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24 alternatives to Spiral

Reddit-style community for local chatter

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Spiral launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Spiral 3.0▲81

   Proximity-based community forum

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Spiral▲73

   Your expandable community -- Join the conversation

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HackerBracket▲219

   A community for sharing hacks

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Let's Chat▲321

   Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   #Startup Chat▲357

   The global startup community, on Slack

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack Chats▲362

   A place to discover and join private Slack groups

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Slackin▲293

   Create your own public Slack chat community

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FastVoted▲121

   Get trending posts from PH, HN, reddit, & more in your Slack

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   #Clicky for Slack▲121

   Post links to Slack with a single click

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    @here▲76

    Get the attention of online people in a Slack channel

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    BetaPage 2.0▲224

    Community of Hackers and Makers

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    #Freelance▲37

    Community of freelancers on Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rtbl▲71

    A place to chat about your interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HackerX▲83

    Hacker and Maker community on Slack

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mixely▲69

    An offline social network

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Spiral▲4

    A Reddit-inspired local message board app

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    redditmade▲164

    Crowdfunding projects backed by Reddit community

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Meattext▲74

    Share your location with anyone

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    reddit Live▲96

    reddit for real-time updates

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    CrowdHall▲55

    An online town hall

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22SA
    Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲37

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Amino ▲78

    Mobile communities for niche interests

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Travelistly▲90

    Reddit for travel stories

    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 →