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24 alternatives to Textcast

Messaging meets blogging

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Textcast launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Textingway▲103

   Create a blog with one text message (seriously)

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hooked▲173

   Fiction in the form of text messages

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Public▲205

   Group chats. Great conversations. 💬

   2016 · public.chat · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tung▲96

   A social podcast player

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hooked 2.0▲140

   Tell a story through text messages

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Babble▲92

   A more personalized social network

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Taptalk▲133

   Personal video and photo messaging

   2014 · taptalk.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Edgee▲119

   A new medium to transcend tweeting, blogging and pinning

   2015 · edgee.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Capsule▲148

   Text the future

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Studio▲124

    Roleplaying based messaging app

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    🐼▲122

    🐼🐼🐼

    2015 · brandsly.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TicTalking▲74

    Connecting interesting people everywhere

    2016 · tictalking.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Let's Watch It!▲68

    Experience videos together in iMessage

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Trext▲91

    Automated text message conversations

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ReplyAll▲55

    Podcasting meets blogging - embeddable conversations.

    2014 · replyall.me · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Tack Video▲64

    Conversations that you can watch

    2016 · jointack.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Crumbles▲122

    Turn text messages into awesome video. Now in app form!

    2015 · crumbles.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Group Text+▲99

    A messaging productivity app Apple doesn't want you to have

    2014 · contrast.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Heap▲113

    Mobile blogging platform with beautiful multimedia posts

    2015 · thisisheap.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Remarks▲128

    Discuss a podcast while you listen

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pundit▲99

    Live Q&A talks with your Twitter audience

    2015 · getpundit.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Speakup▲79

    Video conversations about topics that matter

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Text It▲94

    Visually build interactive SMS applications.

    2014 · textit.com · 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 →