia
2019 · wt.social · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, long time lurker first time poster. I built a social network called PIECES. After building a private blog last year after I had to get off IG and Substack, I decided to productize it. It's here now. It has a dedicated web experience + iOS/Android. Would love if you tried it out!
Jul 2026 · try.piecesof.me · its alternatives →
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Connecting Hearts; One Scrap at a Time.
2023 · scrapitt.xyz · its alternatives →
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We built Nostr Web, a new way to publish and host websites that live entirely on the Nostr network instead of centralized servers. Each website is a collection of signed, verifiable Nostr events distributed across relays—so it can’t be taken down, censored, or lost. It includes: • DNS TXT records for domain-based discovery (_nweb.domain.com) • CLI publisher tool for versioned deployments (nw-publisher) • Browser extension (nw-extension) for native browsing experience • Relay v1.3.5 support for Nostr Web event kinds Try the live demo: https://nweb.shugur.com Repos:…
2025 · nweb.shugur.com · its alternatives →
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Quirell▲72A social network by and for marginalized people (Indiegogo)
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Onstipe▲69Collect & display live social media feed anywhere for free!
2020 · onstipe.com · its alternatives →
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